Bill McDonald
Partner
Bill.McDonald@tklaw.com
Bill McDonald
Certified Public Accountant
Serves on the Board of Directors of the Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts of America
Representative Matters
- Oil and gas investment fund in property acquisition transaction
- International exploration company in unwinding production joint venture
- MLP in transportation joint venture
- Private equity group in acquiring U.S. biorefinery
- Private equity group in acquiring U.S. refinery
- Texas manufacturer in recapitalization following product recalls
- Private equity group in planning and organizing parallel for-profit and not-for-profit oil and gas investment funds
- Trading company in new crude terminal partnership
- International exploration and production joint venture
- National oil company in purchase of domestic refinery
- Trading company in cross-border crude joint marketing agreement
- International exploration company in cross-border public offering in Canada
- Exploration and production company in sale to Canadian public company
- Earth observing spacecraft developer in financing technology development
- National oil company in organizing and developing LNG import terminal
- Gas to power consortium in developing grid in Nigeria
- Several national oil companies in acquiring and managing domestic and international upstream, midstream, and downstream assets
- Retail electric provider concerning long-term renewable power purchase agreements
- International investment consortium in acquiring offshore drilling rigs
- Private exploration and production company in financing Latin American projects
- Private equity group in acquiring and taking private a public exploration and production company
- Private developer of Nigerian NGL project
- Manufacturer in a reorganization to create a pass-through entity
- Biotechnology company in initial public offering
- Underground natural gas storage facility developer in financing its development activities
- 118 Thompson & Knight Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Lists; Six Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Thompson & Knight Recognized with Two Deal of the Year Awards by the Association for Corporate Growth Houston
- Client Alert: CARES Act: Support for Small Businesses
- 118 Thompson & Knight Attorneys Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020
Honors & Affiliations
Distinctions/Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America© by Woodward/White Inc. (Corporate Law), 2015-2021
- Houston’s Top Lawyers, H Texas magazine, 2016
Memberships/Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Thompson & Knight LLP Opinion Committee
- Board of Directors, Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2010-present; Chairman, Council Scout Fair 2012-2015; Boy Scouts of America Adult Volunteer, 1988-present
- Board of Directors, Interface Samaritan Counseling Center
- Member, University of Houston Law Alumni Association
- Member, Texas Tech Ex-Students Association
- Member, 12th Man Foundation
- Member, Corps of Cadets Association
Education & Admissions
Education
- J.D., 1979, magna cum laude, University of Houston Law Center; Editor, UH Law Review; Tax Law Association
- B.B.A., 1974, Texas Tech University
Admissions
- Texas
- Certified Public Accountant, Texas