Gislar Donnenberg has joined Locke Lord’s Houston office as a Partner in the Firm’s Capital Markets Section, bringing vast experience particularly in the energy sector. Joining Locke Lord from DLA Piper, Donnenberg’s background includes initial public offerings, master limited partnerships, public equity and debt offerings, mergers, business combinations and acquisitions, private placements, special and conflicts committee representations and assisting public companies with corporate and partnership governance issues.

“Gislar’s extensive leadership across a range of capital markets transactions and broad and practical knowledge of the energy sector make him a vital addition to our team, and we’re thrilled to welcome a lawyer of his caliber,” said Michelle Earley, Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Capital Markets Section.

 In addition to his more than 20 years of experience representing companies across the energy value chain, Donnenberg has served clients in industries such as real estate, aviation, chemicals, biotechnology and health care.

“Locke Lord’s reputation, especially in the energy sector and midstream, combined with its team of well-rounded and established capital markets lawyers is an ideal fit,” said Donnenberg. “The Firm’s platform provides the breadth and depth I was seeking for my clients, and I am excited to collaborate with this first-rate team.”

Locke Lord has helped clients raise billions in capital markets transactions in industries as diverse as the global economy. The team represents issuer companies in all types of securities offerings and general finance activities, including: IPOs, follow-on offerings and shelf registrations, registered direct and confidentially marketed public offerings, committed equity lines, PIPE transactions and other private placements, Rule 144A offerings and exchange offers, high-yield and convertible debt offerings, debt exchanges and other restructurings, cross-border and non-U.S. offerings, venture capital and other private placement financings.