Professionals

J.P. Whalen is an associate in the corporate practice group of Porter Hedges. His practice focuses on public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, SEC compliance, new entity formation, corporate governance and general corporate matters.

Mr. Whalen has represented clients in a variety of industries, including energy exploration and production, oil field services, offshore drilling and alternative energy. Mr. Whalen has also represented investment banking firms in various capital markets transactions.

While in law school, Mr. Whalen served as an articles editor of the Houston Law Review. Additionally, he is a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of the Barons.

• Represented NYSE Amex listed offshore drilling company in multiple Rule 144A note offerings totaling over $1.3 billion
• Represented energy focused investment bank in multiple public offerings totaling over $500 million
• Represented NASDAQ listed alternative energy company in $100 million public offering
• Represented privately held chemical company in $50 million acquisition by private equity group
• Represented privately held exploration and production company in $20 million acquisition by NYSE listed exploration and production company
• Represented NYSE, NASDAQ and NYSE Amex listed companies in SEC compliance matters

• State Bar of Texas, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• Houston Bar Association, Member
• Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member