Mineral Rights in Commercial Real Estate Sales Transactions: Project Development, Title, and Financing Issues

Ms. Conley practices in the firm’s Energy, Power and Natural Resources Practice Group. She handles energy finance matters, as well as the acquisition and disposition of oil and gas properties. Ms. Conley represents banks, private capital providers, and upstream and midstream energy companies on traditional debt and non-traditional financing transactions. She also assists oil and gas companies in acquisition and divestiture transactions through asset or equity sales, and with operational matters, including the review and negotiation of industry agreements. Ms. Conley is an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law Houston.

Mr. Ruttenberg's real estate practice includes negotiating and preparing documents relating to the financing, lease, sale, purchase and operation of income producing properties; the finance, acquisition, development and day-to-day operations for apartment and commercial-use complexes; landlord/tenant relations; commercial transactions with governmental agencies; and the redevelopment and preservation of historic structures. He is involved in assisting development clients with the purchase, sale or lease of groundwater and surface water rights, the development of diversion facilities, and other water development and water supply agreements. In general commercial law, Mr. Ruttenberg assists businesses with day-to-day operating needs, negotiating and drafting business contracts and business entities documentation for limited partnerships, limited liability companies, general partnerships, and corporations. He prepares intra-owner agreements for commercial entities of all types and the documentation in connection with the formation of investment capital. Mr. Ruttenberg is Vice Chair of the Business Law Section of the Texas State Bar.