Baker Botts L.L.P.

With expertise handling utility mergers, power project development, and retail energy transactions, the power, utilities, and renewables department at Baker Botts L.L.P. remains a powerhouse in the US energy market. It covers a wide array of energy transactions including capital markets transactions, bankruptcy restructuring, and auctions for power assets, as well as power and utility investments, and financing.  The team’s extensive experience leading on high-profile and high-value transactions continues to attract new and impressive clients to its roster which is comprised of notable names from the banking and finance and energy sectors, alongside governmental entities. Leading the group in Washington DC is Elaine Walsh who specialises in energy company mergers, energy asset acquisitions, and divestitures and investments, while in New York Michael Didriksen heads up the practice and concentrates on M&A and project development relating to alternative and renewable power, transmission lines, and conventional power. Another notable name in the firm is San Francisco-based Dino Barajas who is a go-to for all finance-related matters for infrastructure projects in Latin America. In Washington DC, Carlos Marquez is recognised for his prowess representing private equity companies on both domestic and cross-border project financing, development, M&A transactions, and divestitures.