Judy Little
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Judy Little

Counsel

Email

judy.little@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 713 354 4877

Offices

Houston

V-CARD
Judy represents public and private companies across a variety of sectors on corporate finance, securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and SEC disclosure and reporting requirements.
She has advised clients on mergers, stock purchases and sales, and asset purchases; has represented issuers and investment banks in various domestic and foreign public offerings; and has represented issuers in numerous domestic and foreign private placements.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • A privately held upstream and midstream oil and gas partnership in a $3.8 billion SPAC merger.
  • An NYSE-listed public company in a private offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375 percent senior unsecured notes due 2026.
  • A privately held hospitality company in a transaction that involved an offering of $1.415 billion principal amount of senior secured and senior unsecured notes and a $1.080 billion secured incremental term loan and revolver.
  • A private E&P company as issuer’s counsel in a private offering of $500 million of 5.500% senior notes due 2026 and $500 million of 5.750% senior notes due 2028. Also successfully represented same client in cash tender offers for its outstanding 7.000% senior notes due 2021 and 8.125% senior notes due 2023.
  • A global provider of specialty chemicals and performance materials in a $186 million underwritten public offering of 3,450,000 shares of common stock.
  • A publicly held oil and gas company in connection with a proxy contest settlement agreement in which no additional directors were appointed.
  • Microvast Holdings, Inc. in connection with the commencement of its at-the-market equity offering program to offer and sell shares of its common stock of up to USD125m.
  • National Energy Services Reunited Corp. on its consent solicitation and exchange offer of 3,413,645 ordinary shares related to its outstanding warrants.
  • DT Midstream, Inc. in connection with a USD421m follow-on equity offering.
  • CSW Industrials, Inc. in connection with a USD360.5m upsized follow-on equity offering.
  • DT Midstream in connection with an offering of USD600m senior secured notes.
  • ExcelFin Acquisition Corp. in connection with its USD370m business combination with Baird Medical Investment Holdings Limited.
  • LatAmGrowth SPAC, a Latin American-based SPAC targeting high growth companies in Latin America, mainly Brazil, on its USD130m IPO and Nasdaq listing of units.
  • A private E&P company in a USD300m Rule 144A note offering and subsequent USD150m tack-on offering (previous firm experience).
  • An MJDS issuer in a USD280m public offering of stock and convertible notes (previous firm experience. 
  • J.F. Lehman & Company on its USD1.2bn acquisition of Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.
  • TV Ammo, Inc. (True Velocity) in connection with its pending USD1.21bn business combination with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
  • Alta Mesa Holdings, an oil and gas company, in its USD3.8bn merger with a SPAC and a midstream company.
  • NESR Limited, a subsidiary of National Energy Services Reunited Corp. in its minority stake investment into Salttech Holding B.V.
  • VAALCO Energy, Inc. in successfully defending against a proxy contest by insurgent shareholders to unseat a majority of the board.
  • Callon Petroleum Company in the defense of multiple proxy fights.
  • Ultra Petroleum in the defense of an activist campaign. 

Published Work

  • Little, J. (2023), Co-authored “Clean Energy Tax Credits’ Wage, Apprentice Rules: Key Points”, Law360
  • Little, J. (2022), “2022 Proxy Season Quick Reference Guide”
  • Little, J. (2021), Co-authored “Energy Transition and the Role of the Board”
  • Little, J. (2020), Co-authored “Preparing for IPO Success: The Transition in the Founder’s Role and Corporate Culture”

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

Member, State Bar of Texas

Board of Directors, National Charity League Heart of Texas Chapter

Qualifications

Admissions

Texas

Academic

B.A., University of Virginia, 1987

J.D., University of Virginia, 1990, Dillard Fellow 

Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of International Law

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.