Biography
Brooke Pollard joined TLD Law as a law clerk in May 2006 and has become a trusted leader in the firm’s Irvine office. As a partner, Brooke focuses on mergers and acquisitions of closely held businesses, real estate law, entity use in estate planning, and advanced tax strategies. In 2025, she earned her LLM in Taxation from Loyola Law School, solidifying her expertise in tax law and positioning herself as a resource for clients seeking sophisticated tax planning solutions.
Brooke brings a wealth of experience to her practice, handling all aspects of stock and asset purchases, including letters of intent, due diligence, purchase agreement preparation and review, closings, and earn-out strategies. She is exceptionally skilled in advising clients on business transition and succession planning, especially within family-owned enterprises.
Areas of Expertise
- Advanced Tax Strategies: Leveraging her LLM in Taxation, Brooke provides innovative tax-saving solutions and asset-protection strategies tailored to her client’s unique needs.
- Corporate Law: She has formed thousands of corporations, LLCs, LPs, general partnerships, and LLPs for licensed professionals and maintains corporate records for over 500 closely held businesses.
- Real Estate Law: Brooke processes and reviews commercial lease and purchase agreements and represents publicly traded companies in lease and purchase negotiations.
- Preventive Law Practice: She helps business owners avoid potential legal challenges by addressing corporate compliance, employment agreements, trademarks, and more before issues arise.
Tax Law Focus
Brooke’s LLM in Taxation from Loyola Law School enhances her exceptional knowledge in property taxes, property tax appeals, and claim-for-reassessment exclusions during real property transfers. Her in-depth understanding of the complexities of tax law allows her to navigate clients through local, state, and federal tax challenges with precision.
Testimonials:
“I had the privilege of working with Brooke during one of the most significant transactions of my professional career — the acquisition of my company by a publicly traded national engineering and technology firm.
From the outset, Brooke demonstrated a level of preparation, intelligence, and strategic thinking that instilled immediate confidence. Representing a privately held company in a deal against a major public corporation and their high-powered New York law firm is no small task. Brooke was undaunted. She fought relentlessly on our behalf, pushing back on terms, protecting our interests, and ensuring we achieved the best possible outcome — not just on the headline numbers, but in the details of representations, warranties, earnouts, and post-closing obligations that can make or break a deal.
What truly set Brooke apart was her commitment and tenacity when it mattered most. As we pushed to close the deal at year-end — a deadline with significant financial and tax implications — Brooke worked through the holiday season without complaint, navigating negotiations over Christmas and New Year’s. Brooke is, in the best possible sense of the phrase, a bulldog. She is tenacious, sharp, and completely client-focused, yet she maintains a professionalism and composure that commands respect from everyone at the table. She is the kind of attorney you want in your corner when the stakes are high and the other side has deep resources.
I recommend Brooke M. Pollard without reservation and in the strongest possible terms. Any individual or organization fortunate enough to retain her will be exceptionally well-served.”
