Dominick Constantino is a tax associate in the Houston office of Latham & Watkins.

Mr. Constantino focuses on business taxation as it applies to a wide range of transactional matters, including taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and spin-offs.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Constantino practiced as a Certified Public Accountant in the tax practice of an international accounting firm.

Mr. Constantino’s experience includes representing:

Spin-Off Transactions

  • Worthington Enterprises, Inc. in its tax-free spin-off of its steel processing business into a new public company
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals in its tax-free spin-off of its OmniAb antibody discovery business and the subsequent business combination with Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, resulting in OmniAb, Inc. becoming an independent, publicly traded company
  • Colfax Corporation in its tax-free spin-off of its fabrication technology and specialty medical technology businesses into a new public company

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Enerplus Corporation in its US$11 billion merger with Chord Energy Corporation
  • Centerpoint Energy, Inc. in its US$1.2 billion sale of natural gas assets
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation in its US$12 billion acquisition of CrownRock L.P.
  • Greenbelt Capital Management L.P. in its acquisition of Saber Power Services, LLC
  • Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. in its:
    • US$3.1 billion take-private transaction
    • Sale of Washington-based communications assets to Palisade Infrastructure
  • Vencer Energy in its US$2.15 billion sale of assets to Civitas Resources, Inc. 
  • Vital Energy, Inc. in its acquisition of assets from Henry Energy LP, Henry Resources LLC, and Maple Energy Holdings, LLC
  • WaterBridge NDB LLC in its strategic partnership with Devon Energy Corp.
  • Yildirim Group in its US$170 million acquisition of Elementis’ chromium business
  • Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc. in its de-SPAC merger with SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.
  • The conflicts committee of Sprague Resources LP in its merger with Hartree Partners, LP
  • Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in its:
    • Renewable fuels joint venture with Bunge Limited
    • Acquisition of Noble Midstream Partners, L.P.
  • Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in strategic transactions for Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
  • Starry on its de-SPAC merger with FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
  • Energy Transfer LP in its US$7.2 billion acquisition of Enable Midstream Partners, LP
  • The conflicts committee of Navios Maritime Containers L.P. in its merger with Navios Maritime Partners L.P.

Capital Markets Transactions

  • The underwriters in Kinetik Holdings Inc.’s US$384 million secondary offering of common stock
  • The underwriters in Viper Energy, Inc.’s US$402.5 million secondary offering of common stock
  • Equitrans Midstream in its:
    • US$750 million senior notes offering
    • US$500 million senior notes offering
  • The initial purchasers in Kinetik Holdings Inc.’s:
    • US$500 million sustainability-linked senior notes offering
    • US$1 billion sustainability-linked senior notes offering
  • Caerus Oil & Gas LLC in its US$565 million securitized financing
  • CNX Resources Corporation in its US$500 million senior notes offering and tender offer
  • Fertitta Entertainment, LLC (f/k/a Golden Nugget, LLC) in its US$2.25 billion senior notes offering
  • Vertiv Holdings Co in its:
    • Secondary offering of common stock
    • US$850 million senior notes offering
  • The initial purchasers in Strathcona Resources Ltd.’s US$500 million senior notes offering
  • The initial purchasers in Colgate Energy Partners III, LLC’s:
    • US$500 million senior notes offering
    • US$300 million senior notes offering
  • Goldman Sachs and Owl Rock in a US$275 million financing for QuVa Pharma, Inc.
  • The initial purchasers in Teine Energy Ltd.’s US$400 million senior notes offering
  • The initial purchasers in Bristow Group Inc.’s US$400 million senior notes offering

Bar Qualification

  • Texas

Education

  • J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 2018
    Order of the Coif, with high honors
  • Master of Business Taxation, University of Southern California, 2014
  • B.A., Business Economics with an Accounting Emphasis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2009
    with honors

Practices