Significant Transactions

Director of Ensign Energy Services Inc. during its acquisition of Trinidad Drilling Ltd. 2018-2019.

Lead in-house counsel in $7.4 billion Ensco acquisition of Pride International, Inc. and related $2.25 billion public debt offering during 2011.

Participated in redomestication of Ensco from Delaware corporation to UK limited company during 2009.

Legal responsibility for Ensco $3.5 billion newbuild shipyard construction program involving seven ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rigs and the associated drilling contracts, 2005-2012.

Resolved liability, wreck removal and insurance recovery claims arising out of the total losses of Ensco’s jackup rigs in Hurricanes Ivan (2005) and Ike (2008).

Managed formation of ENSCO Arabia Ltd. joint venture, 2004.

Legal responsibility for $578 million merger of Chiles Offshore Inc. into Ensco, 2002.

Legal responsibility for $6 billion merger of Santa Fe and Global Marine, 2001.

Managed legal participation in Santa Fe rig fleet expansion project involving shipyard construction of premium jackups and deepwater semisubmersibles, 2001.

Legal responsibility for Santa Fe $1.07 billion secondary share offering, 2000.

Legal responsibility for Santa Fe $1.14 billion initial public offering, 1997.

Negotiated and formed Saudi Drilling Company Joint Venture, 1994.

Resolved liability, injury and death claims, wreck removal and insurance recovery arising from total loss of Santa Fe jackup rig in Nigeria and lake barge in Venezuela, 1989.

Participated in Santa Fe’s $190 million acquisition of Keydrill Company (10 offshore rigs), 1985.

Negotiated and formed Modi Santa Fe Limited Joint Venture (India), 1984.

Negotiated and formed Qatar Drilling Company Joint Venture, 1983.

Participated in $2.5 billion Kuwait Petroleum Corporation acquisition of Santa Fe, 1981.

Negotiated and formed Arab Drilling and Workover Company Joint Venture (Libya), 1978.

Lead attorney in Santa Fe’s acquisition of A.W. Thompson, Inc. (10 U.S. land rigs), 1976.