Patrick A. Dunn
Partner
Patrick Dunn is a founding partner of Austin-based law firm, Shapiro & Dunn. He has more than a decade of domestic and international transactional experience with a focus on energy and various corporate and commercial matters. Patrick has served as in-house counsel for private and publicly traded companies, including a subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources, EDF Trading, ZaZa Energy Corporation and Hess Corporation, and utilizes his in-depth commercial experience to provide clients with business practical legal solutions. Patrick holds a B.A. in Political Science (magna cum laude) from Texas A&M University, a J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law, and is admitted to the State Bar of Texas as well as the Oklahoma Bar Association. Patrick is a member of the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas, the Institute for Energy Law’s Executive Committee, and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation.
Representative Matters
- A fully-integrated, multi-national E&P company sanctioning its ~$2.3 billion deep-water Gulf of Mexico development.
- The sale of an independent oil and gas company’s North American assets, through equity and asset sales, for ~$170 million.
- The disposition of a French subsidiary of a publicly traded E&P company to an affiliate of an oil-leveraged, international oil and gas producer for ~US$86 million, including settlement of employee claims arising from the sale.
- The acquisition of ~29,000 net mineral acres from a subsidiary of a mid-cap, publicly traded company and the formation of an associated joint venture.
- The sale of certain Eagle Ford assets to a publicly traded, independent, exploration and production company for ~$39 million.
- A fully-integrated, multi-national E&P company in the acquisition of certain offshore assets, including assumption of operatorship, for ~$40 million.
- A fully-integrated, multi-national E&P company in the acquisition of 12.4% interest in a gas processing plant for ~$85 million.
- Private placement of $40 million of convertible senior notes.
- Entity formation for an Austin-based roofing and construction company with ~$5 million in gross revenue.