About me

Address: Houston: 1111 Louisiana Street, 44th Floor, Houston, TX 77002-5200

Areas of Focus: Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate; Special Situations; Public Company Advisory

Biography:
Bryan’s practice includes a broad range of capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on the energy, sustainability and infrastructure industries. He represents clients on traditional debt and equity offerings, private placements, convertible debt instruments, corporate governance, public company mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and general securities laws compliance matters. He also has extensive experience with securities matters in the special situations and restructuring context.
Bryan regularly represents public and private companies, private equity funds and portfolio companies in mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and investments.

Representative Work:
- A leading infrastructure investor and pension investor in the $6.2 billion acquisition of an electric services company.
- A U.S. exploration and production company in its approximate $2.1 billion agreement with an upstream oil and gas company to acquire oil producing assets in the Midland Basin of west Texas.
- A U.S. exploration and production company in its $2.45 billion definitive agreement to acquire oil producing assets in the Delaware Basin from Tap.
- A U.S. exploration and production company in its $2.25 billion definitive agreement to acquire oil producing assets in the Midland Basin.
- A U.S. petroleum company in its $6 billion merger of equals.

Credentials:
Education: J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2013 (with highest honors)
Bar Admissions: New York, 2014; Texas, 2018

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Insights:
- SEC Proposes Regulation Crypto Assets: A Tailored Offering Framework for Crypto Investment Contracts (August 19, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/sec-proposes-regulation-crypto-assets-a-tailored-offering-framework-for-crypto-investment-contracts
- Akin Advises Millrose Properties on Up to $1.25 Billion Financing for Dream Finders Homes' Acquisition of Beazer Homes  (August 10, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-millrose-properties-on-up-to-dollar125-billion-financing-for-dream-finders-homes-acquisition-of-beazer-homes
- DExit: The Reincorporation Decision — A Guide for Investors (July 29, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/dexit-the-reincorporation-decision-a-guide-for-investors
- Is It Time to DExit?  A Guide for Boards (July 22, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/is-it-time-to-dexit-a-guide-for-boards
- SEC Proposes Regulation E-Delivery: Electronic Delivery Would Become the Default (July 17, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/sec-proposes-regulation-e-delivery-electronic-delivery-would-become-the-default
- SEC Expands Availability of Five Business Day Tender and Exchange Offers (July 6, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/sec-expands-availability-of-five-business-day-tender-and-exchange-offers
- Akin Advises Innovex International in Agreement to Acquire TCO Group  (June 18, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-innovex-international-in-agreement-to-acquire-tco-group
- SEC Proposes Reforms to Registered Offerings and Public Company Reporting (May 21, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/sec-proposes-reforms-to-registered-offerings-and-public-company-reporting
- SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting for Public Companies: What You Need to Know (May 6, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/sec-proposes-optional-semiannual-reporting-for-public-companies-what-you-need-to-know
- SEC Grants Relief Permitting Shortened Tender Offer Periods for Equity Securities (April 20, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/sec-grants-relief-permitting-shortened-tender-offer-periods-for-equity-securities
- SEC Adopts Final Rules Requiring Section 16(a) Reporting for Directors and Officers of FPIs, and Provides Exemptive Relief for FPI Directors and Officers in Qualifying Jurisdictions (March 12, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/sec-adopts-final-rules-requiring-section-16a-reporting-for-directors-and-officers-of-foreign-private-issuers-fpis-and-provides-exemptive-relief-for-fpi-directors-and-officers
- Key Issues for Companies and Activist Investors Heading into the 2026 Proxy Season (February 19, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/key-issues-for-companies-and-activist-investors-heading-into-the-2026-proxy-season