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Scott D. Rubinsky
Scott D. Rubinsky
Partner — Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions
Partner — Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions

Scott D. Rubinsky

Scott D. Rubinsky
Houston

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

start quote symbolI love the collaborative nature of my work. I like getting to know clients on a personal level, and learning about their businesses and what’s important to them. This helps me provide the best legal advice I can offer over the long term.end quote symbol
Scott D. Rubinsky

Experience Highlights

  • Woodside Energy Group Ltd in its merger with BHP Petroleum with an approximately US $43 billion merged entity value and concurrent listing of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the NYSE

  • Live Oak Crestview Climate Acquisition Corp., an ESG-focused SPAC, in its $200 million initial public offering of units

  • Underwriters to AF Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $224 million initial public offering of units

  • The Lion Electric Company, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, in its $1.9 billion combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a SPAC

  • TPG in its $2.66 billion acquisition of assets from EnerVest in a SPAC business combination

  • Enable Midstream in its $7.2 billion merger with Energy Transfer

  • Antero Midstream Partners LP in its $1.15 billion initial public offering of common units

  • Underwriters to Antero Midstream GP LP in its $875 million initial public offering of common units by a selling securityholder

  • Berry Petroleum Corporation in its $183 million initial public offering of common stock 

  • C&J Energy Services, Inc. in its $262 million public offering of common stock 

  • A large international energy company in the spin-off of its California oil and gas business into an independent and separately traded company

  • Routinely advises publicly traded companies on 1933 Act and 1934 Act compliance, listing exchange requirements, and ESG matters (including corporate governance and board of directors matters)

  • Nabors Energy Transition Corporation in its business combination with Vast Pty Ltd, a renewable energy company specializing in concentrated solar power energy systems that generate zero-carbon, utility-scale electricity and industrial heat

  • Live Oak Crestview Climate Acquisition Corp., an ESG-focused SPAC, in its $200 million initial public offering of units

  • Underwriters to Shelter Acquisition Corporation I, a SPAC, in its $222 million initial public offering of units

  • Underwriters to AF Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $224 million initial public offering of units

  • Live Oak Mobility Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $253 million initial public offering of units

  • Underwriters to ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp., an ESG-focused SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of units

  • The Lion Electric Company, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, in its $1.9 billion combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a SPAC

  • HighPeak Energy Partners in the $900 million business combination with Pure Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition entity

  • TPG in its $2.66 billion acquisition of assets from EnerVest in a SPAC business combination

  • KLR Energy Acquisition Corp. in the $445 million combination with Tema Oil and Gas Company to form Rosehill Resources in a SPAC business combination

  • Nexeo Solutions, a chemicals and plastics distributor and TPG Capital portfolio company, in its $1.575 billion merger with WL Ross Holdings Corp.

  • Antero Midstream Partners LP in its $1.15 billion initial public offering of common units

  • Underwriters to Antero Midstream GP LP in its $875 million initial public offering of common units by a selling securityholder

  • Berry Petroleum Corporation in its $183 million initial public offering of common stock 

  • Venator Materials PLC in its $522 million initial public offering of ordinary shares by a selling shareholder and separation from Huntsman Corporation

  • Rosehill Resources Inc. in its $150 million private placement of preferred stock to funds affiliated with EIG Global Energy Partners 

  • C&J Energy Services, Inc. in its $262 million public offering of common stock 

  • Underwriters to Noble Midstream Partners LP in its $323 million initial public offering of common units 

  • Antero Resources Corporation in its $700 million offering of senior notes

  • California Resources Corporation in its $600 million offering of senior notes

  • Enable Midstream Partners, LP in its $550 million public offering of investment grade senior notes

  • Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation in its $400 million offering of senior notes

  • A large international energy company in its $2.75 billion investment grade offering of senior notes

  • Antero Resources Corporation in its $750 million offering of senior notes

  • Antero Midstream Partners LP in its $650 million offering of senior notes 

  • Enable Midstream Partners, LP in its $800 million offering of senior notes 

  • Underwriters to Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P. in its $375 million offering of senior notes 

  • California Resources Corporation in its $5 billion offering of senior notes

  • Enable Midstream in its $7.2 billion merger with Energy Transfer

  • Antero Midstream GP, Antero Midstream Partners and Antero Resources in the roll up of Antero Midstream Partners in a unit-for-cash and stock transaction

  • Quantum Energy Partners in the $237 million sale of its membership interests in Global Tubing, a provider of coiled tubing, coiled line pipe and related services, to joint venture partner Forum Energy Technologies                       

  • Alon USA in the $464 million acquisition by Delek US Holdings of the outstanding shares of Alon common stock 

  • Special Committee of Antero Resources Corporation in the $1.05 billion drop down of its integrated water business to Antero Midstream Partners

  • Sidewinder Drilling, an Avista Capital Partners portfolio company, in the $242 million acquisition of Union Drilling, a publicly traded land drilling services and equipment contractor

  • Hi-Crush Proppants in the drop down of Hi-Crush Augusta, owner of a 1,187-acre facility with integrated rail infrastructure and production capacity of 1.6 million tons of frac sand per year, to Hi-Crush Partners

  • Penn Virginia Corporation in the $400 million acquisition and related financing of producing properties and undeveloped leasehold interests in the Eagle Ford Shale play from Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation

  • A large international energy company in the spin-off of its California oil and gas business into an independent and separately traded company

Credentials

  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D. magna cum laude, 2010 (Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons; Executive Editor, Houston Law Review)
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Government, 2006
  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings, 2024
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Houston), 2025
  • IFLR1000, 2021 and 2023
  • Texas