O’Melveny Worldwide

Katie Legband O’Brien

Partner

  • Represented a Texas-based health care company in numerous acquisitions of ambulatory surgery centers from physician partners and joint venture transactions
  • Represented TransDigm Group, Inc. in several of its acquisitions in the aerospace industry, collectively valued at more than US$5 billion
  • Represented a Swiss-based global transport and logistics group in its acquisition of a majority stake in a Tennessee-headquartered marine drayage and logistics provider
  • Represented Morgenthaler Private Equity in its sale of a plastic components manufacturer to a global Sweden-based manufacturer
  • Represented Pacific Avenue Capital Partners in its sale of Emerald Textiles to Purestar Linen Group, a portfolio company of Cornell Capital
  • Represented a private equity firm in numerous acquisitions of eyewear companies
  • Represented Woodruff Sawyer, an independent insurance brokerage and consulting firm, in its sale to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for US$1.2 billion
  • Represented a New York-based investment firm in its strategic investment partnership within the restaurant industry  
  • Represented a global energy technology company in its investment into, and partnership with, an LNG project located in Alaska
  • Represented a family office in the acquisition of two linear television networks
  • Represented founders in the sale of their commercial and residential asphalt paving business operating in the southeast US to a strategic buyer
  • Represented a family business in a carve-out sale of its residential construction service company
  • Represented founders in the sale of their waste collection, transfer and disposal services business located on the East Coast of the US to a private equity-backed portfolio company
  • Represented EyeCare Services Partners, a portfolio company of Harvest Partners and a vertically-integrated ophthalmologic services platform, in numerous acquisitions of clinics and practices
  • Represented a public oil and gas company in the divestiture of multiple asset packages
  • Represented ERM Group, Inc. in several of its acquisitions of sustainability and governance consulting businesses
  • Represented a portfolio company of Britton Hill Partners in the sale of its majority stake in Hawker Pacific Airservices Limited to Jet Aviation
  • Represented an energy company in its initial registration with the SEC and listing on the NYSE following its spinoff from a parent corporation
  • Represented an energy company in numerous private offerings of senior notes and senior secured notes totaling more than US$6.5 billion in aggregate proceeds to fund the tender, redemption, and retirement of outstanding debt

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2016, with honors: Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Texas Law Review
  • Southern Methodist University, B.A., Psychology and Political Science, 2013: magna cum laude

Professional Activities

Internship

  • Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht, Supreme Court of Texas