Baker Botts (UK) LLP

Baker Botts is an international law firm with 11 offices across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. The firm is recognised for its deep sector knowledge and experience, particularly in the energy, technology, and life sciences industries. Baker Botts advises clients on complex legal matters involving global energy and renewables projects, intellectual property, corporate transactions, commercial litigation, environmental compliance, and tax disputes. The firm has acted for clients in over 100 countries and frequently handles matters with local, regional, and global significance.

Practice Areas:

• Corporate: Advises on a wide range of corporate, securities, and financing matters, including public and private offerings of equity and debt, as well as private equity and venture capital transactions. The team also advises on specialised domestic and cross-border financing.

• Global Projects: Provides legal advice across major energy-producing regions, covering oil and gas, project development and finance, real estate, energy regulation, and international trade. The practice supports both development and operational stages of energy and infrastructure projects.

• Intellectual Property: Offers international expertise in patent litigation, procurement, licensing, and due diligence. Additional capabilities include strategic IP counselling, trademark acquisition, copyright and trademark litigation, franchising, and IP transactions, supported by technical and industry knowledge.

• Litigation: Handles a wide spectrum of disputes including commercial, securities, product liability, white-collar, antitrust, international arbitration, and environmental matters. The litigation team is known for success in high-profile and precedent-setting cases in both US and international courts.

• Tax: Provides advice on income tax, state tax, employee benefits, executive compensation, and private client services. The department supports clients in developing tax-efficient strategies for business operations, investments, and succession planning, with a substantial practice in employee benefits and wealth transfer.

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Staffing
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365 Other Lawyers