David Peterman heads the Houston Corporate Practice of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. David has successfully represented clients in numerous corporate, securities and business law matters. His experience includes representing a broad range of domestic and international buyers, sellers, issuers, underwriters and investors in a number of substantial acquisitions and corporate finance transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of stock, assets and business divisions, and public and private securities transactions. David has represented clients in industries including energy, telecom, automobile, manufacturing, technology, hospitality and staffing.

• Acquired company in $120 million public company merger
• Private equity fund in joint venture with owner of natural gas assets in the Marcellus Shale play in transaction with estimated value of $317 million
• Issuer in connection with "at the market" offering of up to 10 million shares of common stock
• Selling stockholder in connection with underwritten secondary offering of approximately $170 million of common stock
• Special committee of public company in connection with evaluation of strategic alternatives and subsequent transaction
• Exploration and production company in sale of oil and gas leases and option rights for $50 million
• Engineering, procurement and construction company in connection with its acquisition of the related business of a UK company for $950 million 
• Acquired company in $85 million public company merger
• Large automotive retailer in various acquisitions and dispositions of automotive dealerships and related assets
• Oil field service company as acquirer in $650 million public company merger
• Oil and gas pipeline company in the sale of its interests in a gas storage facility and related assets for $168 million 
• Sellers of an industrial maintenance company for $315 million
• Controlling and selling stockholders in connection with a combined primary and secondary offering of $331.2 million in common stock of an offshore oilfield services company 
• Acquired manufacturing company in $1.4 billion public company merger
• Seller of distribution business for $214 million
• Seller of offshore oilfield service business for $125 million
• Financial advisor in connection with rendering of fairness opinion
• Seller of manufacturing business for $86 million
• Seller of engineering business for $27.7 million

• Texas Bar Association
• Houston Bar Association - Mergers & Acquisitions Section
  • Organizing Committee Member

• Chambers & Partners USA, Communications/Technology
• The Best Lawyers in America (2011)
• BTI "Client Service All-Star," for delivering exceptional client service (2010)
• "Texas Super Lawyers," Law & Politics (2006 - 2009)

1985 - J.D., Honors, The University of Texas School of Law
1982 - B.B.A., Finance, University of Texas

David was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1985.