Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Banking/Finance

Chairman

Tom is the Chairman of the firm. Tom centers his practice in the areas of banking and finance. The matters on which he has counseled clients include:

Documentation of domestic and international commercial, construction, real estate development and energy (focusing on upstream/E&P) loans Acquisition financing including loans to finance the acquisition of public and private energy companies and assets Leasing and project finance Monetization and structured finance, including off-balance-sheet financing, production payments, prepaid forward contracts and credit insurance Bank regulatory issues Workouts and restructurings, with extensive experience in creditors' rights and bankruptcy Lender liability and usury

Tom has also represented banks and bank holding companies before state and federal regulatory and administrative agencies, and in the acquisition and disposition of banks and bank assets.

English, German

Houston Bar Association Houston Commercial Lawyers Forum State Bar of Texas Texas Association of Bank Counsel Various civic and charitable organizations

Successfully completed all segments of the initial real estate certification exam of the State Bar of Texas

Served as vice consul/commercial attache in the Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State, American Consulate General, Munich, Germany (1972-1975)

JD, 1975, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, Texas Law Review, Order of the Coif MA, 1971, with honors, Economics, The University of Texas BSFS, 1967, Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service