David Taylor

David Taylor has more than two decades of experience representing public and private companies, including master limited partnerships, in a broad range of corporate and securities matters, with a strong focus on securities offerings and disclosures, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Mr. Taylor’s extensive experience representing issuers, underwriters and selling stockholders includes more than $21 billion of registered public offerings and Rule 144A transactions as well as equity and debt private placements. Additionally, Mr. Taylor focuses on mergers and acquisitions – including tender offers and related transactions – across a wide range of industries. He also represents boards of directors of companies in all types of industries regarding their regulatory, fiduciary and other duties, as well as in general corporate governance matters.

Mr. Taylor serves as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee and also chairs the Practice Development Committee. He is a former administrative partner of Locke Lord and a former co-chair of the Corporate and Transactional Department.

Education

• J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 1988
• B.B.A., with honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 1985

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1989

Representative Experience

• Equity and debt offerings for major international energy companies.
• Equity and debt offerings for large funeral home and cemetery company.
• Equity and debt offerings for various master limited partnerships.
• Equity and debt offerings in energy, banking, environmental, corrections, title insurance and technology industries.

• $1 billion U.S. banking acquisition involving two major Texas financial institutions.
• $480 million sale of public wastewater company.
• $400 million sale of public food products company.
• $1.5 billion sale of public industrial products company.
• Numerous acquisitions and divestitures in energy, technology, electronics, banking, deathcare, environmental, chemical and industrial servicing industries

Publications & Presentations

• "Avoiding U.S. Securities Litigation Liability for Directors & Officers of Chinese Companies," Locke Lord (March 2012)
  
• Speaker, "Economic Crisis, Uncertainty and Change – A New Era of Governance and Oversight," KPMG Audit Committee Institute (Spring 2009)
  

Articles

Houston Chronicle: "Detailed plans emerge in wake of '05 storms." Locke Liddell & Sapp's Emergency Management Plan — 6/1/2006

Press Release

Three Additional Locke Lord Partners Included in Chambers USA 2012 Rankings; 36 Attorneys and 15 Practice Areas Recognized — 6/14/2012

Locke Lord Attorneys and Practice Areas Recognized for Excellence in Chambers USA 2011 Rankings — 6/15/2011

Locke Lord's Jerry Clements Re-Elected Firm Chair; Four Partners Newly Elected to Executive Committee — 1/12/2011

Events

• Basic MLP Structure and Issues (May 10, 2012)

Professional History

• Partner, Locke Lord LLP
• Member, Locke Lord Executive Committee
• Chair, Locke Lord Practice Development Committee

Professional Affiliations & Achievements

• Member, Houston Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Board of Directors, The General Counsel Forum, Houston Chapter

Community Leadership

• Immediate Past Chair, Theatre Under The Stars
• Scholarship Committee, Tommy Tune Awards
• Board of Directors, Oldham Little Church Foundation
• Board of Directors, Hobby Center Foundation
• Administrative Committee, First Baptist Church of Houston
• Board of Directors, Salvation Army