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Baker Botts L.L.P.
700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-5692
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Daniel Kruger’s practice includes all aspects of commercial real estate law, with skills in project development, construction and design. He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, stand-alone agreements for design and construction services, land acquisition and land use documents. Mr. Kruger regularly advises developers and owners of utility-scale power generating facilities across the United States, including several of the largest existing solar projects, as well as energy companies engaged in the transportation, storage and shipping of LNG and other products, passenger and freight railroads, manufacturing companies, hotels and residential real property developers.

Mr. Kruger’s construction practice involves negotiating and commenting on provisions in the contractor and professional agreement forms published by the American Institute of Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects and Joint Contracts Tribunal. He also frequently drafts and negotiates manuscript EPC/I and EPC/M forms, construction management agreements, common facilities agreements, project operating and maintenance agreements, purchase and sale agreements and land use documents, including mineral reservations, surface waivers, easements and ground leases.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Mr. Kruger served as in-house counsel to a private company operating a passenger rail service, as well as to a major North American freight railroad. He maintains an active railroad practice and has significant background in railroad operations law.

Memberships

District of Columbia Bar

State Bar of Texas

Massachusetts Bar

Virginia State Bar

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Supreme Court of Virginia

Education

J.D., William and Mary Law School 2008

B.A., History, Yale University 2004

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)

Baker Botts L.L.P. is prolific in the energy and infrastructure industries and assists its clients with projects spanning railroads, wind and solar turbines, natural gas pipelines, and refineries. The firm also assists with commercial, industrial and residential developments. Houston-based Connie Simmons Taylor chairs the real estate and construction department. In Washington DC, Daniel Kruger, alongside associate Sean O’Neill, advises on the construction and development of projects involving nascent technologies and renewable energy, such as battery storage and gas turbine power generation projects.

United States > Real estate > Real estate

The real estate and construction team at Baker Botts L.L.P. specializes in commercial real estate developments, joint ventures, acquisitions, and dispositions. With an active team, the firm has a developed practice of handling workouts and restructuring arrangements, particularly focused on office projects, condominiums, and mixed-use assets. The firm also represents energy clients in the development of industrial projects, data centers, and other infrastructure projects. Based out of the Houston office, Connie Simmons Taylor is the firmwide chair of the real estate and construction section, with particular expertise in representing developers of major tenant office leases and retail leases. Outside of Texas, Daniel Kruger acts out of the Washington office and focuses on industrial facility developments.