Robert V. Jewell
Managing Partner
Bob Jewell is the Managing Partner of the firm, Chair of the Executive Committee, a member of the Policy Committee and co-chair of the Women's Initiative Team. Bob’s principal areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and foreign), corporate governance and capital markets transactions. In over 30 years of practice, Bob has particular experience relating to the energy services industry, the refining industry, master limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts, the forest products industry and representing special committees of boards of directors.
Representative Experience
- Represented both buyers and sellers in dozens of mergers and acquisitions in the energy services industry
- Counsel to special committees for several master limited partnerships in transactions with affiliated companies
- Represented Frontier Oil Corporation in connection with its merger with Holly Corporation
- Represented Allis-Chalmers Energy in connection with its acquisition by Seawell Limited
- Counsel to the Special Committee of EGL, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by CEVA, an affiliate of Apollo Management, over a contested bid by a management-led group
- Represented energy services companies in connection with investigations of potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Represented an energy services company’s Audit Committee in connection with a potential restatement of financial statements
- Represented both issuers and underwriters in public offerings, including initial public offerings, of both equity and debt securities in a variety of industries for over 30 years
Publications
- Takeaways From SEC Comments On New Oil, Gas Rules (pdf) Law360 (December 2, 2010)
Events
- 2010 Trends in Annual Disclosures (January 13, 2010)
- “2009 Trends in Annual Disclosures,” presented at Andrews Kurth Client Seminar (January 2009)
- “Preserving and Protecting Assets in Times of Financial Distress,” presented at Andrews Kurth Client Seminar (November 2008)
- “Leading from the Top to Effectuate Change: What should be the role of the Managing Partner with respect to diversity and inclusion challenges?” presented at Texas Diversity Council's Texas Diversity & Leadership Conference (May 2008)
- “Everything Old is New Again—MAC Litigation Returns,” presented at the ABA Section of Business Law Spring Meeting (April 2008)
- “Dealing with Sarbanes-Oxley—What it Means Today in the Oilfield,” presented at the International Association of Drilling Contractors Contracts & Risk Management Seminar (November 2006)
- “Counsel’s Role in Advising the Board and Board Committees in the New World” presented at the Texas General Counsel Forum (October 2002)
- “What are the Rules? Pitfalls to Avoid When Going Public,” presented at the Andrews Kurth sponsored seminar IPO–Seminar for Senior Executives of Companies Contemplating an Initial Public Offering Within the Next 12-24 Months
Professional Recognition
- Profiled as a “Top Notch” M&A and Securities Lawyer, December 2012, Texas Lawyer
- Profiled as one of the leading Mergers & Acquisitions (2012) lawyers in the United States, The US Legal 500
- Profiled as one of the leading Corporate/M&A (2012-2013) lawyers in the world, Chambers & Partners Global: The World's Leading Business Lawyers
- Profiled as one of the leading Corporate/M&A (2001-2012) lawyers in Texas, Chambers & Partners USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
- The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law; Energy Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2006-2013)
- Profiled as one of “Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers” by ALM in Securities (2012)
- Recognized by the Texas Diversity Council as one of the 2011 Champions of Diversity
- Texas Super Lawyer in Securities & Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions, Texas Monthly (2003-2011)
- Who's Who Legal, Corporate Governance (2009)
- CEO Diversity Leadership Award, Diversity Best Practices (2008)
