Michael O'Leary

Practice Areas

Co-head of the firm’s Corporate team. Represents public and private companies and investment banking firms in corporate finance and M&A transactions, including: mergers, acquisitions, de-SPAC transactions, dispositions, IPOs and other public offerings, private placements; partnerships/joint venture formation; public company spin-offs; redemptions and consent solicitations; royalty trusts and VPP financings; upstream, midstream and interstate pipeline transactions; energy transition transactions and financings (including CCUS and clean hydrogen and ammonia production facilities); private equity and infrastructure investments in energy and portfolio company representation; counsels Boards of Directors and special committees on governance, fiduciary duties and conflict of interest transactions; joint bidding arrangements and corporate governance counseling. Expertise in upstream and midstream energy, intrastate/interstate pipeline, oilfield service company, MLP, royalty trusts and securities matters; M+A transactions and energy transition matters.