Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Lawrence T. Chambers, Jr.'s practice is concentrated in the areas of business entities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, oil & gas and real estate. He brings over 35 years of experience dealing with private and public companies and other clients' affairs and has experience in both international and domestic transactions. He also counsels clients in the areas of corporate governance, charitable foundations and asset protection. Internationally he has helped structure transactions in areas as diverse as Azerbaijan, South Korea, Venezuela and United Arab Emirates. In North America he has worked numerous acquisitions, sales, loans, financial restructures, public and private securities placements, derivative reviews, true and financial leases and other complex corporate and financial structures. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and selected as one of the top attorneys in Oklahoma by Super Lawyers. He is AV Peer Rated by Martindale Hubbell and has received the Tulsa County Bar Golden Rule Award for Professionalism.

He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1967 with a degree in Business Administration, served as a finance officer in the US Army and subsequently received his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1972. While in law school, he served as an Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review and was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif.

Mr. Chambers is actively engaged in several community organizations. He currently serves as Executive Legal Counsel to the Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Inc. He has served on the Business Association Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association General Corporation Act Committee.

Areas of Practice

• Corporate Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Securities
• Banking/Finance
• Oil & Gas
• Real Estate
• Corporate Governance
• Charitable Foundations
• Asset Protection

West Practice Categories

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business Organizations, Corporate Governance, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Oil & Gas, Real Estate Law, Securities Law

Bar Admissions

• Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Muscogee (Creek) Bar Association
• Tulsa Ballet Theatre, 1993 - 2009 (Director and Executive Counsel)
• Tulsa United Way, 2003 - 2009 (Member, ABC Committee)
• Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, 2006 - 2009 (Administrative Board)

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating - AV
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law, 2003 - 2010
• Listed in Super Lawyers

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1972
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  
  Law Review: Oklahoma Law Review, Editor
• University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1967
  Bachelor of Business Administration

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

320 South Boston Avenue
Suite 500
Tulsa, OK 74103-3725

Phones

(918) 591-5207

Faxes

(918) 925-5207

Emails

lchambers@dsda.com

Websites

http://www.dsda.com