David J. Miller is a partner in the Austin and Houston offices of Latham & Watkins.

David represents clients ranging from early -stage growth entities to mature public companies as well as financial institutions in a variety of public and private financing and strategic transactions, including secured and unsecured high yield debt offerings, complex liability management transactions, initial public offerings, early-stage financing, bridge lending and loan commitments, and special situations. Additionally, David advises company clients and boards of directors on general corporate matters, strategic transactions, securities laws, stock exchange rules, and governance issues.

David participates heavily in the firm’s pro bono program, representing not-for-profits in corporate matters and individuals in a variety of immigration matters.

David’s representative experience includes advising on:

IPOs or Direct Listings

  • Infinity Natural Resources
  • Diversified Energy Company 
  • Tamboran Resources
  • Atlas Energy Logistics
  • ProFrac Holdings
  • Aris Water Solutions
  • Brigham Minerals, Inc.
  • RSP Permian, Inc.
  • Hess Midstream
  • Parsley Energy Inc.
  • Diamondback Energy, Inc.

High-Yield and Convertible Offerings

  • Vermilion Energy
  • TransMontaigne Partners
  • Kimmeridge Texas Gas
  • Methanex Corporation
  • Baytex
  • Enerflex
  • Saturn Oil & Gas
  • Whistler Pipeline
  • Hess Midstream
  • Vertiv Holdings Co.
  • Talos Energy
  • Nova Chemicals
  • Strathcona Resources
  • Diamond Offshore
  • Great Western Petroleum
  • MEG Energy Corp.
  • Indigo Natural Resources
  • CNX Resources Corporation
  • Diamondback Energy

Sustainability-Linked or Green Finance Transactions

  • Diversified Energy Company’s sustainability-linked asset-backed securities
  • Renewable Energy Group’s green bonds
  • Solaris Water’s sustainability-linked notes

Structured Finance Offerings

  • Caerus Oil & Gas
  • Diversified Energy Company
  • Terra Energy Partners
  • W&T Offshore
  • Raisa Funding

Acquisitions and Divestitures

  • ONEOK in its joint venture with MPLX
  • Sale of Caerus Oil & Gas to Quantum Capital Group
  • Great Western in its sale to PDC Energy
  • Vertiv Group in its acquisition of E&I Engineering

Complex Liability Management Transactions

  • Great Western Petroleum in its senior secured notes offering and comprehensive equity recapitalization
  • SM Energy in connection with its complex liability management transactions, including its up-tiering exchange offer and private exchange of senior secured second lien notes
  • Superior Energy Services in its dual-issuer uptiering exchange offer for senior notes of SESI and related consent solicitation

 

Bar Qualification

  • New York
  • Texas

Education

  • JD, Cornell Law School
  • MA, L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris
  • BA, Trinity College

Languages Spoken

  • French
  • English