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Douglas Getten

+1 713 229 1386 doug.getten@bakerbotts.com View profile

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