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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
910 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON
TEXAS 77002-4995
TEXAS
United States
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Doug Getten
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Doug Getten is a partner based in the firm’s Houston office, and he serves as co-head of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice. His emphasis is on corporate finance and securities law matters, including public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other investment activities primarily related to publicly traded master limited partnerships (MLPs) and royalty trusts. He has also represented his clients in mergers and acquisitions, including public company mergers. He has extensive knowledge and experience with exploration and production companies, midstream businesses as well as the oil field services sector. Mr. Getten’s capital markets experience includes the representation of public and private companies, MLPs and investment banking firms in capital markets offerings. He has also advised private equity investors including sovereign wealth funds. He regularly advises his public company clients with corporate governance issues and securities law disclosure and compliance issues, including Section 16 reporting obligations.
Memberships
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Education
J.D., Louisiana State University Hebert Law Center 2006
Order of the Coif
Phi Kappa Phi
Louisiana Law Review
B.A., University of the South 2001
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
Baker Botts L.L.P. continues to be rated for debt offerings in the energy sector, which has been given additional strength in high-yield debt and underwriter engagements by the arrival of partner Doug Getten from Paul Hastings LLP; Getten has joined as vice-chair of the capital markets and securities team. The team is also noted for its expertise in MLPs. Chair of the capital markets and securities team Joshua Davidson has an outstanding record, noted for his experience in both issuer and underwriter engagements. Eileen Boyce has been promoted to partner. All named partners are based in Houston. Justin Hoffman left the firm in August 2022.
United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
Baker Botts L.L.P. has outstanding credentials in the energy sector, which provides it with a steady pipeline of equity offering engagements. The firm is regular counsel to both issuers and underwriters. It has a particularly strong record in MLPs, structured equity products and has made a further impression in SPAC IPOs. Joshua Davidson is chair of the capital markets group and Doug Getten is another key partner. Both are based in Houston.
United States > Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
Baker Botts L.L.P. is rated for energy sector high-yield debt offerings. It has historically performed well on the issuer side, but has impressive connections to underwriters, which have been reinforced since the arrival of Doug Getten as vice chair of the capital markets and securities team in 2021. Previously, the firm was active in high-yield offerings by Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and while this sector of the market has quietened, it continues to work closely on offerings linked to M&A transactions. Chair of the capital markets and securities group Joshua Davidson is a further reputed advisor. Named partners are based in Houston. Justin Hoffman left the firm in 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Capital markets: debt offerings United States > Finance
- Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings United States > Finance
- Capital markets: equity offerings United States > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense