The Legal 500

The firm

Baker Botts is an international law firm with 725 lawyers and a network of 13 offices around the globe. Based on its broad experience and its in-depth knowledge of its clients’ industries, the firm is recognised as a leading firm in the energy, technology and life sciences sectors.

Baker Botts has earned the privilege of working on some of the most fascinating and complex legal matters in the world. Throughout its 170-year history, it has provided creative and effective legal solutions for its clients while demonstrating an unrelenting commitment to excellence.

Areas of practice

The firm’s network of offices and international teams of lawyers allow it to support clients and their interests across the globe. With offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Russia and the US, Baker Botts offers clients creative solutions in any language or location.

Asia: Baker Botts’ involvement with energy infrastructure projects in Asia began in the early 1970s with the successful Bontang LNG project in Indonesia. Since then, the firm has represented clients involved in major energy projects across the continent. The firm’s Asia practice encompasses China, East Asia and South East Asia, where it represents leading companies in energy, corporate, M&A, trade, IP, regulatory and legislative matters, telecoms and media, and arbitration and dispute resolution. The firm represents clients across the energy-value chain, ranging from upstream oil and gas to downstream transportation, refining, petrochemicals, LNG, power and drilling, and oil field services. The firm’s Hong Kong and Beijing offices support the needs of clients in China, the Pacific Rim and Asia-wide.

Europe: the London office plays a pivotal role in the firm’s international activity, serving clients in the UK, continental Europe and beyond. It handles market-leading energy, chemicals, corporate/M&A, finance, intellectual property, international arbitration and dispute resolution, and TMT matters, and has both UK and US law capabilities.

Middle East: Baker Botts has offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh. The firm assists clients in several energy industry sectors, including oil and gas exploration and development, oil field services, electric power, LNG, petrochemicals, pipelines and gas-to-liquids. It also advises clients on corporate, banking, finance and Islamic finance, capital markets, telecoms, government contracts and dispute resolution matters.

Russia: the Moscow office plays a vital role in providing clients in Russia and the CIS with seamless domestic and international service. The office advises on corporate, dispute resolution, energy, environment, finance, investment funds, IP and real estate.

US: with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, New York, Palo Alto and Washington, Baker Botts serves clients from coast to coast. Lawyers in the Texas offices are well-versed in a broad range of areas, including oil and gas, media and sports, domestic and international business, M&A, consolidations, banking, finance, partnerships and joint ventures, energy, employee benefits, tax, real estate, government contracts, IP and technology, labour and employment, commercial and complex litigation including class actions, product liability, personal injury and mass tort. Its New York office is a centre of activity in the telecoms, entertainment, life sciences and media industries, representing industry leaders in high-profile transactions, as well as start-up companies. The Palo Alto office advises on IP, serving clients in industries such as computer and equipment manufacturing, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, semiconductor and component manufacturing, petroleum refining and electric power – generation, transmission and distribution. The office plays a key role in supporting the legal needs of clients in the Pacific Rim, collaborating with the firm’s offices in Hong Kong and Beijing in providing a range of legal services. The Washington office offers a full range of legal services, including lobbying, advice on government affairs, appellate, project development and white-collar crime. Lawyers in this office represent private clients and many foreign governments worldwide.

Contact John Kuzmik (john.kuzmik@bakerbotts.com)

Languages
Mandarin
English

Other offices
Abu Dhabi
Austin
Dallas
Dubai
Hong Kong
Houston
London
Moscow
New York
Palo Alto
Riyadh
Washington

International groupings Lex Mundi

Number of lawyers 725

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