Thomas Laughlin, P.C.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Thomas assisted with the following matters:

Energy – Upstream Oil & Gas

• Double Eagle Energy Holdings III LLC in the formation of a new pure-play Midland Basin joint venture with FourPoint Energy named DoublePoint Energy, LLC, with over 70,000 acres in Midland, Glassock, Martin, Howard, Upton and Reagan Counties, Texas
• Charger Shale Oil Company, LLC, a portfolio company of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, in its formation of Culberson Midstream LLC, a joint venture with Producers Midstream, LP providing midstream solutions for gas, oil and water in the Delaware Basin.
• Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation in its formation of Verdad Resources Holdings LLC in partnership with funds managed by Ares Management, L.P.
• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in its $1 billion equity commitment to form Encino Acquisition Partners, which will focus on U.S. oil and gas acquisition opportunities
• Jonah Energy in its $580 million acquisition of natural gas and oil producing properties in the Jonah and Pinedale fields and surrounding area from LINN Energy
• Double Eagle Energy Permian, a portfolio company of Apollo Natural Resources Partners Funds I and II, in a $450 million investment in the company of equity and delayed draw unsecured debt capital by Magnetar Capital
• Double Eagle Energy Holdings, a portfolio company of Apollo Natural Resources Partners Funds I and II, in its merger with Veritas Energy Partners Holdings LLC, creating one of the largest pure play exploration and production companies focused on the Permian’s Midland Basin
• Oaktree Capital Management in the $600 million line of equity commitment to Charger Shale Oil Company, an oil and gas company focused in the Permian Basin
• Riverstone Holdings in the $3.75 billion acquisition by its portfolio company, Fieldwood Energy LLC, of Apache Corporations’s assets in the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico
• Riverstone Holdings in the $600 million line of equity commitment to Fieldwood Energy LLC, an oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and development of conventional oil and gas assets
• TPG Capital in its $1.8 billion acquisition of natural gas properties in Wyoming’s Jonah field from Encana Corporation
• Denbury Resources in the $1.05 billion acquisition of assets in the Cedar Creek Anticline of Montana from a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Company
• Quantum Energy Partners in its $300 million line of equity commitment/joint venture partnership with Tug Hill Operative, Inc. to engage in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of conventional and unconventional oil and gas assets
• Riverstone Holdings in its $200 million equity commitment to Castex Energy, an oil and gas company focused on Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico Shelf
• Denbury Resources in its $1.6 billion sale of Bakken assets to ExxonMobil and its wholly owned subsidiary XTO Energy

Energy – Oilfield Services

• Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of a majority interest in Tidewater Logistics, a leading provider of  hydraulic fracturing sand supply chain solutions
• Abaco Energy Technologies Holdings, a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings, in its acquisition of Basintek LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of power section rotors and stators
• Riverstone Holdings in a $200 million line of equity commitment to Abaco Energy Technologies Holdings, a newly formed company targeting oil services investments
• Gravity Oilfield Services Inc. in its acquisition of McKenzie Energy Partners, LLC
• Gravity Oilfield Services Inc. in the acquisition of its well servicing division to Brigade Energy Services, LLC, a portfolio company of Turnbridge Capital Partners, LLC and affiliates
• Gravity Oilfield Services Inc. in its acquisition of West Texas H20, LLC, an established Permian Basin-based fresh and produced solutions provider
• Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in the formation of Gravity Oilfield Services Inc., f/k/a GlobeLTR Energy Inc., with the merger of two established oilfield services providers in the Permian Basin, Globe Energy Services, LLC and Light Tower Rentals, Inc.
• Globe Energy Services in its recapitalization led by Clearlake Capital in partnership with Globe’s management team and other existing stakeholders
• Riverstone Holdings in a $200 million line of equity commitment to Abaco Energy Technologies Holdings, a newly formed company targeting oil services investments
• Riverstone Holdings in the acquisition of Utex Industries, a designer and manufacturer of sealing products for a wide range of applications in the energy sector, from the Rhone Group
• Riverstone Holdings in the $775 million sale of Titan Specialties Ltd., a provider of engineered hardware used in the drilling, completion, and maintenance of oil and gas wells, to Hunting PLC
• Globe Energy Services in the acquisition of Paul Musslewhite Trucking Co., and its affiliated subsidiaries, provider of fluids management services in the Permian Basin
• Altpoint Capital Partners in the $50 million investment in Globe Energy Services, a Texas-based oilfield services company focused on new well completions, and the production and maintenance of existing well bores

Mergers & Acquisitions

• MORSCO in its acquisition of Fortiline Waterworks, a portfolio company of CHS Capital and one of the largest U.S. waterworks distributors
• Daseke in the acquisition of Lone Star Transportation and its affiliates, a flatbed, heavy-haul, and specialized carrier trucking services business
• Daseke in its acquisition of Boyd Bros Transportation, creating one of the largest North American open-deck/specialty fleets
• Dart Container Corporation in the $1 billion acquisition of Solo Cup Company
• Selling owner in its sale of Muti-Chem Group to Halliburton Company

Senior Associate, Vinson & Elkins LLP