Middle East

Baker Botts is recognized as one of the world’s leading energy law firms, and our lawyers represent clients in this energy-rich region of the world with a strategic platform of three offices: Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh. As client demand for legal counsel in energy and related fields continues to grow, we continue to expand the resources of our Middle East team.

Our lawyers are well-versed in the business and cultural realities of the region. We have advised the Gulf Cooperation Council and international clients on a wide range of local law issues in the United Arab Emirates and surrounding region. We also represent clients on projects in the telecommunications, defense, real estate, manufacturing, power, water, transportation and banking industries, among others. Our lawyers have extensive experience in banking and finance capital markets, corporate formation, business structuring, corporate governance, foreign investment, privatization, customs and government contracts.

In addition, the perspective and experience of Robert W. Jordan, who recently served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, offers our clients an additional resource on which to rely in the region.

Our strength and ability in this region has been recognized by third-party sources. In addition to being named “Law Firm of the Year-Oil & Gas” for five of the past six years by Who’s Who Legal, our Middle East offices were ranked Band 1 in Chambers Global 2009 Projects & Energy: Oil and Gas and projects work categories. We were also recognized by Chambers researchers for our corporate/commercial work.

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.