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Trevor Pinkerton is a partner in the firm's Corporate practice. Trevor’s practice focuses on representing public companies in their securities, mergers & acquisitions and governance matters. He serves clients in a range of industries, including renewable energy, oil and natural gas E&P, oilfield services, manufacturing, commercial banking and finance and investment banking.
Trevor is experienced in domestic and cross-border initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on offerings, public and private M&A (including substantial cross-border experience) and SPAC transactions. He also assists public company clients with annual Exchange Act reporting, beneficial ownership and Section 16 issues and corporate governance. He also represents certain select private companies with their board-level governance issues, shareholder engagement and investment matters.
Trevor has been ranked as a Texas Rising Star for securities & corporate finance by Thomas Reuters in 2015 and 2017-2020.
J.D., Emory University School of Law, with honors
M.T.S., Emory University
B.A., Rice University, cum laude
Texas
Houston Bar Association – Campaign for the Homeless Committee; Historical Committee; Literacy Campaign; Member
Texas Bar Foundation – Fellow
August 1, 2025
K&S counsels Quanta Services on its $1.35B acquisition of Texas-based Dynamic Systems from FGI Group
August 1, 2025
King & Spalding Advises Quanta Services, Inc. on Acquisition of Dynamic Systems
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
Represented USA Rare Earth, LLC in its de-SPAC transaction with Inflection Point Acquistion Corp. II, which was renamed USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR)
Represented Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) in an underwritten registered offering of $1.25 billion of its senior notes
Represented Chord Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CHRD) on the offer and sale of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.750% notes due 2033 in an unregistered offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Reg. S
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March 7, 2024
SEC Adopts Final Climate Disclosure Rules
May 5, 2023
SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Amendments
August 1, 2025
K&S counsels Quanta Services on its $1.35B acquisition of Texas-based Dynamic Systems from FGI Group
August 1, 2025
King & Spalding Advises Quanta Services, Inc. on Acquisition of Dynamic Systems
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
Represented USA Rare Earth, LLC in its de-SPAC transaction with Inflection Point Acquistion Corp. II, which was renamed USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR)
Represented Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) in an underwritten registered offering of $1.25 billion of its senior notes
Represented Chord Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CHRD) on the offer and sale of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.750% notes due 2033 in an unregistered offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Reg. S
See more
March 7, 2024
SEC Adopts Final Climate Disclosure Rules
May 5, 2023
SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Amendments
August 1, 2025
K&S counsels Quanta Services on its $1.35B acquisition of Texas-based Dynamic Systems from FGI Group
August 1, 2025
King & Spalding Advises Quanta Services, Inc. on Acquisition of Dynamic Systems
June 11, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide
J.D., Emory University School of Law, with honors
M.T.S., Emory University
B.A., Rice University, cum laude
Texas
Houston Bar Association – Campaign for the Homeless Committee; Historical Committee; Literacy Campaign; Member
Texas Bar Foundation – Fellow