Aaron P. Roffwarg

Mr. Roffwarg has been recognized every year since 2004 by a number of publications (including Chambers, Legal 500 and Texas Monthly) for his broad experience in Energy, Real Estate and Corporate Finance transactions. According to Chambers, Mr. Roffwarg has won praise as a "Project Finance expert" and for his "outstanding level of experience." Additionally, Chambers notes that Aaron "has the ability to convince everyone of the reasonableness of his arguments and recommendations."

Representative Matters

Energy

Representation of infrastructure hedge fund in the acquisition of subsurface natural gas storage facilities in north Texas. 

Representation of global infrastructure hedge fund in equity investment in a 464-mile pipeline with a capacity  of 2.1 billion cubic feet/day which transports gas for delivery from northern Louisiana to end-users, instrastate pipelines, and interstate pipelines.

Representation of a merchant energy company regarding real estate and finance matters related to the restructure of its principal bank credit facility and relations between first lien and second lien collateral trust structures for securing $1.3 billion of bank debt and additional public notes.

Representation of the developer regarding financing of three merchant power generation facilities located in Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas.

Representation related to real estate matters related to major energy company's secured revolving and term credit facilities.

Energy and Real Estate Finance

Representation of a national banking institution affiliate in connection with loans and equity instruments related to the recapitalization of a master-planned residential community and golf club in Texas, including $9.8 million loan for purchase of 50 acre tract of land and principal reduction in original indebtedness.

Representation of Bank of America in financing related to $195 million loan, initially consisting of a $90 million revolver loan (increased to $120 million in May 2008) and $105 million term loan secured by, inter alia, 155 properties in Texas and New Mexico.

Representation of Kinder Morgan in the sale of its equity interests in Thunder Creek Gas Services, L.L.C. to PVR Midstream LLC.

Energy and Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions

Lead counsel for City of Houston in sale of former Summit/Compaq Center to Lakewood Church.

Lead counsel for City of Houston in development and financing of Major League Soccer Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Representation of a major energy company regarding its acquisition of headquarters in Harris County, Texas and assumption of securitized loan using a reverse 1031 structure.

Acquisition, financing, construction, leasing, and sale of three office buildings in Houston, Texas on behalf of DNA Development, Ltd.

Lead counsel in the sale of a class “A”, LEED Certified office building occupied by GE Oil and Gas in Houston, Texas, located on 8.7 acres of land, to a major real estate fund.

Lead counsel in the sale of a class “A”, LEED Certified 10 story office building in Houston, Texas, located on 4.7 acres of land, to a major real estate fund.

Representation of a terminal company in the development of a major intermodal terminal in close proximity to the Eagle-Ford Shale in Central Texas.

Representation of Atlanta-based highrise condominium developer in acquisition and development of three multi-acre sites located in Houston, Texas.

Sale on behalf of bank syndicate of the Enron Building in Houston, Texas.

Acquisition of 40 acre site in west Houston for the construction of national trading facility.

Development of headquarters building for a publicly traded oil services company on behalf of owner/landlord in Houston, Texas.

Development of headquarters building for a publicly traded health care services company on behalf of owner/landlord in San Antonio, Texas.

Acquisition of multiple carpet manufacturing facilities in connection with a leveraged buy-out located in the southeastern United States on behalf of purchaser.

Representation of major energy generation company's divestment of power plant portfolio throughout Texas.

Representation of numerous terminal facilities throughout the United States on behalf of major pipeline company.

Representation of Fortune 500 energy company related to the acquisition of a power generation facility in Attala, Mississippi.

Representation of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Houston regarding acquisition and development of major transit facility.

Development

Representation of developer of a 37 acre major mixed-use project in Houston, Texas.

Representation of developer of a golf course in Annapolis, Maryland.

Representation of major energy company's redevelopment of global headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Lead counsel in the development of a state of the art corporate health care facility located at the campus of a major energy company in Houston, Texas.

Leasing

Negotiation of lease of two entire office buildings on behalf of major natural gas services company to be used as their global headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Negotiation of lease on behalf of Fortune 500 company's headquarters in downtown Houston, Texas.

Negotiation of lease on behalf of major pipeline company's headquarters in downtown Houston, Texas.

Negotiation of lease on behalf of British Consulate in downtown Houston, Texas.

Negotiation of lease and naming rights on behalf of major energy company's headquarters in Houston, Texas.