AI Issue 5 2018

94 Acquisition International - Issue 5 2018 Looper Goodwine P.C. is a boutique energy law firm with offices in Houston, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana, which are the hubs for the oil and gas industry in the United States. We profiled the firm as we looked to gain further insight into what enables them to excel within their industry. eading the New Orleans office, PJ Goodwine is one of the leading offshore regulatory attorneys in the country, dealing routinely with the U.S. federal government agencies that regulate offshore oil and gas development. The New Orleans office has managed in the past two years acquisitions for multiple clients that total in excess of $2 billion in Gulf of Mexico oil and gas developments. Offshore clients have engaged the law firm in transactions for contracting, platform acquisition and further development to extend their drilling for shallow water and deep-water oil and gas production. In addition to this, the firm also manages high-profile litigation for oil and gas clients related to offshore oil and gas disputes, as well as handling oil company bankruptcies. Donald Looper in the Houston office heads the M&A, project finance and tax structuring group for oil and gas acquisition and development onshore, for both domestic and international projects. Don Looper has led corporate legal project management transactions in 35 foreign countries for domestic exploration and production, refinery and pipeline acquisitions, refinery start-ups and turnarounds, commodity and terminal transactions. Developing Strong Relationships L 1803AI54 The oil and gas industry is very strong worldwide, and thus a major driver of the economy in Texas and Louisiana. They are now seeing a dramatic shift in the technology space within the oil and gas industry moving outside the U.S. More oil field services companies are being developed in China, India and the Middle East. Currently, the firm are Company: Looper Goodwine P.C. Name: Donald Looper and Paul J. Goodwine Web Address: www.loopergoodwine.com Address: 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2400; Houston, TX 77056 Telephone: +1 (713) 335-8600 “Offshore clients have engaged the law firm in transactions for contracting, platform acquisition and further development to extend their drilling for shallow water and deep-water oil and gas production.” participating with many of those oil field technology companies that are moving those technologies to begin working within those regions of the world. The firm’s clients include certain super majors only for specialty representation related to offshore regulatory issues. The primary clients of Looper Goodwine are smaller public companies and large privately held companies, which are both oil and gas service companies as well as exploration and production companies. International representation has included 2017 acquisitions of two oilfield service companies in the Middle East, as well as the formation of a joint venture for oilfield service representation in India. Looper Goodwine routinely provides representation for private equity transactions, representing both the management teams and the private equity purchaser. Its project finance transactions have been in the United States, Europe and Latin America.