Baker Botts L.L.P. ‘s emerging companies and venture capital offering operates within the firm’s corporate department and advises technology companies from formation, through to seed financing and venture capital. In San Francisco, co-head Michael Torosian advises emerging companies and their investors, while Austin-based Michael Portillo concentrates on early-stage and growth-stage financings. Samuel Dibble left the firm in January 2026.
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Key clients
- Antipodean Pharmaceuticals, Inc. / MitoQ Ltd
- Astra Navigation, Inc.
- ATAP Market Technologies, Inc.
- Blended Sense, Inc.
- Bluedot Innovation, Inc.
- Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc. / BHP Ventures
- Byrst, Inc.
- Caban Systems Holding, Inc.
- Citroniq Chemicals LLC
- Consensys Software Inc.
- Creative 3D Technologies, Inc.
- Disa Technologies, Inc.
Work highlights
Advises BHP Ventures on a broad range of venture financings in the technology and energy tech sectors, includING investments in companies like Ai2, ElectraSteel, Eavor Technologies, and Antora Energy.
Advised Consensys on a landmark $425 million PIPE deal.
Advised Caban Systems Holding, Inc., a clean energy infrastructure provider for telecom companies, in a $122.7 million financing and restructuring deal led by Ember Infrastructure and Nighthawk Private Equity, which included a full debt and equity restructuring and $46 million in new preferred stock investment.
Practice head
Michael Torosian
Other key lawyers
Michael Portillo