Represents clients in mergers and acquisitions and other complex business transactions.
Advises public and private companies, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
Deep experience representing distressed asset acquirers in distressed and other special situations transactions.

Eric represents public and private companies, private equity buyers and portfolio companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other complex business transactions. He also advises on securities matters. Eric regularly counsels private equity and other investment vehicles on distressed and other special situations investments, both in and outside of formal bankruptcy proceedings.

Eric has structured complex deals in the health care, infrastructure, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), energy and retail sectors. He also has extensive experience with industrial and manufacturing companies and business services companies.

Eric is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association.

Representative Work

Private Equity M&A

Represented a private equity firm in its majority investment in a dark fiber and conduit infrastructure company.
Represented a private equity firm in its strategic investment in a leading provider of practitioner-assisted stretch therapy services.
Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of multiple home services businesses.
Represented a private equity firm in its majority investment in an operator and franchisor of oil change and automotive maintenance service centers.
Represented a private equity firm in its strategic investment in a leading operator and franchisor of outpatient mental health clinics.

Represented a private equity firm in its investment in an operator and franchisor of industry-leading athletic-based training facilities.
Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a manufacturer of reusable industrial containers.*
Represented a private equity firm in multiple distressed asset acquisitions in the consumer products, construction and specialty steel recycling industries.*
Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a provider of consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure services.*
Represented a private equity firm in its equity and debt investment in, and subsequent sale of, a provider of environmental, industrial cleaning, emergency response and waste transportation services.*
Represented a private equity firm in its investment in a leading provider of aviation services and support for the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies worldwide.*

Strategic M&A

Represented a publicly traded company in its acquisition of a health care technology company.
Represented an international exploration and production company in its going private transaction.
Represented the founders of a family-owned manufacturing company in its sale to a private equity firm.
Represented a closely held manufacturer of innovative glass products in its sale of the company to a private equity firm.*
Represented a publicly traded manufacturer of infrastructure-related products and services in the construction, energy and transportation industries in multiple strategic acquisitions.*
Represented a network of clinical care practices in its acquisition of 13 pediatric clinics from, and its sale of a minority stake to, an affiliate of a major pediatric hospital.*
Represented a talent intelligence platform company in multiple strategic acquisitions and strategic majority investment from a private equity firm specializing in enterprise software companies.*
Represented a publicly traded metals recycler, manufacturer and fabricator and its subsidiaries in multiple strategic acquisitions and dispositions.*
Represented a health care system in its strategic acquisition of another health care system.*
Represented a publicly traded food and beverage company in multiple strategic acquisitions and dispositions.*
Represented an affiliate of publicly traded transportation company in multiple strategic acquisitions.*
Represented a pediatric cardiology practice with multiple locations in a sale of substantially all of its assets to a large health system.*
Represented a family owned provider of recurring maintenance, refurbishment, upgrade and installation services for electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure in its sale to an affiliate of a publicly traded company.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Akin.

Represented a private equity firm in its investment in an operator and franchisor of industry-leading athletic-based training facilities.
Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a manufacturer of reusable industrial containers.*
Represented a private equity firm in multiple distressed asset acquisitions in the consumer products, construction and specialty steel recycling industries.*
Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a provider of consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure services.*
Represented a private equity firm in its equity and debt investment in, and subsequent sale of, a provider of environmental, industrial cleaning, emergency response and waste transportation services.*
Represented a private equity firm in its investment in a leading provider of aviation services and support for the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies worldwide.*

Strategic M&A

Represented a publicly traded company in its acquisition of a health care technology company.
Represented an international exploration and production company in its going private transaction.
Represented the founders of a family-owned manufacturing company in its sale to a private equity firm.
Represented a closely held manufacturer of innovative glass products in its sale of the company to a private equity firm.*
Represented a publicly traded manufacturer of infrastructure-related products and services in the construction, energy and transportation industries in multiple strategic acquisitions.*
Represented a network of clinical care practices in its acquisition of 13 pediatric clinics from, and its sale of a minority stake to, an affiliate of a major pediatric hospital.*
Represented a talent intelligence platform company in multiple strategic acquisitions and strategic majority investment from a private equity firm specializing in enterprise software companies.*
Represented a publicly traded metals recycler, manufacturer and fabricator and its subsidiaries in multiple strategic acquisitions and dispositions.*
Represented a health care system in its strategic acquisition of another health care system.*
Represented a publicly traded food and beverage company in multiple strategic acquisitions and dispositions.*
Represented an affiliate of publicly traded transportation company in multiple strategic acquisitions.*
Represented a pediatric cardiology practice with multiple locations in a sale of substantially all of its assets to a large health system.*
Represented a family owned provider of recurring maintenance, refurbishment, upgrade and installation services for electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure in its sale to an affiliate of a publicly traded company.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Akin.

Education
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2001

Bar Admissions
Texas

Recognitions

Best Lawyers in Dallas (Corporate Law: Merger & Acquisitions), D Magazine, 2022.
Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2008-2015.
Recognized by D CEO Magazine, D Magazine Partners, as one of the DFW’s Top M&A Dealmakers, 2014.