As the Middle East matured into a significant hub for the energy industry over the past decade, Baker Botts added Abu Dhabi in 2009 to its previously established offices in Dubai (2005) and Riyadh (2001) to meet new client demands for legal counsel in the region.

Abu Dhabi lawyers are well-versed in the legal, business and cultural issues of our clients. Since opening its doors, the office has handled matters for clients in the energy, media, real estate, corporate, healthcare, IT and power sectors. The work within these sectors includes banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and venture formation, business structuring, corporate governance, foreign investment, privatization, and government contracts.

Our Abu Dhabi lawyers work as part of an integrated Middle East team-often tapping into the firm’s international energy prowess around the world-to provide services to clients throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Regional representations include projects relating to telecommunications, defense, real estate, manufacturing, power and water, transportation and banking industries, among others.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, firm lawyers in Abu Dhabi have earned recognition from third-party sources. Chambers Asia and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific researchers ranked our lawyers for their work for clients in the energy and natural resources and projects practice areas. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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The Austin office of Baker Botts opened in 1982 to serve the legal needs of both Austin-based businesses and Fortune 500 companies from across the country. Originally established to address client needs during biennial Texas legislative sessions, the office has evolved to support many practices. Today, lawyers in our Austin office offer broad experience in corporate, environmental, intellectual property and litigation.

From breach of contract, tort and statutory claims to complex securities, tax, constitutional, criminal and intellectual property issues, our lawyers offer an exceptional depth of experience to clients throughout the trial and appellate process at the state and federal level. Our banking and finance lawyers represent financial institutions, corporate borrowers, securities issuers and other users of capital, intermediaries and other participants in a wide variety of financing transactions.

We also assist clients in resolving issues arising in all environmental media (air, water and waste) and under every major environmental statute and regulatory program. This practice is supported by our government relations lawyers who have substantive experience in a wide range of fields, including energy, finance, health care, homeland security, natural resources, public and private partnerships, tax, technology, trade and transportation.

Our IP lawyers offer a multitude of services, including patent and trademark prosecution, patent mining, patent portfolio management and technology licensing.

We combine experience in technology, business and law to lead clients through the maze that results from the intersection of traditional legal principles and modern technology.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, a number of our Austin-based lawyers have earned recognition from third-party sources. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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China continues to dominate Asia’s meteoric rise to economic power. Since opening in 2007, our Beijing office has built a strong and diverse practice that bring sophisticated experience to bear on resource-intensive transactions in China.

Our lawyers have advised on many of the most complex transactions pursued by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since the 1980s, including investments, acquisitions and structured financing in the energy, infrastructure, banking and financial services industries. Baker Botts China lawyers provide counsel and help clients navigate a myriad of legal issues that arise from the rapid development of China’s outbound business activities.

From its headquarters in China’s capital, our Beijing office maintains close relationships with major PRC government authorities, ministries and departments at both the national and regional level, providing clients with the most up-to-date and authoritative advice.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, firm lawyers in Beijing have earned recognition from third-party sources. Chambers Asia and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific researchers ranked our lawyers for their work for clients in the energy and natural resources and projects practice areas. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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Since its opening in 1985, our Dallas office has grown into a major force providing legal services to public entities, Fortune 500 companies and other major enterprises. It is home to many of the firm’s key practice groups, including corporate, securities and financing, commercial litigation, class action litigation, patent litigation, intellectual property, patent and trademark prosecution, real estate, bankruptcy, labor and employment, and tax.

The Dallas office has the capacity to offer a broad range of services to clients in the technology sector, particularly intellectual property and litigation. Our familiarity with technology companies allows us to handle a multitude of services, including patent and trademark prosecution, patent portfolio management, and technology licensing. We are proficient in complex, high-stakes litigation involving patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright issues.

Our corporate lawyers handle a full range of corporate, securities and financing matters for some of the largest companies headquartered in Texas. Baker Botts consistently ranks in the top tier of leading firms in corporate securities. Several of our lawyers have served as general counsel and in-house counsel at publicly traded companies.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, lawyers in the Dallas office have been recognized by third-party sources, Chambers USA and D Magazine. Members of our office have been chosen to lead the Dallas Bar Association and serve leadership roles in many professional associations. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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Dubai has served as a focal point for energy interests in the Middle East for decades. Since opening its doors in 2005, the firm’s Dubai office has provided extensive legal counsel to clients with business interests in the area, building on the strength of an existing and on-going relationship with the law office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed in Riyadh.

Firm lawyers in Dubai provide support for clients in infrastructure projects, complex real estate and real estate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, privatization, dispute resolution, and in the intellectual property area. Our Middle East assignments have seen our lawyers represent clients on projects in the telecommunications, defense, real estate, manufacturing, power and water, transportation and banking industries, among others. The firm’s lawyers have extensive experience in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate formation, business structuring, corporate governance, foreign investment, privatization, customs and government contracts.

Our Middle East team knows the published laws and regulations, and it is well-versed in the actual practice and administration of those laws and local business practice and culture. Our experienced resources include a former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and the strengths of our team allow us to craft pragmatic and sometimes novel solutions to help our clients achieve their goals.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, firm lawyers in Dubai have earned recognition from third-party sources. Chambers Asia and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific researchers ranked our lawyers for their work for clients in the energy and natural resources and projects practice areas. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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Asian markets have undergone a significant change in the past decade, particularly within the energy sector. As the region’s economy grew rapidly, China emerged as the world’s second largest energy consumer. Baker Botts’ Hong Kong office is well suited to assist energy sector clients with their business and investment needs in the Pacific Rim.

Baker Botts has represented clients involved in major energy projects in Asia over the course of three decades. Since 2005, our Hong Kong office has served as a regional hub, supporting our work throughout the region.

Along with our emphasis on the energy industry, the Hong Kong office also provides corporate and private equity clients with cross-border mergers and acquisitions capabilities throughout Asia, with an emphasis on China.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, firm lawyers in Hong Kong have earned recognition from third-party sources. Chambers Asia and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific researchers ranked our lawyers for their work for clients in the energy and natural resources and projects practice areas. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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Baker Botts has been an integral part of Houston’s business community since 1840 when the firm’s founder, Peter Gray, launched his law practice in the Republic of Texas. As Houston’s economy developed, so did the scope of the firm’s legal services.

Our Houston office has maintained the heritage of community leadership established by the founders of the firm. Baker Botts is rooted as a pillar institution in the city’s business landscape, and our lawyers have played pivotal roles in landmark cases and transactions involving clients in a multitude of industries.

Our lawyers are experienced in a wide range of areas, including corporate, environmental, global projects, intellectual property, litigation and tax. We work for leading companies in a variety of industries: banking and finance, energy, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, real estate, technology, telecommunications and transportation.

Houston is often referred to as the energy capital of the world, and Baker Botts is recognized as one of the city’s leading law firms with connections to key international energy markets in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Energy is an integral component of the work our lawyers provide clients, but the depth of our legal counsel covers a broad array of practice areas including corporate, environmental, global projects, intellectual property, litigation and tax.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, many of our Houston-based lawyers have earned designations from third-party sources. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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Our London office opened in 1998 and has a growing team of both U.K. and internationally qualified lawyers. Our lawyers have an in-depth knowledge of the complex legal issues facing any enterprise looking to invest and do business in the United Kingdom.

On the transactional side, the London office has a large dedicated energy team. Recent assignments have included pipeline projects, gas projects (including LNG and gas-to-liquids), mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, project financing, infrastructure projects, privatization, oil and gas exploration and production and carbon emissions trading.

In addition to the energy sector, we are deeply entrenched in transactional work in all its forms, from M&A, to joint ventures, to advice on capital markets. Particular industry focuses include technology, media, telecoms, petrochemicals, life sciences and financial services sectors.

The London office includes a thriving dispute resolution practice with experience in complex litigation and international arbitration and mediation. The office also includes an intellectual property team with broad experience in all IP areas, including litigation. Recently, the London team added white collar defense matters and international fraud and corruption investigations to its capabilities.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, the London office was recognized by researchers in the latest Chambers UK publication for its work in the Projects and Energy: Energy & Natural Resources category and in the latest Legal 500 publication for M&A. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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Baker Botts provides clients in Russia/CIS strong domestic and seamless international service. We have been involved in the region since the mid-1970s. As a result of the firm’s long history in the jurisdiction, our lawyers have a detailed understanding and extensive experience of doing business in the exciting and rapidly changing economy of the Russian Federation.

The Moscow office provides a complete range of legal services to energy industry clients as well as firms specializing in aviation, banking, corporate, finance, technology, consumer products, mining, power and real estate.

Our lawyers handle a wide variety of work, including project development, financing, M&A, private equity and joint ventures. We also have a strong dispute resolution practice that includes investor-state arbitration, litigation, international arbitrations and cross-border disputes and representation of various clients in disputes arising out of transactions in Russia. Our Moscow finance practice represents financial institutions, corporate borrowers and other participants in a wide variety of financing transactions.

Lawyers in our real estate practice advise on real estate investment, joint ventures, development, management and corporate restructuring; and our intellectual property team is growing and provides experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters for Russian clients. This includes handling complex investment projects involving a variety of IP assets, as well as negotiating and advising on various IP/IT transactions involving software development, franchising, IP assignment, and licensing.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, the Moscow office has received significant recognition from third-party sources. Researchers in the most recent Chambers Europe and The Legal 500 EMEA publications recognized the firm’s work in Russia in the Energy & Natural Resources, Private Equity, Real Estate, Corporate and M&A categories. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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Baker Botts opened its first West Coast office in 2008 in Palo Alto to better serve the firm’s existing technology clients and support companies with Pacific Rim operations. The expansion of the firm’s national footprint to California allowed the firm to capitalize on the growth of the firm’s intellectual property capabilities during the past two decades.

Our lawyers work in industries such as telecommunications, software, computer and equipment manufacturing, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, petroleum refining and electric power generation, transmission and distribution.

From our location in Silicon Valley-a region that includes the nation’s highest concentration of technology companies-our lawyers provide counsel on a broad array of intellectual property matters, including patent, copyright and trademark infringement disputes and cases involving software licenses and the misappropriation of trade secrets. Our lawyers represent Fortune 50 companies, small start-up companies and individuals on many aspects of IP protection, licensing, monetization, risk analysis and dispute resolution.

Additionally, the office maintains a broad-based corporate practice, with securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments experience.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, many of our Palo Alto lawyers have earned designations from third-party sources. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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Our experience in providing legal advice to clients in the Middle East set the groundwork for the 2001 opening of our first office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where we are proud to work in association with the Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed.

Our broad base of experience in the Middle East includes a substantial amount of work in energy-related project development and finance. We represent clients in the region not only in the energy industry but also in the telecommunications, manufacturing, transportation, construction and banking industries, among others. The firm’s practice also encompasses transactional work, including entity formation and structuring, contract negotiation, and banking and finance, as well as international litigation and arbitration.

Our lawyers have served in community positions in Riyadh and throughout Saudi Arabia. Since 1996 we have acted as general counsel for the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce and as the Saudi Arabia country coordinator for the American Bar Association’s Section on International Law and Practice. Our experienced resources include a former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and the strengths of our team allow us to craft pragmatic and novel solutions to help our clients achieve their goals.

In addition to the firm being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) by Who’s Who Legal, researchers in the most recent Chambers Global/Saudi Arabia section and The Legal 500 EMEA has recognized the Riyadh office for its work in the Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial, Corporate M&A and Projects & Energy categories. We pride ourselves on the team approach we bring to every engagement, and we believe our collaborative approach improves the results we earn for our clients.

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