Neal Kaminsky is a partner in the finance section of the firm and is involved in a wide variety of financial and general corporate transactions. Mr. Kaminsky is listed as one of America's leading lawyers in banking and finance by Chambers USA,  and has been selected as a “Texas Super Lawyer” in Banking & Financial Law by a  Texas Monthly survey. He was also named as a “Texas Rising Star” in an earlier Texas Monthly survey. His experience includes:

• syndicated bank revolving and term credit facilities
• single bank revolving and term credit facilities
• asset-based loan transactions
• oil and gas reserve-based credit facilities
• mezzanine and subordinated debt facilities
• loan workouts, restructures and foreclosures
• real estate acquisition development and construction loans
• public and private debt transactions, including convertible note and warrant purchase agreements
• mergers and asset and stock acquisitions and divestitures and related financings
• entity formation and governance agreements

Representative Experience

• Representation of domestic or foreign banks as agent, or domestic or foreign borrowers, in syndicated revolving and term loan credit facilities, including a:
• $1 billion+ senior and subordinated credit facilities to a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and development company
• $600 million credit facility to a publicly traded prefabricated building manufacturer
• $550 million credit facility to a publicly traded oilfield equipment and rig servicer
• $350 million senior revolving facility to a publicly traded electrical and telecommunication construction services consolidator
• $175 million credit facility to a publicly traded storage and filtration design, manufacture and repair company
• $150 million credit facility to natural gas pipeline storage company
• $100 million credit facility to steel processor
• $90 million credit facilities to a catalyst manufacturer
• $75 million credit and term loan facility to a national vehicle leasing and parts distributor
• $60 million credit and term loan facility to a metals manufacturer and distributor
• $55 million revolving facility to a landfill liner manufacturer
• $50+ million revolving and term loan facilities to a tile manufacturer and distributor
• $30 million senior credit multi-currency facility to a pipeline servicer 
• Representation of domestic or foreign banks as lender, or domestic or foreign borrowers, in single bank revolving and term loan credit facilities, including a:
• $150 million credit facilities to private investor
• $100 million credit facility to private investors
• $100 million letter of credit facility to a security services company
• $92.5 million credit facilities to private investor
• $75 million credit facility to investor secured by marketable securities
• $50 million credit facility to an oil and gas exploration and development company
• $50 million revolving credit facility to a private company 
• $40 million credit facility to a petrochemical processing company
• $35 million credit facility to an oil and gas exploration and production company
• $28 million term loan to a publicly traded company
• $26.5 revolving credit facility to a Houston based liquor distributor
• $25 million credit facility to an armored car company
• $20 million credit facility secured by substantial acreage in Colorado
• Credit facility secured by precious gemstones
• Credit facility secured by rare and extraordinary musical instruments
• Representation of lender or borrower in several asset-based credit facilities.
• Representation of lender or borrower in several complex commercial loan workouts, restructures, debtor-in-possession financings and foreclosures.
• Representation of lender or borrower in real estate acquisition, development and construction loans covering commercial buildings, retail centers, hotels, multi-family developments, and light industrial, warehouse, and storage facilities.
• Representation of lender or borrower in several mezzanine and subordinated debt facilities.
• Representation of investors in several convertible note and warrant purchase agreements.
• Representation of secured party in foreclosure and subsequent sale of motor vehicle installment contract loan portfolio.
• Experience with complex collateral matters including accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, real estate, oil and gas interests, marketable securities, aircraft, railcars, motor vehicles, vessels, yachts, gemstones, and musical instruments.

Professional / Civic Affiliations

• Martindale Hubbell BV Rated Attorney
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association
• Texas Association of Bank Counsel
• Turnaround Management Association - Houston Chapter

News

• 2009 Chambers USA Rankings Announced (6/30/2009)
• Porter & Hedges, University of Houston Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship Team Up for Mock Negotiation Sessions (w/video) (10/6/2008)
• Firm Receives Chambers USA Recognition (6/11/2008)
• Porter & Hedges Receives Chambers USA Recognition (6/28/2007)
• Article by Jim Jordan & Neal Kaminsky Appears in Counsel to Counsel Magazine (5/9/2006)
• Seventy Percent of Porter & Hedges' Partners Selected as Super Lawyers (10/1/2005)
• Ten Porter & Hedges' Lawyers Named Rising Stars in 2004 Survey (7/1/2004)

Publications

• Complex Financing Transactions: Success From Start To Finish (5/1/2006)
• "Nuts and Bolts of Commitment Letters and Term Sheets" (3/8/2004)