Overview
Denmon Sigler advises clients in complex, frequently cross border, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial agreements, with an emphasis on energy related matters. Denmon also provides clients general corporate counseling, as well as advice on commercial and operational agreements.
Denmon has extensive experience representing clients in transactions involving the purchase and sale of companies, business units, assets, petrochemical facilities, oil and gas properties and renewable resources, the formation and governance of joint ventures, and operating and maintenance, product feedstock, terminal storage, drilling and offtake arrangements.
With deep experience representing clients in matters involving conventional energy resources, Denmon is also experienced in advising companies in matters related to energy transition and acquisition and development of renewable and alternative energy resources.
Denmon is on the Association of International Energy Negotiators’ Hydrogen Task Force, which focuses on catalyzing dialogue and engaging members of AIEN on matters concerning clean and low-carbon hydrogen, through discussion on the various aspects of the hydrogen sub-sector including, but not limited to, the traditional model contracts/clauses, training, knowledge sharing and project structuring.
Prior to joining McDermott, Denmon was the head of her firm’s North America energy transaction practice.
Results
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
- Represented a solar panel company in the sale of the company through a competitive auction process to a private equity purchaser*
- Represented a chemical company in the sale of the company through a competitive auction process to a private equity purchaser*
- Represented an international energy services company on the sale of assets located in the US*
- Represented a Mexico-based energy company on its acquisition of US oil and gas assets through a competitive auction process, and provide on-going support for the acquisition*
- Represented an Argentina-based energy company on its acquisition by merger of a US oil and gas company*
- Represented multiple independent exploration and development companies in numerous transactions involving the sale of oil and gas assets in the Utica, Marcellus, Barnett, Eagle Ford shale plays, frequently combined with entry into an exploration and development agreement for the affected properties*
- Represented a private equity company on the formation of a joint venture to own and operate exploration assets in the Permian Basin*
- Represented an international energy company on the sale of offshore exploration assets in the Gulf of Mexico through a competitive auction process*
- Represented international energy companies on multiple separate transactions involving the acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas resources in China and Italy*
- Represented an oil refining company on the sale of its refining assets through a competitive auction process*
- Represented a midstream company on its acquisition of midstream pipeline assets through a competitive auction process*
- Represented an international chemical company on the sale of a global compounding business through a competitive auction process*
- Represented an international energy company on the spin-off and sale of its global chemicals business unit
- Represented an international chemical company on the acquisition of refining assets in South Korea through a competitive auction process*
- Represented an international petrochemical company on the sale of chemicals assets in the US*
- Represented an international energy company on the acquisition of US refining assets*
- Represented an international energy services company on its entry into a drilling agreement with a governmental entity*
- Represented a private equity company in its acquisition of Texas power generating assets*
Joint Venture and Project Development
- Represented an international energy company on a joint venture to develop, own and operate new terminal storage facilities in Mexico*
- Represented an international petrochemical company on matters related to entry into a joint venture to produce and market petrochemical products in the US*
- Represented an international refining company on its acquisition of joint venture interests in a refining company with assets in the US and Africa*
- Represented a chemical company on a joint venture to design, construct, own and operate a polymer facility in Taiwan, including engineering, construction, feedstock and offtake arrangements*
- Represented an international energy company on the development of a world-scale ethane cracker and GTL facility in Louisiana, including feedstock and offtake arrangements*
- Represented an international energy company on its acquisition of joint venture interests in a global petrochemical refining business*
- Represented an international petrochemical company on the spin-off and sale of its global polymers business and related entry into a joint venture to own and operate a propylene manufacturing business*
- Represented an international energy company on a proposed joint venture to design, construct, own and operate a GTL facility, an ethane cracker and related downstream facilities*
- Represented a utility company on its entry into a joint venture to develop pipeline infrastructure assets in New England*
- Represented a project sponsor in connection with development of new hydrogen-related conversion and storage facilities in the US*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.
Recognitions
- Euromoney’s Women in Business Law Expert Guide, 2021 to 2022
- Top Women in Energy, Texas Legal Awards, 2020
- Chambers USA, Nationwide: Energy, Oil and Gas (Transactional), 2013
- Legal 500 United States, 2013, 2018
- Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly, 2018 to 2020
- Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2007 to 2008
- International Who’s Who of Energy Lawyers, 2013 to 2018
- Who’s Who of Energy Lawyers, 2013 to 2018
- Houston’s Top Lawyers for Mergers and Acquisitions, H Texas, 2008 to 2011
Community
Credentials
Education
South Texas College of Law, JD, Valedictorian, 1998
Rice University, BA, 1992
Admissions
Texas