Blake X. Longoria
- Energy
- M&A
BLAKE LONGORIA is an associate in Sidley’s Houston office where he advises clients on corporate and transactional matters, with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Blake has represented a variety of energy, power utility and software companies.
Blake earned his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. While in law school, Blake served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of Texas. Before attending law school, Blake worked as a software implementation consultant, servicing multinational companies and upstream E&P operators. Blake graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in English from the University of Southern California.
Experience
- Representative Matters
Blake’s recent representations include:
Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity
- Represented Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC in connection with its sale of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway to Canadian Pacific
- Represented seller in an equity sale of PCS Software, Inc., a developer of software for integrated transportation management solutions for the U.S. inland trucking industry, to The CapStreet Group, LLC
- Represented sellers in an equity sale of CLM Matrix, a leading provider of contract lifecycle management (CLM) software, to Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions
- Represented Denham Capital in its capital commitment in Starboard Permian, LLC, an exploration and production company pursuing acquisition and development opportunities in the Permian Basin
- Represented MAP Royalty, Inc. in the sale of a wind energy generation project
- Represented a client in a $250 million preferred investment in a midstream company
- Represented a client in the $117 million purchase of upstream and midstream assets in Southern Arkansas
Shareholder Activism, Corporate Governance and ESG Matters
- Represented Argo Group International in its proxy contest defense against Voce Capital
- Routinely advises publicly traded corporations regarding governance best practices, board of directors matters, investor relations, ESG matters and environmental shareholder activism, Rule 14a-8 practice, and shareholder proposals
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- Texas
Education
- Northwestern School of Law, J.D., 2017
- University of Southern California, B.A., 2011
- University of Southern California, B.S., 2011