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Thursday, January 12, 2023 •Roger Royse Q&A: ESG, PE and IPO Prospects for Agtech in 2023

Overview

Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with 19 offices, spanning Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Virginia, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in energy, technology, financial services and private equity. With nearly 700 lawyers, Haynes Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and The Lawyer. It was recognized in the BTI Consulting Group’s 2022 “A-Team” report, which identifies the law firms that in-house counsel commend for providing superior client service. The firm is also recognized as a leader in DEI initiatives. It achieved Mansfield Rule 5.0 certification in 2022 after completing a rigorous 12-month collaboration with Diversity Lab.

Lawyers Worldwide: 650

Notable

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  • Advertising, Marketing, and Promotional Law
  • Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance
  • Anti-SLAPP and First Amendment Rights
  • Antitrust and Competition
  • Antitrust Counseling and Compliance
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  • Downstream
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Representative Clients

  • Agilent (GIO) Technologies, Inc.
  • Allergan
  • AMR Corp. (American Airlines)
  • Archon Group, L.P.
  • AT&T
  • Aviall
  • Baylor Health Care System
  • Bank of America
  • Bank One
  • Blockbuster Inc.
  • Boeing
  • Bombay Company
  • BP Amoco Corporation
  • BNSF Railway
  • Calyon
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Celanese
  • Chase Medical
  • Cisco
  • Citi
  • Clear Skies Solar
  • Commercial Metals Company
  • Credit Agricole
  • Credit Suisse
  • Dean Foods
  • Dell Computers, Inc.
  • Dynegy Inc.
  • eBay
  • Ecopetrol SA (Columbia)
  • El Paso Energy
  • Exxon-Mobil
  • Five Mile
  • Flowserve Corporation
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • Halliburton
  • Highland Capital
  • Hillwood
  • Hilton Hotels & Resorts
  • Home DepotHorizon Wind Energy
  • Humana
  • Hyatt
  • IATA
  • IHOP
  • InspireMD
  • InterOil
  • Inventory Locator Services (ILS)
  • Irradia
  • Krispy Kreme
  • Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
  • LaQuinta Inns
  • Leading Brands Incorporation
  • Lothian Oil, Inc.
  • Lowe's
  • Mirant
  • MMX Mineracao e Metalicos S.A.
  • Natixis
  • NEC
  • Pabst Brewing Company
  • Panda Energy International
  • pcOrder.com, Inc.
  • Qualcomm
  • Rackspace
  • RBS
  • Samsung
  • SL Green
  • SMBC
  • Sysco
  • Tenet Healthcare Corp.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
  • Trilogy Software, Inc.
  • Trinity Industries, Inc.
  • Triton Energy Corp.
  • Union Pacific
  • Valero Energy Corp.
  • Wells Fargo
  • WhiteWave
  • 7-Eleven

Professionals

Partners

Angela Grant

Angela Grant

Partners
Adrian C Azer

Adrian C Azer

Partner
Barry I Buchman

Barry I Buchman

Partner
Ricardo Garcia-Moreno

Ricardo Garcia-Moreno

Partner
Phil Lookadoo

Phil Lookadoo

Partner
Joseph Matal

Joseph Matal

Partner
Ellen Gibson McGinnis

Ellen Gibson McGinnis

Partner
Kyle Musgrove

Kyle Musgrove

Partner
Cristen Rose

Cristen Rose

Partners
Vincent K. Shier

Vincent K. Shier

Partners
Robert Shulman

Robert Shulman

Partners
Jeffrey A. Wolfson

Jeffrey A. Wolfson

Partner

Associates

Shenel Ozisik

Shenel Ozisik

Associates
Serge Agbre

Serge Agbre

Associate
Matthew Beck

Matthew Beck

Associate
Angela Oliver*

Angela Oliver*

Associate
Karina Sigar Oshunkentan

Karina Sigar Oshunkentan

Associate
Greg Van Houten

Greg Van Houten

Associate

Counsel

Jonathan R. Bowser*

Jonathan R. Bowser*

Counsel
Edward M. Lebow

Edward M. Lebow

Counsel
Michael J. Scanlon

Michael J. Scanlon

Counsel

Other

Steven Armstrong*

Steven Armstrong*

Senior Regulatory Advisor
Scott Benfield

Scott Benfield

Attorney

Articles

Roger Royse Q&A: ESG, PE and IPO Prospects for Agtech in 2023

Haynes and Boone, LLP, January 2023

Roger Royse Q&A: ESG, PE and IPO Prospects for Agtech in 2023 December 28, 2022 Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Roger Royse was featured in an AgFunderNews Q&A about environmental, social & governance (ESG), private equity, and initial public offering prospects for agtech in 2023. Below is an excerpt: AFN: Tell us a few really noteworthy investment trends you saw in 2022. RR: One was the dominance of ESG [environmental, social & governance] in agtech...

ESG Decision-Making —What are the alternatives?

Haynes and Boone, LLP, April 2022

ESG—environmental, social, and [corporate] governance—is the focus of socially responsible investing, reflecting the notion that corporations should serve the interests of not only their shareholders, but of all their stakeholders. This paper suggests NEPA’s EIS process provides a possible go-by for corporate decision-makers to use in ensuring that their ESG policies consider the big picture--the cons as well as the pros of their ESG policies. The NEPA process begins when an agency proposes to take action...

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Press

Haynes Boone Represents Earthstone in Acquisition Financing

Haynes and Boone, June 2023

Haynes and Boone LLP represented Earthstone Energy, Inc. in the financing for the company’s $1 billion acquisition of Novo Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC. Announced June 15, 2023, the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of the year. The Novo acquisition, Earthstone said, is expected to be funded with cash on hand and borrowings under Earthstone’s senior secured revolving credit facility. In conjunction with the Novo acquisition, Earthstone has secured $250 million of incremental commitments from existing lenders. This increases elected commitments under Earthstone’s credit facility from the current $1.4 billion to $1.65 billion and provides for ~$1...

Haynes Boone Advises Chesapeake Energy on $1.4B Sale of Eagle Ford Assets to INEOS Energy

Haynes and Boone, February 2023

Haynes and Boone, LLP served as lead counsel to Chesapeake Energy Corporation in the sale of a portion of Chesapeake Energy’s oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford shale, south Texas for $1.4 billion. The sale, announced Feb. 21, 2023, involved approximately 172,000 net acres and approximately 2,300 wells in the black oil portion of its Eagle Ford asset, primarily in Dimmit, LaSalle and McMullen counties. The Haynes Boone team was led by Partner Jeremy Kennedy and included Partners Kraig Grahmann, Stephen Grant, Brandon McCoy, and Mary Mendoza; Counsel Ed Lebow; and Associates John Craven, Will Johnson, Bilal Sheriff, and Colin Cox...

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