BANKS BRUCE focuses his practice on private equity, financing, and energy transactions, both domestically and internationally, including private equity-backed financings, acquisition financings, oil and gas financings (for both midstream and upstream oil and gas companies), debt restructurings and recapitalizations, syndicated financings, cash flow financings, asset-based financings, mezzanine financing transactions, direct lending transactions, distressed financings, debtor-in-possession financings, and exit financings. Banks additionally has experience in public and private securities transactions, general corporate and M&A transactions, general corporate governance and compliance matters, and commodities and other derivative-related matters.

Banks was named a 2020 “Rising Star” by Law360 for his work in Finance. He has also been named a “Rising Star” by Texas Super Lawyers from 2017 through 2020 in Banking, Energy & Natural Resources as well as in Securities & Corporate Finance.