Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Rick L. Burdick is the partner in charge of Akin Gump's Washington office and a member of the firm's executive committee.

Mr. Burdick has represented a broad range of buyers, sellers, issuers, underwriters and investors in a number of substantial domestic and international transactions, including in the Middle East, Russia, China and India. In 2004 he led the legal team that completed the largest privatization in Russia's history and the largest investment ever by a U.S. company in Russia ("ConocoPhillips-Lukoil: One Strange Cocktail," The Deal, February 7, 2005). In 1995 he led a team of lawyers in the representation of a privatized Russian oil company in two international convertible bond offerings. These transactions were the first securities offerings consummated by a Russian company following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He has represented clients in a number of international transactions in the Russian Federation, Europe and Latin America.

Mr. Burdick has represented both acquirers and targets in a wide variety of public and private merger and acquisition transactions, including asset acquisitions and dispositions, mergers, proxy solicitations and related financings. He has also represented both issuers and underwriters in connection with securities offerings of a variety of debt and equity securities. In addition, he regularly provides counsel to boards of directors and special committees on corporate governance matters.

Mr. Burdick has represented clients in all facets of the energy industry, including exploration and production, transportation, refining, service and equipment manufacturing companies. While much of his practice has focused on the energy industry, he has also represented clients in the manufacturing, retailing, media and transportation sectors.

Mr. Burdick serves as a member of the boards of directors of two public companies, AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE) and CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE).

Mr. Burdick is also active in the community, serving in a number of capacities, including on the board of directors of the Academy of Achievement and on the board of trustees of William & Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law.

Mr. Burdick received his B.S.C. from the University of Santa Clara in 1973 and his J.D. in 1976 from the College of William & Mary, where he was a member of the William & Mary Law Review. He is admitted to practice in Texas and the District of Columbia. Mr. Burdick has been honored by several organizations for his professional achievements. Most recently he was selected as one of the 2007 Washington DC Super Lawyers and is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

Areas of Practice

• Corporate
• Private Equity
• Corporate Governance
• Russia/CIS
• Project Finance and Development
• Energy and Global Transactions
• Public Private Partnerships
• Energy

West Practice Categories

Private Placements, Corporate Governance, Business & Commercial Law, International Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy Law, Oil & Gas

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1976
• District of Columbia

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Houston Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member, Section of International Law and Practice)
• Executive Committee, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Member)
• Board of Directors, AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE) (Member)
• Board of Directors, CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE) (Member)
• Board of Directors, Academy of Achievement (Member)
• Board of Trustees, William & Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Washington DC Super Lawyers, 2007 - Present
• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Education

• The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1976
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: William and Mary Law Review, Member, 1975 - 1976
• Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, 1973
  B.S.C.
  Honors: cum laude

Fraternities/Sororities

• Beta Gamma Sigma

Published Works

• "Restoring Confidence in Reported Oil and Gas Reserves: A Practical Approach", Oil & Gas Financial Journal

Address

Robert S. Strauss Building
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, North West
Washington, DC 20036-1564

Phones

(202) 887-4110

Faxes

(202) 887-4288

Emails

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Websites

http://www.akingump.com