About
Baker Botts is a leading international law firm with 11 offices located in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Based on its experience and knowledge of its clients’ industries, the firm is recognized as a leading firm in the energy, technology and life sciences sectors. Baker Botts lawyers work on a range of complex legal issues, including global energy and renewables projects, intellectual property, commercial litigation, corporate transactions, environmental compliance challenges and tax disputes. The firm has worked on behalf of clients in more than 100 countries, and the firm regularly consults on matters that have a local, regional and global impact. - Main areas of practice Corporate department: Corporate lawyers handle complex matters, advising clients on a full range of corporate, securities and financing matters, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt for both issuers and underwriters or placement agents. In addition, the firm's corporate lawyers have extensive experience in private equity and venture capital fund transactions and specialised financing in domestic and international contexts. Global projects department: Global projects lawyers provide clients with in-depth legal advice in the world’s major energy-producing regions. Areas include: oil and gas, project development and finance, real estate, energy regulatory and international trade. These focus on energy and infrastructure projects in both development and operational stages, as well as advisement in respect to regulatory, import/export, finance and commercial business transactions often required after these projects commence. Intellectual property department: The firm offers a national and international practice including patent litigation, patent procurement, patent licensing and due diligence. Other areas of practice include strategic IP counselling, trademark acquisition, trademark and copyright litigation, franchise and distribution and other intellectual property transactions. With the skill set to protect and advance clients goals, combined with technical knowledge and industry experience, firm lawyers are able to work with clients facing complex technology issues. Litigation department: Litigators handle commercial, securities, professional liability, product liability, patent, white-collar, antitrust, international arbitration, environment and energy litigation, as well as the appellate issues that arise from these matters. The firm’s representations reflect the broad litigation practice, with matters ranging from wins in high-profile cases to precedent setting victories. The firm has one of the legal industry’s largest and most diverse environmental practices. The firm’s lawyers excel in courtrooms across the United States and internationally, helping resolve clients’ legal problems in a variety of industries. Tax department: Comprised of four sections, including income tax, state tax, employee benefits and executive compensation and private clients services, the tax department provides advice to clients across the spectrum of business activities and investments. Lawyers develop plans and structures to achieve clients’ objectives while minimizing the impact of federal, state and international taxes. The firm also features a substantial employee benefits and executive compensation practice, and provides counselling to individuals, families and entrepreneurs on wealth transfer and succession planning tax issues. ### Memberships - Lex Mundi ### Staffing Figures - 257 Number of Partners - 365 Number of Other Lawyers
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Lawyers in this office
Aaron Streett
Partner Practice Group Chair - Supreme Court & Constitutional Law · Supreme Court & Constitutional Law
Alex Kamel
Partner · Banking and Finance
Allison Watkins Mallick
Partner · Environmental Law
Amy Hefley
Partner Deputy Department Chair - Litigation (Firmwide) Practice Group Chair - Securities & Shareholder Litigation (Firmwide) · Securities and Shareholder Litigation
Andrew Behrman
Partner Section Co-Chair - International Disputes (Firmwide) · International Arbitration
Andrew Lankler
Partner · White Collar Criminal Defense
Andrew Schulte
Special Counsel · Corporate Finance
Anthony Lucisano
Senior Associate · Appellate Litigation
Avner Bengera
Partner · Mergers and Acquisitions
Bart Showalter
Partner · Patent Litigation
Ben Geslison
Special Counsel · State and Local Tax
Benjamin Gonsoulin
Partner · Energy
Benjamin Koodrich
Special Counsel · Tax Controversy
Bill Lamb
Senior Counsel · Mergers and Acquisitions
Brendan Dignan
Partner BB Vets Affinity Group Chair · Mergers and Acquisitions
Brendan Quigley
Partner · Litigation
Bridget Moore
Partner Department Chair - Litigation (Firmwide) · Securities Enforcement
Carina Antweil
Partner Deputy Department Chair - Corporate (Houston) · Mergers and Acquisitions
Carlos Marquez
Senior Associate · Project Finance
Carlos Solé III
Partner Deputy Department Chair - Global Projects (Firmwide) · Corporate
Catherine Gallagher
Senior Counsel · Corporate Law
Chad Walters
Partner Practice Group Co-Chair - PTAB Trials (Firmwide) · Intellectual Property
Cheryl A. Cauley
Partner Practice Group Chair - Trade Secrets Litigation (Firmwide Department Chair - Litigation (Palo Alto & San Francisco · Commercial Litigation
Chris Wilson
Partner · Real Estate
Christa Brown-Sanford
Partner Department Chair - Intellectual Property (Firmwide) · Intellectual Property
Christopher Palermo
Partner · Patent
Christopher Palermo
Partner · Intellectual Property
Christopher Rillo
Partner Practice Group Chair - ERISA Litigation (Firmwide) · ERISA Litigation
Christopher Wilson
Partner · Antitrust
Clarke Stavinoha
Partner · Intellectual Property
Clay Brett
Partner · Mergers And Acquisitions
Clint Culpepper
Partner Department Chair - Corporate (Austin) · Private Credit
Clint Rancher
Partner · Corporate
Cody Carper
Partner · Oil and Gas
Connie Taylor
Partner Section Chair - Real Estate & Construction (Firmwide) · Real Estate
Consuella Taylor
Partner Section Chair - Real Estate & Construction (Firmwide) · Real Estate
Dan Mark
Partner · Mergers and Acquisitions
Daniel Kruger
Partner · Real Estate
Danny David
Managing Partner · Securities Litigation
David Emmons
Partner Department Chair - Corporate (Dallas) · Mergers and Acquisitions
David Jetter
Partner · Energy and Infrastructure
David Schiller
Special Counsel · Employee Benefits
David Sterling
Partner · Securities Litigation
David Wille
Partner Practice Group Chair - Trade Secrets Litigation (Firmwide) · Intellectual Property
David Wille
Partner Practice Group Chair - Trade Secrets Litigation (Firmwide) · Intellectual Property Litigation
Debra Jezouit
Partner · Environmental Law
Derek Green
Partner / Deputy Department Chair - Tax (Firmwide) · Tax
Derek R. McDonald
Partner · Environmental Law
Dino Barajas
Partner Practice Group Chair - Project Finance (Americas) · Project Finance
Doug Getten
Partner · Capital Markets
Douglas Getten
Partner · Capital Markets
Douglas Kubehl
Partner Practice Group Co-Chair - IP Litigation (Firmwide) · Patent Litigation
Earl Austin
Senior Counsel · Complex Commercial Litigation
Earl Austin
Senior Counsel · Complex Commercial Litigation
Edward Schorr
Special Counsel · International Arbitration
Eileen Boyce
Partner · Securities
Elaine Walsh
Partner Department Chair - Global Projects (Washington D.C.) Practice Group Chair - Power (Firmwide) · Power
Elias B. Hinckley
Partner · Energy
Eliot Williams
Partner Co-Practice Group Chair - PTAB Trials (Firmwide) · Intellectual Property
Elizabeth Furlow Malpass
Senior Associate · Energy Litigation