J. Ryan Sacra

Ryan Sacra practices in the areas of Energy (both E&P and Midstream) and Corporate and Securities. He has assisted companies ranging from privately-held businesses to Fortune 500 companies with a variety of matters, including business formation and planning, joint ventures, public and private offerings of securities, private equity funding, securities regulation and compliance, and acquisitions and dispositions. He has also represented both sponsors and conflicts committees in connection with drop downs to master limited partnerships. The clients represented by Mr. Sacra have been engaged in the energy, communications, venture capital, aviation, manufacturing, software development, retail and other industries. Mr. Sacra practiced in New York City for two years and is a member of the Bar of the State of New York as well as the Bar of the State of Oklahoma.

Other Activities and Interests

• Two kids: 16-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter
• Married to Dr. Katie Warlick
• Member of the Choctaw Nation
• Interests include exercising, reading, fishing, investing, and snow skiing

Experience

• Negotiation of contribution agreements on behalf of a NYSE sponsor in a series of drop downs of equity interest to its majority owned NYSE MLP in three separate transactions valued in excess of $850,000,000
• Sale of undivided oil and gas interest of independent oil and gas company in a transaction valued in excess of $620,000,000
• Combination and reorganization of two private manufacturing companies into a single organization valued in excess of $200,000,000 through a strategic non-cash transaction
• Purchase of equity interest of natural gas gathering and processing company valued in excess of $300,000,000 for a NYSE company
• Negotiation of contribution and organization documents with private equity sponsor on behalf of an independent oil and gas company involving capital commitments in excess of $250,000,000
• Negotiation of contribution and organization documents of pipeline joint venture on behalf of a NYSE company involving capital commitments in excess of $190,000,000
• Representation of conflicts committee of NYSE MLP in connection with the drop down by its sponsor of equity interest in a transaction valued in excess of $52,000,000