William M. Kerr, Jr. has more than two decades of experience in commercial transactions, with particular emphasis on acquisitions, financings and divestitures of oil and gas and commercial real estate companies and assets. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University, where he received his bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, in 1979, as well as of the University of Texas School of Law, where he received his juris doctor, with honors, in 1981. Prior to joining this firm, Mr. Kerr was a partner and financial manager of a Midland, Texas-based law firm focused upon the representation of independent oil and gas producers and related businesses. His business practice includes extensive international experience in North America, South America, and Europe. Mr. Kerr represents clients ranging from individual investors to mid-size independents to major corporations.

• Represented a client in the acquisition, financing, securitized re-financing, and divestiture of $200 million office/retail real estate portfolio
• Assisted an independent oil and gas producer with the acquisition, high-yield debt financing, and divestiture of $250 million oil and gas portfolio
• Represented an oil and gas service company in the acquisition of approximately 40 service companies or their assets preparatory to an initial public offering of stock in the company
• Represented a US-based company in connection with its acquisition and financing of several Italian/Sicilian E&P companies
• Represented an affiliate of Fortune 500 Company in connection with the divestiture of a South American mining concern
• Represented a US-based E&P company in connection with a $110 million private equity offering

• American Bar Association
• Austin Bar Association
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America

• The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1981
• Washington and Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 1979

• State Bar of Texas. 1982

• Author/Presenter, "Surface Use Waivers for the Real Estate Developer," 19th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, Dallas, Texas, March 2008
• Presenter, "Mineral Severances - Surface Lender's Perspective," University of Texas School of Law's 41st Annual William M. Gibson, Jr. Mortgage Lending Institute, Austin and Dallas, Texas, September and October, 2007
• Author/Presenter, "Drafting Mineral Severance Arrangements - Surface Owner's Perspective," 18th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, Houston, Texas, March 2007
• Presenter, “Sales Taxation of Land Services in Texas: Is One Tough Grandma Getting Tougher?,” PBLA, Midland, Texas, November 2005
• Author/Presenter, “How to Document Three-D Seismic Participation Agreements,” Review of Oil and Gas Law XI, Dallas, Texas, 1996