Mr Jonathan Gordon > Baker Botts L.L.P. > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

The ‘fantastic, sophisticated and client-friendly’ team at Baker Botts L.L.P. has in-depth expertise in the full gamut of corporate matters, spanning from cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. The practice is especially well regarded for its renewable energy and telecom specialism and maintains close relationships with leading American providers such as CenterPoint Energy and EnLink Midstream, with Dallas-based co-head Samantha Crispin specializing in capital markets and strategic business transactions. Energy M&A expert Natasha Khan co-heads the team from Houston, where Clint Rancher handles general corporate matters and both Carina Antweil and Jamie Yarbrough advise public and private corporations on securities issues. Operating out of New York, Jonathan Gordon focuses on spin-offs and Neil Torpey concentrates on leveraged buyouts since his arrival from Paul Hastings LLP in March 2023. Jonathan Bobinger left the firm in June 2023.

At Baker Botts L.L.P., the team handles a broad array of issues, ranging from tech-related venture capital transactions to outsourcing and development arrangements, as well as licensing matters. The team primarily works with clients in the digital infrastructure, energy tech, and life sciences sectors. The practice is jointly led by Dallas-based Samantha Hale Crispin, who handles corporate transactions, private equity deals, and strategic alliances for clients in the TMT sector, and New York-based Jonathan Gordon, who assists clients with both public and private M&A as well as with the acquisition and sale of digital assets. In Washington DC, Luke Pedersen offers know-how in cloud computing, SaaS agreements, and open-source software.

Global banks and financial institutions instruct Ashurst for contentious and non-contentious regulatory matters across the whole gamut of financial services regulatory work. Remediation programs, payments mandates, regulatory investigations and the implementation of new regulatory regimes are all areas of strength, with the team also well regarded for its work related to market infrastructure, digital assets and superannuation. Team head Corey McHattan frequently assists investment and trading banks with issues such as enforcement control transactions, while the implementation of remediation programs stands out as an area of activity for Jonathan Gordon. Narelle Smythe‘s portfolio of work includes advising on M&A transactions in the financial sector. Hong-Viet Nguyen is a key contact for mandates with a consumer credit element, while the Brisbane-based Samantha Carroll is well versed in the implementation of product suitability reforms. Nicky Thiyavuikan is another name to note. Unless otherwise stated all mentioned lawyers are based in Sydney.