Bryan Loocke Selected Energy Attorney of the Year at 2025 Texas Legal Awards

The Managing Partner of Vinson & Elkins’ Houston office, Loocke, was named Energy Attorney of the Year for his work on major upstream and midstream oil and gas transactions. His achievements include representing Grayson Mill Holdings in its $5 billion sale of Williston Basin assets to Devon Energy, advising EnCap Investments and Ameredev in a $1.905 billion Delaware Basin deal with Matador Resources, and representing EnCap and XCL Resources in the $2.55 billion sale of Uinta Basin assets to SM Energy and Northern Oil and Gas.

In a Texas Lawyer profile, Loocke discussed how he helps clients adapt to recent shifts in state and federal energy policy, saying, “At Vinson & Elkins, we have been extremely focused on helping clients navigate the market and completing transactions by having an amazing group of lawyers with deep subject matter experience, who are fully up to speed on all of the regulatory changes impacting the energy industry and how such changes impact each individual deal.”

Loocke is a key member of Vinson & Elkins’ renowned Mergers & Acquisitions and Energy practice groups, which are widely recognized for delivering innovative legal solutions to clients.