Erin Hopkins is a member of the firm's Global Projects Practice, in Houston. His practice focuses on guiding clients through complex commercial matters in the energy industry, including the acquisition and divestiture of energy companies and assets and joint venture arrangements. His experience includes structuring and negotiating transactions and investments from foreign and domestic investors in the U.S. energy industry, including upstream and downstream markets.
Related Experience
- BHP Billiton in its 10.5 billion dollar sale of U.S. shale assets located in the Permian, Eagle Ford and Haynesville plays
- Public energy company – divestures of domestic oil and gas assets valued at over $3 Billion
- Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA in the acquisition of deep water Gulf of Mexico valued at approximately $1.6 Billion
- Chesapeake Energy Corporation in its $3.977 billion acquisition of WildHorse Resource Development Corporation
- Privately held corporation – formation of “DrillCo” drilling partnership with private equity fund to develop oil and gas assets in the Permian basin valued at over $1 billion
- Private equity energy fund – investment in and formation of portfolio companies with aggregate equity commitments of over $1.0 billion
- Private equity fund – assist with the negotiation of a Joint Development Agreement/DrillCo funding structure
- Publicly traded company – assist with the negotiation and development of numerous “DrillCo” joint ventures as investor in such ventures
- Private equity backed U.S. Company – acquisition of Eagle Ford upstream and midstream assets valued at $800 million
- Private equity investor in an asset-based JV investment for the development of Utica assets
- Private equity backed U.S. company – joint venture to develop North Texas oil and gas assets
- Private equity backed U.S. Company – acquisition of South Texas oil and gas assets valued at $300 million
- Private equity backed U.S. Company – acquisition of certain oil and gas assets in Alberta Canada
- Private equity backed U.S. Company – acquisitions of certain Marcellus Shale assets, including pipelines
- Private equity backed UK Company – acquisition of various U.S. based assets
- International Joint Venture on the investment, development, construction and operation of a petrochemical facility located on the Texas Gulf Coast
- Public company in the development of a Texas Based LNG facility
- Private company regarding sale of Texas LNG development project
- Public company in the development of an international joint venture regarding construction of an LNG facility in Latin America
Awards & Community
Recognized as a "Next Generation Partner" by The Legal 500 U.S., 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023
Recognized as "Up and Coming" by Chambers USA, 2019 & 2020
News
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Peak 10’s Acquisition of Strawn Petroleum
Global Legal ChronicleGlobal Legal Chronicle
Baker Botts Represents Peak 10 in Acquisition of Strawn Petroleum
CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 8 Firms, 102 Lawyers, $6.4B
The Texas LawbookThe Texas Lawbook
Baker Botts Represents Repsol US Renewables LLC in $768 Million Acquisition of ConnectGen LLC
Baker Botts Earns Seven 'Band 1' Practice Rankings and a 20% Increase in Individual Lawyer Rankings in Chambers Global 2022
Baker Botts’ Transactional Practices Shine in Legal 500 and Chambers USA Rankings
CDT Roundup: 27 Deals, 15 Firms, 244 Lawyers, $13.9B
Texas Lawbook, TheTexas Lawbook, The
Baker Botts Represents Hunt Energy Network in Formation of New Energy Storage Venture
Baker Botts Earns High Marks Across Energy Spectrum in Legal 500 US 2020
Chambers Awards 16 Band-1 Rankings to Baker Botts Global Projects Department
Thought Leadership
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Hart Energy A&D Strategies and Opportunities Conference 2021
Speeches & Presentations2020 Year In Review and Energy Outlook: Disruption and Transition for the Energy Industry
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Changes to the Bonding Rules in the Gulf of Mexico
Client UpdatesEnergy Update