Doug McCullough

Partner

713.568.7255

With over 20 years of experience, Doug McCullough represents clients in business transactions, international business and taxation. Doug McCullough is based in Houston but covers the Dallas market and serves clients internationally in countries such as Canada, United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, China, and beyond.

Doug McCullough occasionally writes about law, public policy, and trade. He has been published in Entrepreneur, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Real Clear Markets, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express, State Bar of Texas International Law Section Newsletter, and Foundation for Economic Education. He also regularly speaks on or moderates panels on public policy, law and similar topics.

PRACTICE AREAS

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Regularly negotiate and draft all aspects of asset and stock purchase agreements; Structure sales, acquisitions, and mergers to ensure the tax efficiency of such transactions; Due diligence.
Regularly assist non-resident companies and investors plan, structure, and execute inbound investments and acquisitions into the United States; Assist US companies expanding into new markets abroad.
Regularly negotiate and draft all aspects of international sales representative and distribution agreements, joint venture agreements and other international business transactions.
Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts including agreements for contract manufacturing, master services agreements, joint ventures, sales representative, distributorships, OEM, software development, research & development, intellectual property licensing, and employment.
Plan and structure the tax aspects of corporate mergers, acquisitions, asset divestitures, and other corporate reorganizations
Conduct tax research and analysis for C corporations, S corporations and partnerships.
Fund formation, private securities offerings, and representation of accredited investors.
Work with officers, directors and shareholders of companies to address all aspects of corporate governance and corporate compliance matters.

EDUCATION

Southern Methodist University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1999
Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 1998
Indiana University, B.A., 1995

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

State Bar of Texas
State of New York

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Phi Beta Kappa
National Review Institute Fellow

ORGANIZATIONS

Canada-Texas Chamber of Commerce – Director
GlobalScot
British-American Business Council
New York State Bar – International Section