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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
910 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON
TEXAS 77002-4995
TEXAS
United States
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Derek Green
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Deputy Department Chair – Tax (Firmwide)
Career
Derek Green is the firmwide Deputy Department Chair of the Tax Practice at Baker Botts. He focuses on federal income tax matters, including cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures and securities offerings. He has substantial experience in the energy sector and is a member of the Baker Botts Oil and Gas M&A team. Derek also handles tax planning for companies in the United States and other countries, including internal restructuring.
Memberships
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 1999
cum laude
Articles Editor, Georgetown Law Journal
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 1991
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University 1989
Sigma Gamma Tau
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
While regarded for its expertise in tax planning mandates, Baker Botts L.L.P. is also frequently engaged on large M&A and capital markets transactions, including project investments, joint ventures, spin-offs, restructurings, and debt and equity financings. In Dallas, practice co-head Stephen Marcus’ experience extends to all facets of federal income taxation, with a focus on private equity, MLPs, REITs, and qualified opportunity zones. Marcus has a notable reputation in the real estate and energy sectors, where fellow co-head Derek Green is also recommended for his tax planning and structuring expertise. Energy capital markets tax head Michael Bresson concentrates on renewable energy transactions and publicly traded partnerships, while Washington DC-based Tamar Stanley is noted for her involvement in corporate endeavors and financings. Other key individuals include Jon Lobb and recent arrival Elias Hinckley, who joined the DC office from K&L Gates in September 2022. All named lawyers are based in Houston unless noted otherwise.
United States > Tax > International tax
Baker Botts L.L.P. assists clients with transactional tax issues including project investments, joint ventures, mergers, restructurings and asset leasing. The team is also well-versed in drafting and negotiating tax-related provisions in acquisitions, financing and project agreements. Derek Green is based in Houston and focuses on federal income tax matters including securities offerings. He co-heads the the practice with Stephen Marcus, operating out of Dallas, who has substantial experience in the real estate and energy sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
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