Baker Botts Earns Eight Practice Rankings and Nine Individual Recognitions in The Legal 500 UK 2025
LONDON, 2 October 2024 – Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, has received recognition in eight practice areas in The Legal 500 UK 2025, up from seven last year.
Notably, the Projects practice group retained its prestigious Tier 1 ranking in the Projects, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil and Gas area. Other practice groups include:
- Industry Focus: Emerging Markets
- Projects, Energy & Natural Resources: Infrastructure: Project Finance and Development
- Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Public International Law
- Technology, Media & Telecoms: IT and Telecoms
- Corporate & Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market (£100m - £750m)
- Real Estate: Construction – Contentious
In total, eight lawyers are recognized in nine individual rankings with Partner Dorine Farah recognized in two categories: Public International Law and International Arbitration. Additional ranked lawyers include:
- Alejandro Escobar – Public International Law
- Ernesto Féliz De Jesús – Public International Law
- Nicholas Jones – Emerging Markets
- Alex Kerr – Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
- Johannes Koepp – International Arbitration
- Stuart McIntyre – Emerging Markets
- Sian Williams – M&A: Mid-Market (£50m - £500m)
Several lawyers were also highlighted as Recommended Lawyers:
- Stuart Blythe – Emerging Markets; IT and Telecoms
- Chris Caulfield – Emerging Markets
- Alejandro Escobar – International Arbitration
- Derek Jones – M&A: Mid-Market (£50m - £500m)
- Stuart Jordan – Construction - Contentious
- Alex Kerr – Emerging Markets
- Valeriya Kirsey – International Arbitration
- Johannes Koepp – Public International Law
- Jennifer O’Donoghue – Emerging Markets
- Mark Rowley – Oil and Gas; Emerging Markets
- Costa Smith – IT and Telecoms
- David Turner – International Arbitration; Public International Law
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