Allison D. Jones

Counsel

Houston
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Overview

Allison Jones focuses her practice on advising domestic and cross-border clients on acquisition, disposition and merger transactions, as well as counseling clients on day-to-day operational issues, corporate formation and governance, commercial agreements and general business and organizational matters. Allison also counsels public and private companies in connection with securities offerings and compliance.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Advised a German designer, manufacturer and retailer of high-quality toys and games in its acquisition of an online retailer of natural toys and products for children and families.

Securities and Capital Markets

  • Advised clients in connection with filings and compliance under the Securities and Exchange Act.

Energy Transactions

  • Advised a global oilfield services company with respect to an acquisition development and funding arrangement which included the acquisition of net profits interests from an independent exploration and production company with significant assets in the Permian Basin.
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Experience

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Advised a German designer, manufacturer and retailer of high-quality toys and games in its acquisition of an online retailer of natural toys and products for children and families.
  • Advised a German-headquartered global manufacturer of self-adhesive products and reflective materials in its stock acquisition of a global supplier of specialty films.
  • Advised a NYSE-listed exploration and production company in the acquisition of certain mineral interests, royalty interests and overriding royalty interests held by three privately-owned companies; and the acquisition of two portfolios of mineral and royalty interests in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as a concurrent underwritten public offering of common stock to fund the acquisition.
  • Advised an international company providing energy staffing services in the acquisition of an onshore oil and gas consulting business.
  • Advised a public exploration and production company in connection with multiple acquisitions and dispositions of oil and gas assets and properties in Texas and Kansas, including the acquisition of assets in the Permian Basin from a private equity company for $525 million; the acquisition of assets in the Permian Basin from a private equity company for $17 million; the potential acquisition of assets in the Permian Basin from a private equity portfolio company for $300 million; and the potential disposition of assets in the Permian Basin for $31.5 million.
  • Advised a London-based investment company in the acquisition of assets in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, including counseling the client in regards to various matters relating to corporate organization and structuring in connection with the acquisition.
  • Advised a privately owned Pennsylvania company in the sale of both producing and undrilled oil and gas properties.
  • Advised a client in a corporate separation and reorganization transaction involving various assets, including oil and gas properties and interests located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming.
  • Advised an Australian-listed company with operations in the U.S. in connection with the structuring and financing of various acquisition opportunities.
  • Advised a special committee of an exploration and production company in a related-party transaction with respect to the disposition of its onshore Gulf Coast assets.

Securities and Capital Markets

  • Advised clients in connection with filings and compliance under the Securities and Exchange Act.
  • Advised an international investment bank in various public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including the public offering of common stock for a growth-oriented exploration and production company and the private offering of debt instruments for a private power-generation company.
  • Advised co-placement agents in connection with a private offering of common stock by a public exploration and production company with assets located in North Dakota, Montana and Texas.
  • Advised a publicly listed exploration and production company in multiple public and private offerings of equity securities.
  • Advised an underwriting syndicate in connection with an approximately $50 million underwritten public offering of common stock for an exploration and production company with oil and gas assets in the STACK play in the Mid-Continent U.S.
  • Advised an NYSE MKT-listed exploration and production company with assets in the Permian Basin in connection with an approximately $65 million underwritten public offering of common stock.
  • Advised a private equity fund in connection with the completion of a $10 million capital raise.

Energy Transactions

  • Advised a global oilfield services company with respect to an acquisition development and funding arrangement which included the acquisition of net profits interests from an independent exploration and production company with significant assets in the Permian Basin.
  • Advised a Swiss-based investment group in a joint venture to manufacture and sell certain products to customers in the oil and gas industry.
  • Advised an oil and gas exploration and production company in connection with an arrangement to jointly develop oil and gas properties in Texas.
  • Advised a public exploration and production company in a joint development arrangement to develop and operate oil and gas assets in the Mississippi Lime.
  • Advised client regarding a joint venture and joint development arrangement to jointly fund, develop and explore certain oil and gas properties, including the drafting of transaction documents.
  • Represented various exploration and production companies in connection with the preparation of oil and gas leases, assignments, and participation and joint development agreements.

Corporate Governance and Formation

  • Represented and advised various clients in connection with entity formation issues, including advising clients regarding choice of entity issues and preparing organizational documents.
  • Advised clients regarding ongoing governance and management of their companies, including the adoption of company policies and procedures and preparation of governance documents.
  • Advised various domestic and foreign public companies, boards of directors and special committees in corporate and transactional matters.

General Corporate Matters

  • Represented a publicly listed exploration and production company in its preparation of various agreements required for its daily operations.
  • Represented an international exploration and production company with its primary assets in Colombia and Peru in general corporate and contract matters.
  • Assisted a large international oil and gas service company in the establishment of a contract management system for each line of business.
  • Advised UK-based company in connection with compliance with UK Payment Practices reporting requirements.

Recognitions and Memberships

Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas: Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Women’s Energy Network

Community

  • Houston Zoo Young Supporters (FLOCK)

Industries

Admissions

  • Texas
  • Kansas
  • North Dakota [Inactive]

Education

  • J.D., South Texas College of Law, 2009, summa cum laude, South Texas Law Review
  • B.S., Business Administration, The University of Kansas, 2005