Cheryl Looper is corporate counsel in O’Melveny’s Houston office. Cheryl has an extensive M&A practice managing a wide range of transactions covering mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments and spinoffs (asset and equity), in both domestic and cross-border contexts. Cheryl also has a wealth of experience with private equity sponsors, institutional investors, independent sponsors and strategic acquirors in leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and securities transactions, as well as day-to-day corporate governance.

Prior to joining the Firm, Cheryl was a Senior Counsel at a private-equity backed pipeline construction company, where she handled acquisitions, divestitures, strategic initiatives and transactions and compliance matters. 

Cheryl also provides pro bono service to the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, serving as a volunteer attorney representing clients in guardianship cases through the Medical Legal Partnership with Texas Children’s Hospital.