Blake is an experienced, deal-driven private funds and family office executive, board member and attorney with significant practice in capital markets and investment transactions, the electric industry, the natural gas industry, and regulation. He routinely wears multiple hats: legal, investment, development, compliance, and information technology and cybersecurity.

His background includes representing public and private companies, private equity firms (and their portfolio companies), hedge funds, venture capital companies, family offices, and ultra-high net worth individuals. Notably, Blake served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Hayman Capital Management LP and J. Kyle Bass’s family office until 2019 when he joined a start-up that he founded and later sold.

Blake’s extensive experience encompasses global capital markets, investment transactions, debt and equity financings, corporate and M&A transactions, natural gas and renewable energy transactions, derivatives, project finance transactions, EPC and construction contracts, supply chain contracts, employment activities, intellectual property, and complex litigation. Blake has also designed, implemented, and operated programs related to SEC, CFTC, FERC, and NERC compliance. Since 2016, he has counseled clients on the formation of ESG Committees and best practices in ESG policies.

Bar Qualification: Texas