Matthew T. Armendariz

Matthew T. Armendariz is a Shareholder and head of the Business Practice Group at ScottHulse PC. His practice focuses on corporate transactions, commercial real estate law, banking and lending, oil and gas, healthcare regulatory compliance, and water rights. He advises clients across Texas and New Mexico, including developers, financial institutions, business owners, healthcare providers, and government entities. He also chairs the firm’s AI Committee.

Mr. Armendariz earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School. He served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Yale University. His academic background provided a foundation for a transactional practice involving corporate, real estate, financial, and regulatory matters.

Mr. Armendariz handles acquisitions and dispositions, entity formation and governance, seller-financed transactions, commercial loan documentation, and regulatory compliance. Before joining ScottHulse PC in 2015, he practiced with the Finance group at Vinson & Elkins LLP in Dallas. His work there included acquisitions and syndicated financings involving the oil and gas industry. His experience extends to major land acquisitions, groundwater rights, and secured transactions.

Matthew T. Armendariz is admitted to practice in Texas and New Mexico. His official practice areas include Banking, Lending & Financial Institutions, Corporate & Securities, and Real Estate. He has handled significant transactions, including an acquisition involving more than $50 million in farmland and associated groundwater rights. His practice combines corporate and financial transactions with commercial real estate, regulatory compliance, water rights, and business counseling.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, ScottHulse PC
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico

Licensed State

• Texas
• New Mexico

Education

• Stanford Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Yale University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)