Holland & Knight LLP fields a robust team of experienced oil and gas transactional lawyers who routinely represent a range of multinational and independent oil and gas companies, private equity and petrochemical companies across the full spectrum of oil and gas transactions. These range from mergers and acquisitions, lease interpretations, and midstream commercial agreements, to divestitures of federal offshore oil and gas leases, land acquisitions and sales related to refinery plant expansions. Co-head of the oil and gas subsector group Seth Belzley is one of the main contacts, splitting his time between Denver and Houston and advising clients from the pipeline, midstream, oil and gas, renewable fuels, and solar industries. From Denver, fellow co-chair Robert Dougherty specializes in acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures related to oil and gas properties and exploration and production companies, while Dallas’ Andy Derman leads the firm’s international energy practice and is well-versed in oil and gas investment projects and cross-border transactions. Ram Sunkara, based between Houston and Atlanta, is noted for his expertise in complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and project finance transactions across the oil and gas sectors.
Key clients
- Alpha Energy Partners
- Grey Rock Investment Partners
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Howard Midstream Energy Partners
- INEOS Energy
- Neste Oyj
- Oil India Limited
- Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.
- Suburban Propane Partners L.P.
- Verbio North America Holdings Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised INEOS Energy on the company's entrance into the United States onshore oil and gas market with the acquisition of a portion of Chesapeake Energy's oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas for $1.4 billion.
- Advised Grey Rock Investment Partners in its US$1.3 billion business combination with Executive Network Partnering Corporation.
- Advised Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. on acquisition financing matters in connection with the purchase of oil and gas assets from Pecos Oil & Gas, LLC, an affiliate of Cibolo Energy Partners LLC, for cash consideration of $330 million.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Seth Belzley, Robert Dougherty