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Camie Carlock McKee

Associate Dallas

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Biography

Camie Carlock McKee is an associate in the Energy, Power and Natural Resources Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Dallas office. Her practice focuses on energy transactions, including crude oil and natural gas. She represents oil and gas companies in acquisition and divestiture transactions through asset or equity sales, in addition to upstream energy companies, banks and private capital providers on traditional debt and non-traditional financing transactions.

Camie graduated magna cum laude from Washington and Lee University and earned her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law, where she served as Managing Editor of the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law. She is an active member of the Washington and Lee University Dallas Alumni Chapter and was named Distinguished Young Alumna at her 10-year reunion. She continues her service to The University of Texas as a board member of the Texas Energy Law Association and member of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business Associate Advisory Council. In recognition of her leadership and contributions to Texas Law, she was inducted into the Friar Society, the oldest honor society at The University of Texas.

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Selected Client Representations

Represented Callon Petroleum Company in the sale of all its Eagle Ford oil and gas assets to Ridgemar Energy Operating, LLC for $655 million in cash with an additional contingent consideration up to $45 million.
Represented Callon Petroleum Company in its $475 million acquisition of the Midland Basin assets of Percussion Petroleum Operating II, LLC, with contingent consideration up to $62.5 million.
Represented Earthstone Energy, Inc. in its acquisition of the New Mexico assets of Titus Oil & Gas Production, LLC and Titus Oil & Gas Production II, LLC and their affiliates (Titus) in a cash-and-stock transaction worth approximately $627 million.
Represented Earthstone Energy, Inc. in its acquisition of the assets of Midland Basin operator Bighorn Permian Resources, LLC in a cash-and-stock transaction worth approximately $860 million.
Represented the administrative agent and letter of credit issuer in the negotiation of a $500 million amended and restated senior secured revolving credit facility to fund, in part, the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties located in the Permian Basin.
Represented Earthstone Energy, Inc. in its acquisition of Permian Basin operator Chisholm Energy Holdings LLC in a cash-and-stock transaction worth over $600 million.
Represented the administrative agent and issuing bank in the negotiation of a $250 million credit facility used to fund, in part, the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties located in the Williston Basin.
Represented a public oil and gas company in the $100,000,000 sale of its Eagle Ford Shale assets to an independent E&P company.
Represented the agent and issuing lender in the negotiation of a $170 million first-lien credit facility used to fund, in part, oil and gas drilling and development activities in West Virginia.
Represented the lender in the negotiation of a $215 million first-lien 7 year term loan backed by long-term hedges and secured with the company’s Mobile Bay assets transferred into separate special purpose subsidiary borrowers.
Represented the lead arranger in the negotiation of a $150 million senior secured revolving credit facility, the proceeds of which will be utilized to operate and maintain midstream water services in New Mexico and Texas.
Represented multi-national exploration and production company in its acquisition of private Eagle Ford producer owning in excess of 600 producing wells.

Professional Affiliations and Engagements

Dallas Women Lawyers Association, Member
Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business, Advisory Board Member
Texas Energy Law Association, Board Member
The University of Texas School of Law Alumni Association, Dallas Alumni Steering Committee and Class of 2018 Committee
Women’s Energy Network of North Texas, Member
Young Professionals in Energy, Dallas Chapter, Board of Directors

Awards and Recognitions

Included in the "Ones to Watch" category of The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., 2024-2025
Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2023-2024
Named Distinguished Young Alumna by Washington and Lee University, 2023

Publications and Speaking Engagements

“A&D and Energy Financing Trends: The Rise in Non-Op Transactions,” speaker, Women’s Energy Network of North Texas Luncheon, November 6, 2024.
“Episode No. 81: Camie Carlock McKee, Haynes Boone Associate,” guest speaker, Women In Law – On The Record, March 19, 2024.
“Recent Trends in Upstream Oil and Gas A&D,” speaker, 19th Annual TJOGEL Symposium, February 23, 2024.
“What To Know About RWI In Acquisition And Divestiture Deals,” co-author, Law360, February 13, 2024.
“2024: The Year of Representations and Warranties Insurance in Upstream A&D?” co-author, Haynes Boone client alert, February 6, 2024.
“Texas Oil and Gas Severance Taxes: An Overview of Current Law and New Legislative Changes” co-author, Haynes and Boone client alert, July 26, 2023.
“Navigating Your Career When You Are One of the ‘Few,’” speaker, 14th Annual Ms. JD Conference on Women in Law, March 18, 2022.
“How Secured Lenders Can Maximize Their Recovery Against a Defaulting Borrower,” speaker, 16th Annual TJOGEL Symposium, February 26, 2021.
“Dealing With COVID-19 and Oil Price Decline: Remedies Available to Secured Energy Lenders That do not Require Direct Ownership of Oil, Gas Properties,” co-author, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, May 11, 2020.
“Weathering the Economic Storm: Are PPP Loans and Bankruptcy Reorganizations Mutually Exclusive Options?” co-author, Haynes and Boone client alert, May 7, 2020.