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Overview
Catherine Kordestani is Of Counsel in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on obtaining merger clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Catherine also represents clients in Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice investigations, including second requests. Prior to law school, Catherine was a television journalist, working at ABC and CBS affiliates.
Education
- SMU Dedman School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude)
- New York University, B.A. (magna cum laude)
Representations
- Represented EQT Corporation in its $35 billion merger with Equitrans Midstream to create a vertically integrated natural gas business; its $5.2 billion acquisition of direct and indirect upstream and midstream subsidiaries and associated oil and gas assets, properties, and gathering systems in the Appalachian Basin from affiliates of Quantum Energy Partners and Tug Hill Operating; and other transactions.
- Represented Eli Lilly and Company in its $1.4 billion acquisition of POINT Biopharma; its $1.925 billion acquisition of Versanis; its $2.4 billion acquisition of Dice Therapeutics; its $610 million acquisition of Akouos; its $1 billion sale of BAQSIMI to Amphastar Pharmaceuticals; and other transactions.
- Represented ONEOK in its $18.8 billion acquisition of Magellan Midstream Partners.
- Represented Whiting Petroleum in its $6 billion merger of equals with Oasis Petroleum.
- Represented Mach Natural Resources in its $815 million acquisition of certain interests in oil and gas properties, rights, and related assets located in certain counties in Oklahoma from Paloma Partners.
- Represented Civitas Resources in its approximately $2.1 billion agreement with Vencer Energy to acquire oil-producing assets in the Midland Basin of West Texas; and in its $2.25 billion definitive agreement to acquire oil-producing assets in the Midland Basin from a portfolio company of NGP Energy Capital Management.
- Represented Crescent Energy in its $815 million acquisition of Uinta Basin assets from Verdun Oil Company pursuant to an FTC-ordered divestiture.
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.