William R. Parish, Jr.

Partner

Note: This list includes engagements completed prior to joining Morgan Lewis.

Energy – Power

• Representation of a Middle Eastern private equity fund in the acquisition and financing of an 800-MW power generation facility located in Texas.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed owner and operator of power generation assets in the sale of its interest in a 665-MW power generation facility under construction in Arkansas.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed electric utility in its acquisition of 13 power plants in the United States.
• Representation of an international industrial gases company in the sale of its interest in a 102-MW cogeneration facility in Texas to a leading energy investment firm.
• Representation of a buyers consortium in the acquisition of a project company that owns and operates a 300-MW power plant in the Dominican Republic.
• Representation of a major multinational oil company in a proposed joint venture with a Spanish electric utility, to construct, own, and operate a thermoelectric power plant and regasification facility in Brazil.

Energy – Upstream Oil & Gas

• Representation of a leading European oil and gas company in connection with its attempted $1.2 billion cash acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Representation of a leading Indonesian oil and gas exploration and development company in its disposition of oil and gas properties located onshore and offshore Texas.
• Representation of a leading Australian oil and gas exploration and production company in its attempted $2 billion cash tender offer for a former NYSE-listed oil and gas exploration and production company.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed oil field services company in its attempted acquisition of an Ecuadorian oil and gas drilling services company.

Energy – Midstream Oil & Gas

• Representation of an NYSE-listed midstream oil and gas company in its $325 million acquisition of a gas gathering system located in south Texas.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed midstream oil and gas company in its acquisition of a natural gas processing plant located in Wyoming.
• Representation of a Middle Eastern private equity fund in its acquisition of the largest privately held underground natural gas storage company in North America.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed natural gas compression company in its acquisition of a natural gas compression services company with operations in Mexico and Argentina.
• Representation of a former NYSE-listed energy company in the sale of its interest in a gas compression project in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela to a leading natural gas compression company.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed natural gas services company in the sale of its offshore liquefied natural gas regasification assets and technology.

Energy – Downstream Oil & Gas

• Representation of an NYSE-listed international conglomerate in the sale of its Italian fuel distribution and gas metering businesses.

Energy – Alternative Fuels

• Representation of a biodiesel manufacturer in a Series B preferred stock financing.
• Representation of a biodiesel manufacturer in its acquisition of a glycerin processing plant located in the Houston Ship Channel.

Mining

• Representation of a global mining company in its attempted $1 billion acquisition of copper mining operations in Chile.
• Representation of a global mining company in the sale of its interest in a copper mine located in British Columbia.
• Representation of a global mining company in the sale of gold and copper mining operations in Nevada.
• Representation of a global mining company in the sale of gold and copper mining operations in Argentina.

Manufacturing and Distribution

• Representation of a Middle Eastern titanium dioxide manufacturer in its $1.3 billion acquisition of the inorganic chemicals division of a former NYSE-listed chemical company.
• Representation of leading Mexican steel company in its acquisition of a steel and engineering business in the United States.
• Representation of a Mexican plastics manufacturer in two joint ventures with U.S. companies.
• Representation of a metals manufacturer in its sale to a former NYSE-listed supplier of wholesale construction supplies.
• Representation of a U.K.-based private equity firm in the sale of a tropical fruit juice producer based in Costa Rica.

Retail

• Representation of an NYSE-listed home improvement retailer in three separate acquisitions of home improvement chains in Mexico.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed home improvement retailer in the sale of its Chilean operations.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed home improvement retailer in the sale of its Argentine operations.

Real Estate and Construction

• Representation of a Mexican home building company in a joint venture with a U.S. residential construction company to develop residential and retirement projects in Mexico and the United States.
• Representation of an NYSE-listed household appliances manufacturer in a build-to-suit lease for a 120,000 square foot appliance manufacturing facility in Reynosa, Mexico.
• Representation of a major U.S. engineering and construction company in connection with construction and procurement projects in Mexico and related loan transactions.
• Representation of a former NYSE-listed industrial services company in the sale of its civil contracting assets.

Water; Environmental Services

• Representation of a Canadian water utility in its $141 million sale to a former NYSE-listed water company.
• Representation of a former NYSE-listed hazardous waste management and industrial services company in the sale of its equity interest in a surface water and wastewater treatment company.
• Representation of a former NYSE-listed hazardous waste management and industrial services company in the sale of a waste disposal and recycling services company.
• Representation of a former NYSE-listed hazardous waste management and industrial services company in the sale of a subsidiary industrial waste management company.
• Representation of a former NYSE-listed waste management company in a $75,000,000 exchange offer of senior notes.

Telecommunications

• Representation of an NYSE-listed wireless and broadcast communications company in its acquisition of commercialization rights to approximately 200 broadcast towers in Mexico from a major Mexican television network.