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Baker Botts corporate lawyers handle a full range of corporate, securities and financing matters, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt for both issuers and underwriters or placement agents. Our corporate lawyers work with our clients to assist in the design of new and innovative securities. Baker Botts consistently ranks in the top tier of leading firms in corporate securities.

As a result of the firm's long-standing position as principal legal counsel to many companies in the energy sector, Baker Botts has played a major role in the restructuring of various parts of that segment of American business. In addition to energy transactions in regions throughout the world, the firm represents technology and media clients. We represented Tele-Communications, Inc., in its $55 billion merger with AT&T Corp., and Liberty Media in its $42 billion split-off from AT&T. We have ranked nationally in the top twenty law firms in mergers and acquisitions for the past five years.

Our lawyers also have extensive experience in private equity and venture capital fund transactions and specialized financings in both domestic and international contexts. In addition, we work on complex business restructurings, both in and outside of court-supervised bankruptcy proceedings.

We represent companies of all sizes, and have been especially active in the energy, energy services, energy transportation, telecommunications, media and computer (hardware and software) service industries in recent years. We have deep experience in representing industry leaders in complex outsourcing and technology transactions. We also handle a variety of international business transactions on behalf of many domestic and international clients.

Our corporate lawyers regularly represent special committees of the boards of publicly held companies and, together with our trial lawyers, conduct a broad range of internal investigations, including those relating to compliance with the federal securities laws enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are also experienced in counseling senior executives, boards of directors and their committees in corporate governance matters, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Publications
 
Mergers & Acquisitions 2010
The Lobbyist
 
September/October 2009
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Opinion Procedure: DOJ's Speed Improves
 
August 4, 2008
National Law Journal
Speeches and Presentations
Opening Your Eyes to the Willful Blindness Doctrine
 
September 16, 2010
FCPA Issues Facing Multinational Companies
 
May 24 - 26, 2010
A Closer Look at Multi-Sovereign Enforcement Proceedings after Siemens, Halliburton and BAE
 
May 24-26, 2010
Updates  
 
August 31, 2010
 
August 27, 2010
 
August 20, 2010

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