Derek Green > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Baker Botts L.L.P. specializes in advising on energy-related tax issues, assisting clients with obtaining tax incentives concerning, clean energy transactions and projects and energy technology transactions, and outside of energy the team shows capabilities in connection with all manner of M&A and capital markets transactions, including investments in projects, joint ventures, mergers, and spin-offs. The tax team is co-headed by Steve Marcus and Derek Green. Green, sits in Houston and advises on cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures and securities offerings. Jon Lobb regularly advises multinational companies in the energy and telecommunications sectors focusing on on maximizing the tax efficiency of cross-border investment structures and transactions. Joining the firm from Baker McKenzie LLP, Jason Graham handles international transactions related to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and reorganizations.

Baker Botts L.L.P.  focuses on conventional and renewable energy clients, providing ‘expert analysis’ on the tax implications of debt financings, m&a deals, corporate reorganizations, and restructurings. The practice is spearheaded by Derek Green in Houston, who is very active in the renewable energy industry, and Steve Marcus in Dallas, who excels at tax planning for American and international companies. Another key figure in the practice is Houston’s Michael Bresson who advises public and private companies on tax structuring for REITS, MNP’s, and joint ventures. Renn Neilson in Dallas has a strong record in state and local taxation work.