Vallee, James E.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Jimmy Vallee advises multinational companies, institutional investors, and private equity funds on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, buyouts, corporate reorganizations, private equity transactions, joint ventures, and corporate governance matters, primarily in the energy industry.

Jimmy has represented several companies listed among the Fortune 500 in complex M&A and other commercial transactions, including American Electric Power, CenterPoint Energy, Chevron, Continental Airlines, Halliburton, Micron Technology, Reliant Energy, Tesoro, The Williams Companies, and Wal-Mart. In addition, Jimmy has represented private equity clients and institutional investors in several acquisitions, buyouts, financings, and restructurings in the energy and consumer products industries, including TSG Consumer Partners, Parallel Investment Partners, The Riverside Company, and Wells Fargo Energy Capital.

Atlas Energy, Electricité de France, OGE Energy, and Quicksilver Resources are among other companies Jimmy has advised on substantial M&A matters in the energy industry.

Jimmy is a frequent speaker on M&A, corporate governance, energy regulation and transactions, and securities law. He served on the editorial advisory board of Natural Gas Contracts, published by Thompson Publishing Group. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Business Law Section), the Association for Corporate Growth (Houston Chapter), the Energy Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the Houston Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Energy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Energy Projects
• Energy Finance
• Energy Marketing and Trading
• Energy Transactions
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• M&A
• Buyouts

Representative Cases

• Arctic Glacier acquires Bismack Huron Ice
• Arctic Glacier acquires International Ice
• Arctic Glacier acquires issued and outstanding capital stock of R&K Trucking
• Arctic Glacier acquires Knowlton Enterprises
• Arctic Glacier acquires Michigan Pure Ice,
• Arctic Glacier acquires Northern Pure Ice Co
• Arctic Glacier acquires Southeastern Michigan Ice Services
• Arctic Glacier acquires Taylor Ice Service
• Arctic Glacier acquires Winkler Lucas Ice and Fuel d.b.a. Mid-Michigan Ice Co
• Arctic Glacier acquires Wonderland Ice
• Atlas Energy completes $600 million private placement of Common and Class D Units and acquires DTE Gas & Oil , (2009)
• Atlas Energy merges with Atlas America
• Atlas Pipeline Partners acquires $1.85 billion Anadarko interests in Chaney Dell and Midkiff/Benedum Systems
• Atlas Pipeline Partners announces formation of Marcellus Shale Pipeline joint venture with Williams Companies , (2009)
• Atlas Pipeline Partners announces sale of NOARK gas transmission system for $300 million , (2009)
• Atlas Pipeline Partners involved in option sale in Midkiff-Benedum System
• BP America Production sells Amoco Thailand Petroleum to Unocal Thailand
• BP's share exchange involves Thailand, Malaysia, and Colombia swap
• CenterPoint Energy acquires Satolutions
• CenterPoint Energy acquires T.C.T., Inc.
• Cybera places shares with investor group
• Gas transmission company to acquire and develop Midwest natural gas pipeline network
• International oil & gas company acquires minority interest in greenfield LNG liquefaction terminal
• KVB Energy invests in Rangeland Energy , (2009)
• Major U.S. gas transportation company to acquire U.S. offshore gathering, processing, and transportation assets of an international supermajor
• Major U.S. utility plans to develop 1,000-mile domestic natural gas pipeline
• Major U.S. utility restructures pipeline gas sales agreements and contracting procedures
• Micron Technology forms IM Flash Singapore, a joint venture with Intel Corporation in Singapore , (2009)
• Micron Technology forms IM Flash Technologies, a $5.2 billion joint venture with Intel Corporation , (2009)
• Parallel fund acquires and recapitalizes Golden Sun
• Parallel fund acquires controlling interest in Winnercomm and Skycam
• Parallel portfolio company issues new shares of Series B Preferred , (2009)
• Parallel sells Winnercomm , (2009)
• Plexus completes IPO of £11 million of Ordinary Shares
• Riverside acquires Welltec in MBO
• TSG Consumer Partners acquires 50% interest of Alexia Foods
• TSG Consumer Partners acquires 50% of Meguiar's
• TSG Consumer Partners sells Meguiar's
• TSG recapitalizes portfolio company Yard House
• Unocal forms joint venture Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline with Marathon Oil
• Wells Fargo Energy Capital finances BMC acquisition

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Education

• Texas Tech University

Published Works

• SEC Clarifies New Disclosure Rules for Oil and Gas Reserves, 2010
• Fourth Circuit Restores Bankruptcy Safe Harbor Protections for Natural Gas Supply Contracts That Are "Commodity Forward Agreements", 2009
• Fourth Circuit Restores Bankruptcy Safe Harbor Protections for Natural Gas Supply Contracts that Are "Commodity Forward Agreements", 2009
• Overcoming Complex Issues When Acquiring Natural Gas Assets: Negotiating and Preparing the Acquisition Agreement, Natural Gas Contracts, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2004
• FERC Hackberry decision will spur more US LNG terminal development, 2003
• Antitrust, 32 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 599, 2001
• How Can Companies Close to Bankruptcy Soften the Burden of Periodic Reporting to the SEC?, Vol. 31 No. 53 Houston Business Journal, Business Survival Guide 28, 2001

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