Benjamin A. Blefeld is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he currently practices in the firm’s Corporate Department with a focus on Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Funds, and Corporate Restructurings.
Education
Benjamin earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, graduating magna cum laude and as a member in the Orders of the Coif and Barons. While attending law school, he served as an Articles Editor for the Houston Law Review and worked as a corporate law research assistant for Professor Douglas Moll. In 2020, Benjamin received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas, graduating with honors.
Selected Representative Experience
Benjamin has had significant responsibility for the following matters:
Capital Markets
Equity
- Represented Jefferies LLC and Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C. in Berry Corporation’s $50 million ATM program. (2025)
- $2.2 billion secondary offering of stock of Diamondback Energy as counsel for the Legacy Endeavor Owners as selling stockholders (representing the largest secondary equity offering in oil and gas industry). (2024)
- Represented Barclays Capital in Western Midstream Partners, LP’s secondary equity offering for $697 million of common units traded on the NYSE. (2024)
Debt
- Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.’s tack-on notes offering of $100 million of 9.75% Senior Notes due in 2028. (2025)
- Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.’s notes exchange of $354 million for all of its 11.00% senior notes due 2025 for newly issued 11.00% senior notes due in 2026. (2024)
- Phillips 66 Company’s senior notes offering of $1.8 billion. (2024)
- Represented Barclays Capital and other dealer managers in Waste Management’s bond exchange in a $500 million private exchange offer of 3.875% senior notes due 2029, issued by Stericycle, Inc., for 3.875% senior notes due 2029. (2024)
- Represented TD Securities and other underwriters in Western Midstream Operating, LP’s notes offering of $792 million for its 5.450% Senior Notes due in 2034. (2024)
M&A
- Dril-Quip, a developer, manufacturer, and provider of highly engineered equipment, service and innovative technologies for use in the energy industry, on its merger with Innovex Downhole Solutions. (2024)
- SilverBow Resources in its $2.1 billion sale to Crescent Energy. (2024)
Investment Funds
- Representing private equity firms in the formation of their Luxembourg investment funds.
Corporate Restructuring
- Representing publicly traded entities in connection with their corporate restructurings and reorganizations.
Benjamin is admitted to practice in the State of Texas.
Capabilities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Capital Markets
- Private Equity
- Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
- Sports Law
Credentials
Education:
- University of Houston - 2023 Juris Doctor
- University of Texas, Austin - 2020 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Texas Bar