Holland & Knight LLP

Advising clients across the full oil and gas spectrum, including exploration, development, production, and transportation, Holland & Knight LLP handles complex transactions and routine operational issues, with added experience in guiding clients through the evolving energy transition to lower-carbon solutions. Jim Noe leads the team from Washington, DC. Co-head Seth Belzley splits his time between Denver and Houston and is highly regarded by companies operating in the midstream sector, with recent work focused on the acquisition of production facilities, terminals, and pipelines. Co-head Robert Dougherty operates from Dallas and brings extensive experience handling transactions across various basins, advising both domestic and international oil and gas players. Dallas’ Andrew Derman, whose work spans domestic and cross-border M&A as well as commercial agreements, is praised as one of the ‘very best’ oil and gas lawyers, with a ’unique understanding of the industry‘. Ram Sunkara rotates between Dallas and Atlanta and has a diverse practice that spans upstream and midstream acquisitions and disposals, as well as project counsel, with a particular focus on the LNG sector.