David C. D'Alessandro
Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002
Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75201
David D’Alessandro is head of the Executive Compensation and Benefits practice, where he advises companies on the implementation of executive contracts with a particular focus on the tax and securities issues arising from executive compensation arrangements.
David’s clients include both private and publicly traded companies in a wide range of industries, from energy to financial services. His practice entails both mergers and acquisitions work and day-to-day counseling. He regularly advises clients on matters involving stock options, restricted stock, profits interests, performance-based compensation arrangements, golden parachutes, 409A issues and Securities Act and Exchange Act compliance as well as the structuring of employment, change in control and severance agreements.
Nationally renowned in executive compensation law, David has testified before the U.S. Department of Treasury on the implementation of executive compensation arrangements. His work has earned him recognition as a Band 1 attorney in Chambers USA, where reviewers praise David as “excellent, always available, very smart and practical.” He is also recognized by Legal 500 U.S. and is a member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals.
David also serves as the Talent/Diversity lead for the ECB group.
Experience Highlights
Brigham Minerals, Inc. in its $261 million initial public offering of Class A common stock utilizing an Up-C structure
Energy Transfer Partners in the $60 billion merger with Energy Transfer Equity in a unit-for-unit exchange
Devon Energy Corp. in the $3.125 billion sale of ownership interests in EnLink Midstream Partners and EnLink Midstream to Global Infrastructure Partners
RSP Permian in its $9.5 billion sale to Concho Resources, creating the largest unconventional shale producer in the Permian Basin
Oasis Midstream Partners LP in its $147 million initial public offering of common units
Oncor Electric Delivery Company in its approximately $400 million asset swap with Sharyland Utilities and Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services
Focus Financial Partners in an investment by Stone Point Capital and KKR that values Focus at approximately $2 billion
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. in its $728 million initial public offering of common stock
Centennial Resource Production in the approximately $1.39 billion sale of the company, a Natural Gas Partners portfolio company, to Silver Run Acquisition Corporation
Nexeo Solutions, a chemicals and plastics distributor and TPG Capital portfolio company, in its $1.575 billion merger with WL Ross Holdings Corp.
Eagle Rock Energy Partners in its $614 million merger with Vanguard Natural Resources
Western Refining in the $2.4 billion take private of Northern Tier Energy, an independent downstream energy company with refining, retail and logistics operations
Targa Resources Corp. in its $6.7 billion acquisition of Targa Resources Partners in an all stock-for-unit transaction
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NRF) in connection with a merger involving NRF, NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. and Colony Capital, Inc.; under the definitive merger agreement the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals transaction to create a world-class, internally-managed, diversified real estate and investment management platform
CVR Partners in the $533 million acquisition of Rentech Nitrogen Partners, creating a leading North American nitrogen fertilizer producer
Pioneer Natural Resources in the $2.15 billion sale of EFS Midstream, an Eagle Ford Shale midstream company jointly owned with Reliance Holding USA, Inc., to Enterprise Products Partners
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP in its $20 billion merger with Energy Transfer Partners in a unit-for-unit transaction
Rice Energy in its $6.7 billion unwinding of its Up-C structure and associated merger with EQT Corporation
Patterson-UTI Energy in its $1.76 billion merger with Seventy Seven Energy
Maxar Technologies in its $3.6 billion merger with DigitalGlobe, creating a leading provider of satellites, earth imagery, geospatial data solutions and analytics
Eagle Rock Energy Partners in the $1.325 billion contribution of its midstream business to Regency Energy Partners
Iracore International in the sale of the company, a Lime Rock Partners portfolio company and developer, manufacturer, and applicator of elastomeric products for pipelines and other equipment used in demanding industrial applications
Frontier Drilling in the $2.16 billion merger of the independent drilling company with Noble Corporation, an offshore drilling contractor
Crimson Exploration in the $800 million sale of the company in an all-stock transaction to a wholly owned subsidiary of Contango Oil & Gas
Venator Materials PLC in its $522 million initial public offering of ordinary shares by a selling shareholder and separation from Huntsman Corporation
Ranger Energy Services, Inc. in its $85 million initial public offering of common stock
WildHorse Resource Development Corporation in its $447 million initial public offering of common stock
Oasis Midstream Partners LP in its $147 million initial public offering of common units
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. in its $233 million initial public offering and multiple follow-on offerings
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. in its $121 million initial public offering of common stock
Sprague Resources LP in its $153 million initial public offering of common units
CVR Refining, LP in its $690 million initial public offering of common units
Rice Energy Inc. in its $1.1 billion initial public offering of common stock
PetroLogistics LP in its $595 million initial public offering of common units
Credentials
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1994
- Boston College, B.A., Economics summa cum laude, 1991
- Chambers USA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Dallas, Ft. Worth), 2019–2024
- Legal 500 U.S., Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation & Retirement Plans: Transactional, 2011−2024
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Lawyer of the Year,” Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Dallas), 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Dallas), 2005−2025
- Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2012−2024
- Selected to the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers list, Lawdragon, 2021, 2022, and 2025
- MergerLinks, Top Employment Lawyers (North America), 2022
- Member: National Association of Stock Plan Professionals; SouthWest Benefits Association; Employee Benefits/Executive Compensation Section, Dallas Bar Association
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- “Compensation Trends in the REIT Industry,” REIT Series, V&E New York Office, July 19, 2018 (panelist)
- “Restatements and Late Periodic Reports,” Energy Series, V&E Houston Office, March 21, 2018 (speaker)
- “Governance and Disclosure: 2017 Season Lessons, 2018 Season Expectations,” V&E Houston Office, May 10, 2017 (speaker)
- “Impact of Proposed Financial Institution Incentive-Based Compensation Rules on Private Equity Firms,” V&E Executive Compensation E-communication, September 13, 2016 (co-author)
- “Class Actions, Parallel Conduct Cases and General Trends,” V&E Client Presentation, June 4, 2016 (co-presenter)
- “Executive Compensation Update – The Latest in IRS and SEC Guidance,” ACC Dallas – Fort Worth Chapter Annual In-House Symposium, Dallas, Texas, May 5, 2016
- “Thoughts for Officers and Directors of E&P Companies and MLPs in 2016,” V&E website, January 19, 2016 (co-author)
- “Disclosure & Compensation,” NACD Strategy & Risk Forum, San Diego, California, May 13, 2015
- “Due Diligence after Sun Capital,” V&E Employment, Labor and OSHA Update E-communication, March 19, 2014 (co-author)
- “Tax Controversy Update,” V&E Client Presentation, Houston, Texas, November 7, 2013
- “Beyond Say on Pay: The Latest Round of Executive Compensation Litigation – And Some Considerations On Defending Against It,”Corporate Board Member, May 20, 2013 (co-author)
- “Overview of Human Resources Related Tax Rules Impacting Equity Compensation and Executive Compensation – Part II,” Client Presentation, Plano, Texas, March 6, 2013
- “Overview of Human Resources Related Tax Rules Impacting Equity Compensation and Executive Compensation – Part I,” Client Presentation, Plano, Texas, January 9, 2013
- Bureau of National Affairs Qualified Retirement Plan Tax Management Portfolio, 2003 (co-author)
- Speaker on a variety of executive compensation and employee benefits topics at national symposiums and conferences for various organizations, including the American Bar Association