Middle East & Africa
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 platform of two offices: 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. In 2013, we added 14 lawyers, including eight partners, to our offices in the region. This group of talented and experienced lawyers cements our position as one of the dominant legal forces in the Middle East and adds significant strength and depth to our already established team. Our new lawyers bring with them decades of experience in sophisticated corporate and commercial transactions, project finance, international dispute resolution, local law, regulatory and compliance. Their industry acumen extends into energy, aviation and defense, construction, hospitality and consumer products, with the added dimension of anti-bribery and related corporate compliance and internal investigations.
Our lawyers are well-versed in the business and cultural realities of the region. We have advised clients within 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.
Offices
Dubai
Emaar Square, Building 6, 7th Floor P.O. Box 23425Dubai
United Arab Emirates
P:+971.4.436.3636
F:+971.4.436.3737
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Riyadh
Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed In Association with Baker Botts L.L.P. Mashareq Tower, 7th Fl., King Fahd Rd. Mo’tamarat District, Cairo Square - Southwestern Corner P.O. Box 62982Riyadh 11595
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
P:+966.11.218.7800
F:+966.11.218.7801
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Noble Corporation - $292.4 Million Sale of Four Jackup Drilling Rigs
Golar LNG Limited - Merger to Sell Golar LNG Partners LP to New Fortress Energy Inc.
Golar LNG Limited - $3.1 Billion Acquisition of Hygo Energy Transition
Zix Corporation - Acquisition of CloudAlly Ltd.
Bristow Group Inc. - Bankruptcy Proceedings
Transocean - $525 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
Liberty Latin America Ltd. - Cable & Wireless Seychelles Sale
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McDermott International, Inc. - Sale of Alloy Piping Products
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Energy Services Company - Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Issues
WorleyParsons Ltd. - $3.2 Billion Acquisition of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.'s ECR Business
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corporation - Acquisition and Going Private Transaction of Isramco, Inc.
SI Group, Inc. - Acquisition by SK Capital Partners
National Gas Company - ICC Arbitration- EPC Contract Dispute
Major Oilfield Services Company - Breach of Contract Lawsuit
Sovcombank - Acquisition of Oriental Express Bank
International Oil Company - Fraud Lawsuit Regarding Nigerian Lease Deals
Co-Founder of Oracle Corporation - Alien Tort Statute
LNG Sales from the Port Arthur LNG Liquefaction Project.
Intellectual Property Diligence for CA Technologies - Acquisition of Grid Tools Ltd.
Solar Energy Project Development Company - Sierra Leone Power Generating Plant and Transmission Project
Individual - EU Sanction Against Belarus
Irish Airline - Alleged State Aid for Operations
Irish Airline - Appeal before the General Court of the EU Against EU Commission Decision
Halliburton Company - Joint Venture with Trinidad Drilling
Solar Energy Project Development Company - Guinea Bissau Solar Power Project
Information Technology Solution and Services Provider - UNCITRAL Arbitration
Cobalt International Energy - Sonangol SPA
Petroleum Exploration and Production Company - Annulment of European Commission’s Decision
Complainant - Allegations of Abuse of Dominance
Holdings Company - Investment
Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corp. - Potential Joint Venture Merger
Sasol New Energy - £15 Million Investment in OXIS Energy
Barrick Gold Corporation - Sale of 50% of its Interest
American Global Supplier of Industrial Equipment - Acquisition by a German Multinational Conglomerate
African Country - Memorandum of Understanding for Potential Hydroelectric Power Project
Brass LNG Limited - Project Development Matters in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Major Liner Shipping Company - Antitrust Compliance Program
U.S. Investment Group - Fraud Claims in Joint Venture Arbitration Defeated
Brass LNG Project (SPA) - Moscow
Marine Well Containment Company - Crude Oil Tankers
National Oil Company - English Law Bank Guarantee
Technology-Driven Natural Resources Company - Development of Multiple Coal-To-Methane Projects
Web Services Provider - Antitrust M&A
Large Oil Company - Wrongful termination and defamation
United States-Based Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Company - LNG Project
Renewable Resources and Energy Company - Development and financing of Biomass-Fired Electric Power Generation Project
Global Power Company - Joint Venture
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise - Export Controls
Chemicals & Energy Company - Project Financing of a Gas-to-Liquids Project
PepsiCo - Sanctions Licensing and Compliance Advice
Praxair - Export Controls
IPP Developer - Skikda and Marsat Ben Hidi
McDermott International, Inc. - Sale to Ithaca Acquisitions Holdings, LLC