Max F. Canon
Associate
Austin & Midland Offices
Max Canon is a transactional lawyer whose practice focuses on the acquisition and disposition of oil and gas assets, title examination, and other corporate matters.
Full Biography
Max Canon is an associate in the Austin and Midland offices whose practice focuses on oil and gas related transactions, corporate matters, and title examination. Max is licensed to practice in both Texas and New Mexico.
Max has experience representing public and private companies in traditional purchase and sale agreements, farmout agreements, saltwater disposal agreements, surface use agreements, title opinions, and other energy related contracts.
Max was born in Midland, Texas and moved to Austin, Texas in 2009. While attending the University of Texas, Max served as a Handler in the Silver Spurs organization where he administered, arranged, and coordinated activities associated with the University of Texas longhorn mascot, Bevo XV. Max began his legal career in Midland, Texas at Davis, Gerald & Cremer and moved to the Austin office in 2026.
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2022
- New Mexico, 2023
Education
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Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, TX
J.D., 2022
Summa Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
Texas Tech Law Review, Articles Editor
Phi Delta Phi Honor Society -
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
B.A., History, 2018
B.A., Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures, 2018
Honors & Recognition
Top Grade Award, Legal Practice II, Oil & Gas II, Texas Mineral Titles, Energy Transactions, Regional Externship
Distinction Award, Energy Law & Policy
Dean’s List, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
Energy Law Interest Group, 1L Representative 2019, Treasurer 2020, President 2021
Dean’s Ambassador, Student Leader
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, State Bar of New Mexico
Representative Transactional Experience
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestures
- Represented an Austin based private company in a partial divestment of leasehold assets and a Development Agreement in Upton County, Texas, with Northern Oil and Gas, Inc
- Represented a public energy company in its acquisition of leasehold assets in Midland County, Texas, from Fortress Energy Partners IV, LLC
- Represented a Denver based NGP backed portfolio company in its acquisition of leasehold assets in Loving and Winkler Counties, Texas, from Diamondback E&P LLC
- Represented an Austin based NGP backed portfolio company in its acquisition of leasehold assets in Divide County, North Dakota, from DE Asset Holdings, LLC
- Represented a Fort Worth based private company in a divestment of leasehold assets in Reagan County, Texas, to DE West Texas
- Represented a Denver based NGP backed portfolio company in its acquisition of leasehold assets in Lea County, New Mexico, from OXY Y-1 Company and OXY USA Inc
- Represented a private equity backed portfolio company in its divestment of ~4,000 acres in Culberson and Reeves Counties, Texas
- Represented a Midland based private company in its acquisition of assets in Crane and Upton Counties, Texas from AVAD II Permian, LLC and AVAD II Minerals, LLC
- Represented a public energy company in an Exchange Agreement for assets in Eddy County, New Mexico
- Represented a Midland based private company in a Letter Agreement with Fasken Land and Minerals, LTD. for leasehold assets in Midland and Andrews Counties, Texas
- Represented a private equity backed portfolio company in a series of Farmout Agreements with Anadarko and Oxy for assets in Reeves and Loving Counties, Texas
- Represented a Fort Worth based family office backed company in an acquisition of assets in Eddy County, New Mexico
- Represented a Lubbock based private company in its divestment of assets in Lea County, New Mexico to DENM Holdco, LLC
- Represented a Midland based private company in its acquisition of ~5,000 acres in Eddy County, New Mexico from several family backed sellers
- Represented an Austin based family office backed company in its divestment of assets in Upton County, Texas
- Represented a private equity backed portfolio company in its divestment of assets in Ector County, Texas
- Represented a public energy company in its exchange of assets in Glasscock, Howard, and Reagan Counties, Texas with DE Permian, LLC
- Represented EnCap Investments, L.P. backed Peacemaker Royalties, L.P. in its $61 million divestment of oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin to Endeavor Energy Resources, LP’s subsidiary, 1979 Royalties, LP
- Represented Castlelake, L.P. backed portfolio company in its series of divestments of oil and gas assets in Upton, Howard, and Pecos Counties, Texas to: (1) BCP Resources, LLC; (2) Hibernia Energy III, LLC; (3) Momentum Minerals Operating II, LP; (4) Pecos River Exploration, LLC; and (5) Tailwater Royalties, LLC
- Represented a private capital provider backed company in its formational acquisition of oil and gas assets in Eddy County, New Mexico from Murchison Oil and Gas, LLC
- Represented a privately held company in its divestment of oil and gas assets in Eddy County, New Mexico to Double Eagle Permian, LLC
- Represented a publicly listed company in its divestment of surface tracts in Glasscock County, Texas
- Represented a private equity backed mineral and royalty company in its acquisition of overriding royalty interests in New Mexico
Other Transactional Matters
- Represented a Midland based private equity backed portfolio company in a Development Agreement in Lea County, New Mexico
- Represented a Louisiana based Pearl backed portfolio company in a series of Crude Oil Purchase Contracts and Pipeline Connection and Dedication Agreements with Plains Marketing, L.P. in Ector County, Texas
- Represented a Midland based private company in a Water Gathering and Disposal Agreement and Asset Purchase Agreement
- Represented a Fort Worth based family office backed company in a series of Crude Oil Purchase, Dedication and Connection Agreements with Energy Transfer LP in Eddy County, New Mexico
- Represented a Fort Worth based family office backed company in a series of Water Management and Dedication Agreements with WaterBridge Stateline LLC in Eddy County, New Mexico
- Represented a public energy company in a Surface Use Agreement, Sand Purchase Agreement, and divestment of surface related assets in Glasscock and Howard Counties, Texas, with OnCore Processing LLC
- Represented an Austin based private company in a series of Crude Petroleum Purchase Agreements and Connection Agreements with Bridger Pipeline LLC and Eighty-Eight Oil LLC in McKenzie County, North Dakota
- Represented a private equity backed portfolio company in a series of Water Management and Dedication Agreements for assets in Ector County, Texas
- Represented a material Permian landowner in a Surface Use Agreement with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. for assets in Upton County, Texas
- Represented an Austin based private company in a Permian AMI and Acquisition Agreement
- Represented a start-up entity in a Master Consulting Agreement for professional advisory services
- Represented a Fort Worth based private company in a series of Surface and Saltwater Disposal Agreements
- Represented a publicly listed company in its construction and numerous crossings of pipeline facilities for a Texas and New Mexico frac sand conveyor belt system
- Represented Rockport Energy Solutions in a master consulting agreement governing operations and experimental enhanced recovery methods in oil and gas wells
- Represented a privately held company in a bitcoin mining agreement in Fisher County, Texas
- Represented NGP Energy Capital backed portfolio company in the negotiation of surface agreements and confidentiality agreements
- Represented a privately held company focused on E&P in the Permian Basin in its formation and initial acquisition agreement
