Bill Swanstrom

Partner

2800 JPMorgan Chase Tower
600 Travis
Houston, Texas 77002
Phone: (713) 226-1143
Fax: (713) 229-2518
bswanstrom@lockelord.com

Bill Swanstrom serves as co-chair of the Firm’s Energy Practice Group. He has over 20 years of experience working with energy companies in their significant acquisition, divestiture, project development and finance activities. He is a regular speaker and writes on energy M&A and project development issues. Mr. Swanstrom also has substantial experience in energy private equity transactions, representing both investors and companies. In addition, Mr. Swanstrom has significant experience in project development and financing of energy assets, including the development of the largest gas pipeline developed in the U.S. in the last 20 years and one of the largest proposed wind farms in the world. Mr. Swanstrom is recognized in Chambers USA as “an incredibly talented lawyer who is an excellent resource for clients.”

Representative Experience

Represented Crestwood Midstream Partners LP in its $900 million acquisition of Quicksilver Gas Services, a publicly-traded master limited partnership, its $338 million acquisition of midstream assets from Frontier Gas Services, LLC, and its $377 million acquisition of midstream assets from Antero Resources.
Represented High Sierra Energy, LP in its merger with NGL Energy Partners LP.
Represented The Energy & Minerals Group, a large energy private equity fund, in a $700 million joint venture with MarkWest Energy Partners to develop gathering and processing assets in the Marcellus Shale and in its subsequent $2 billion sale of its interest to MarkWest Energy.
Represented The Energy & Minerals Group in its formation of a Utica midstream joint venture.
Represented Veolia in its sale of its marine services division to Brasbunker.
Represented Zephyr Gas Services (a portfolio company of Dorado) in its $185 million sale to Regency Energy Partners.
Representing major integrated energy company in its development of one of the largest proposed wind farms in the world.
Represented NATCO in its $800 million stock-for-stock merger with Cameron.
Acting as project counsel in representing the Rockies Express joint venture in developing the largest gas pipeline built in the U.S. in the last 25 years.
Represented a large domestic electricity generation company in a series of power plant sales totaling approximately 1500 MW in generation.
Represented PSI in its acquisition of gas processing assets from Williams.
Worked with Caledonia Gas Storage in its sale to Iberdrola.
Represented Parsons E&C (one of the largest U.S. engineering companies in the energy business) in its $240 million sale to The Worley Group, an Australian company in the same business. Have continued to represent the combined company – WorleyParsons - in a number of acquisitions both domestically and internationally.
Represented major energy company in its acquisition of 1700 MW of electricity generation assets in New York for purchase price in excess of $1 billion.
Represented ONEOK in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Koch’s NGL assets.
Represented major international commodity company in its $150 million acquisition of TEPPCO’s ownership interest in Mont Belvieu Storage Partners, which owns significant NGL storage and transportation assets.
Represented a major private equity fund in its acquisition and subsequent sale of a Gulf Coast oilfield services company for over $100 million.
Represented the largest independent gas storage company in the U.S. in its recapitalization transaction with one of the world’s largest private equity funds.

Education

J.D., with high honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 1988
Chancellors,
Order of the Coif,
Texas Law Review
B.A., English and Economics, summa cum laude, Southern Methodist University, 1984
Phi Beta Kappa