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partner with the firm, Geoffrey has experience in mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs and divestitures; securities law, including public offerings and private placements; restructurings and workouts; international investments, transactions and financings; joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability company arrangements; and general corporate and transactional matters.
In the mergers and acquisitions area, Geoffrey's clients range from Fortune 500 companies for which he handles deals in close coordination with in-house counsel, to smaller companies and private equity firms for which he typically coordinates all aspects of the transaction. Geoffrey has successfully completed dozens of mergers and acquisitions, involving billions of dollars and the acquisition of companies located throughout the United States and in various other countries. He has significant experience in both friendly and hostile takeovers, including tender offers and proxy contests, as well as with spin-offs, joint ventures and other transactional structures.
Geoffrey maintains an active public offerings practice that encompasses IPOs, shelf registrations, and multijurisdictional offerings. He has completed more than two dozen SEC-registered public offerings for companies in businesses ranging from oil and gas to perfume distribution, from airlines to cafeterias and from eye glasses to gold mines.
An important part of Geoffrey's practice and expertise is counseling public companies on SEC disclosure, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, corporate governance and fiduciary duty issues. He represents and advises committees of independent directors and assists both corporations and board committees with governmental and internal investigations and related matters.
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
Serves on the Legal Opinions Committee of the American Bar Association as well as the State Bar of Texas.
Authored, co-authored and published several articles on such subjects as Legal Opinions in Business Transactions, Application of the New Texas Disciplinary Rules to Lawyers Rendering Opinions to Third Parties in Business Transactions, and Stock Pledges and the Federal Securities Law.
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
Houston Bar Association, Business Law Section, Interprofessional Relations/CPA Committee 1995 -1996, Campaign for the Homeless Committee 2000-2001
State Bar of Texas, Business Law Section, Securities and Investment Banking Law Committee 1981-1984, Legal Opinions Committee 1989-present, Vice Chairman 1993-1996
American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Committee on Legal Opinions 1993 - present, Committee on Professional Conduct 1995 - present (Subcommittee on Multijurisdictional Practice, Subcommittee on Role of the Lawyer), Committee on Law Firms 2001 - present, Committee on Corporate Governance 2004 - present (Subcommittee on Governing Documents and Corporate Process, Subcommittee on International Developments in Corporate Governance), Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities 2004 - present (Subcommittee on Disclosure and Continuous Reporting, Subcommittee on Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Section 16, Subcommittee on Securities Law Opinions)
Houston Committee, US Council on Foreign Affairs 1984-present
The Southwestern Legal Foundation, International and Comparative Law Center Advisary Board 1987-1994 | 