Attorneys

Kyle C. Hooper
Dallas, Texas

Partner
phone	(214) 774-1240
fax	(214) 774-1212
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Experience

Kyle's practice focuses on the representation of clients in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. In connection with his primary practice focus, Kyle advises clients on corporate, partnership and individual taxation issues at both the federal and state levels. Kyle's general corporate practice includes counseling public and private companies on issues relating to business structuring, corporate governance, contracts and financings. Additionally, Kyle assists clients in the formation and growth of alternative business entities such as limited partnerships, limited liability companies and s-corporations.

Recent Transactions

• Represented Lyco Energy Corporation, a private oil and natural gas producer, in a $421 million merger with Enerplus Resources U.S. Inc., a subsidiary of a NYSE fund.
• Represented SkinCeuticals, Inc., a private skin products company, in its sale of assets to L'Oreal USA, Inc.
• Represented RamQuest Software, Inc., a private software company, in its sale of a controlling interest to LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. and Old Republic National Title Holding Company, the two largest national title insurance companies in the United States.
• Represented Truco Enterprises, Inc., a private food company, in its sale of a controlling interest to Meridian Brands, Inc., a private equity group.
• Represented TruLogica, Inc., a private software company, in a $60 million merger with Hewlett-Packard Company.
• Represented Headwaters Incorporated, a NYSE listed manufacturing company, in its acquisition of the operating assets of Southwest Concrete Products, L.P.
• Represented Collegiate Pacific Inc. in its acquisitions of Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. and Tomark, Inc.
• Represented the management buyout group in its $450 million leveraged buyout, going-private transaction of EXCO Resources, Inc., a Nasdaq listed oil and gas company.
• Represented the management buyout group of U.S. Vision, Inc., a leading Nasdaq listed optical retailer, in a going-private cash-out merger.
• Represented Hotels.com in its merger with InterActiveCorp, a Nasdaq listed company.

Areas of Practice:

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Law and Finance

Business Contracts

Taxation

Corporate Governance

Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

Certification/Specialties:

Certified Public Accountant

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1995

Education:

Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1995
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Law Review: Baylor Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1994 - 1995

Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1990
Master of Taxation
Major: Taxation

Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1990
Bachelor of Business Administration
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Accounting

Honors and Awards:

Texas Rising Stars Super Lawyers", Corporate/mergers & Acquisitions, Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Magazine

Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association, 1995 - Present

Member

State Bar of Texas

Section Memberships: Business Law, Taxation, Estate Planning, and Probate

Dallas Bar Association

Section Memberships: Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Law, Taxation, Estate Planning & Probate

Texas Business Law Foundation

Past Employment Positions:

Meadows, Collier, Reed Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, Associate, 1995 - 1998

Deloitte & Touche, Tax Accountant, 1990 - 1992

Fraternities/Sororities:

Alpha Tau Omega

Phi Delta Phi

Omicron Delta Kappa

Beta Alpha Sigma