Connie Simmons Taylor > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.