Practice areas

Where deep water meets
the deal.

Energy and critical minerals first; then the corporate, securities, real estate, and technology work that growing companies need. Every matter is a fixed fee quoted before we start or a retainer sized to your volume.

Energy & critical minerals

Where the firm leads.

Six lanes of energy work, each with its own page and its own fixed-fee menu.

01 · NATURAL RESOURCES

Energy & Critical Minerals — Overview

The practice hub: oil and gas transactions, Smackover lithium brine, title, geothermal, Railroad Commission, and energy capital formation.

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02 · LITHIUM

Lithium & Brine

Brine leases, brine mineral title, RRC brine production permits under 16 TAC §3.82, and project structuring in the East Texas Smackover.

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03 · TRANSACTIONS

Oil & Gas Transactions

Non-op working interest and mineral acquisitions, JOAs, farmouts, contract operating agreements, and midstream contracts.

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04 · TITLE

Title Opinions & Mineral Title

Drillsite, division order, acquisition, and supplemental opinions; brine and geothermal title; curative programs.

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05 · GEOTHERMAL

Geothermal

Ownership under Chapter 141, geothermal leases and surface agreements, RRC permitting, and well conversion.

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06 · REGULATORY

Railroad Commission & Regulatory

Permits, protests, Rule 37/38 exceptions, brine and injection permits, hearings, and appeals.

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07 · CAPITAL

Energy Capital Formation

Reg D offerings, non-op and mineral funds, convertible notes, and critical-minerals project finance.

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Business & corporate

The rest of the voyage.

The corporate, securities, real estate, and technology work that growing companies need — on the same flat-fee terms.

08 · CORPORATE

Corporate & M&A

Formation and conversions, governance, buy- and sell-side transactions, joint ventures, and the commercial agreements that hold a company together.

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09 · CAPITAL

Capital Formation & Securities

Regulation D placements, convertible notes and SAFEs, fund formation, equity grants, and securities structuring built to survive diligence.

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10 · REAL ESTATE

Real Estate & Syndication

Syndications and joint ventures, build-to-rent and development structures, and property contributions into new venture entities.

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11 · EMERGING TECH

Gaming, Tech & Tokenization

Game development, publishing and IP licensing; tokenization and digital-asset structuring; and technology commercialization.

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12 · ON-CALL LEADERSHIP

Fractional General Counsel

Senior, on-call legal leadership on a monthly retainer for startups, growth companies, and operating businesses.

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