Overview

Brooke Sizer is a corporate attorney in Holland & Knight's Houston office, where she focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and divestitures. Ms. Sizer represents clients from varying industries, with a focus in the transportation and energy industry, where she has a particular emphasis on upstream oil and gas transactions.

In addition to Ms. Sizer's energy practice, which involves representing clients both onshore and offshore (domestically and internationally), she routinely assists clients in drafting and reviewing joint operating agreements, master service agreements, deeds, assignments and other commercial agreements. She also advises clients on various issues associated with the exploration and development of oil and gas assets, as well as prepares original drilling title, acquisition and division order title opinions. Ms. Sizer is Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

As part of Ms. Sizer’s transportation industry experience, she has represented numerous clients in their buy-sell transactions and advised clients in the navigation of the various components of these transactions, including manufacturer approval and state requirements.

Representative Experience

  • Represented a multinational chemical company that operates in a variety of industries on the acquisition of a major tranche of an American exploration and production company's oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford shale in south Texas for $1.4 billion
  • Assisted in the representation of a buyer in the acquisition of producing oil and gas assets in Ward County, Texas
  • Assisted in the representation of a seller in the divestiture of more than 20,000 net mineral acres in Roosevelt County, New Mexico
  • Assisted in the representation of a seller in the divestiture of producing oil and gas properties in the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP) play
  • Assisted in the representation of a seller in the divestiture of both developed and undeveloped acreage in East Texas
  • Assisted in the representation of a buyer in the acquisition of producing oil and gas assets in the Delaware Basin

  • Represented an investor group in its acquisition of Colorado's largest motorcycle, all-terrain and utility vehicle dealership and related assets
  • Represented a large privately owned dealership group in the sale of its operations and real estate in several states to one of the country's largest automotive retail and service companies
  • Counseled a family-owned dealership group in its sale of multiple dealerships

Credentials

Education
  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D.
  • Tulane University, B.A., Political Science and Communications, cum laude
Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • Louisiana
  • Texas
Memberships
  • Institute for Energy Law (IEL), Leadership Class, 2021-2022
  • Tulane Club of Houston, Secretary, 2020-present; Outreach Co-Chair, 2018
Honors & Awards
  • Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers magazine, Energy & Natural Resources, 2020-2024
  • Holland & Knight Rising Star, Class of 2024

Publications

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