• Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Securities
• Construction Industry Team
• Energy Industry Team
• Securities and Corporate Governance Team

Robert Sarfatis’ practice focuses on general corporate and securities matters, financings, and contract negotiations, including the representation of buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions, the representation of investors and companies in venture capital investment transactions, and general business matters.

Mr. Sarfatis has represented clients in a wide variety of industries and disciplines, including venture funds in their investments, technology related startup companies, midstream natural gas companies, oil and gas field service companies, manufacturing and construction companies, and e-business companies. Mr. Sarfatis serves as outside general counsel for clients in a wide variety of industries, including midstream natural gas, oilfield services, construction, marketing, and retail.

Securities Matters

• Initial public offerings (IPOs)
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Follow-on offerings
• Tender offers
• SEC reporting and disclosure obligations
• Corporate governance matters, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and executive compensation requirements
• Advising boards of directors and board committees

Mergers and Acquisitions

Since 2004, Mr. Sarfatis has served as the lead attorney in more than 25 mergers and acquisitions.

• J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School (1992)
• B.B.A., University of Oklahoma (1989)
  • Finance

• Co-Presenter with Michael Donohue, Mark Edwards, and Carrie Hoffman, Address at Session Four of the Gardere M&A Toolbox: Deal Structure (Feb. 21, 2012).

• Member, State Bar of Texas

• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America (Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith eds., Woodward/White Inc.) (2008-2013)
  • Corporate Law
• Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Media Inc. as published in Texas Monthly (2009-2012)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
• Recognized, Texas Rising Stars, Law & Politics Media Inc. as published in Texas Monthly (2005)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
• Recognized, The Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas, D Magazine (2006)

• Member, Executive Committee, Dallas United Crew