The Legal 500

Baker Botts is an international law firm with an in-depth understanding of its clients’ legal issues, business and industry. This depth of knowledge enables the firm to work in partnership with its clients delivering the right solutions – practical, profitable, technical and innovative.

The firm: Baker Botts is a leading international law firm, recognised for its energy, intellectual property, corporate, litigation, tax and environmental practices. Founded in 1840, Baker Botts has a network of offices in the US, Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, advising clients in over 100 countries around the world. Baker Botts conducts operations on a basis that is global in scope and influence.

Types of work undertaken: The London office of Baker Botts was opened in September 1998 to enhance the firm’s service to clients doing business in the UK, Europe and internationally. Today, the office has a growing team of lawyers, both UK and US/UK dual-qualified.

Baker Botts’ London energy team has an extensive oil and gas projects practice, covering energy work in the UK and beyond. The team has significant transactional experience, including corporate and asset acquisitions and disposals, as well as advising on all aspects of exploration, development, production and marketing, pipeline transportation, LNG, GTL, power and energy trading.

The firm’s London corporate lawyers have been active in acquisition and disposition transactions ranging from $10m to $10bn, in a variety of industries, including oilfield services, petrochemicals, media and technology, financial services and commercial real estate.

Baker Botts’ international arbitration and dispute resolution team consists of experienced advocates qualified in both common and civil law jurisdictions, and capable of conducting international dispute proceedings in several languages. The firm has conducted arbitrations under the auspices of all major multinational and national arbitration institutions including the International Centre of Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), American Arbitration Association (AAA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC).

The firm’s London IP lawyers handle a multitude of services, including, patents, trademarks, designs, copyright and trade secrets as well as anti-trust related aspects of IP disputes and agreements.

Clients: Baker Botts is legal and business counsel to many of the world’s leading companies, including nearly every major oil company in the US, as well as numerous other international companies. The firm’s clients include private and public companies, banks, insurance companies, investment banking and venture capital firms, non-profit organisations, individuals, estates, partnerships and government agencies. Its lawyers work with clients in almost every area of the law, including international and domestic corporate and financial matters, corporate governance, international arbitration, technology, intellectual property, business litigation, appellate matters, white-collar criminal defence, government contracts, federal and state legislative matters, energy and oil and gas matters, real estate, administrative and regulatory matters involving energy, environmental and international trade

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Other offices: Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, Moscow, New York, Palo Alto, Riyadh, Washington. Member of Lex Mundi.

Number of UK partners 10
Number of other UK fee-earners 16