Baker Botts has been ranked among the world’s leading legal advisers for oil and gas mergers and acquisitions by deal value, reinforcing the firm’s position at the forefront of global energy transactions.

According to GlobalData’s legal adviser league table, Baker Botts ranked fourth worldwide based on its role in oil and gas transactions with a combined value of $17.3 billion during the first half of 2026.

Across all industries, the firm advised on 19 M&A transactions valued at an aggregate $32 billion during the same period.

The results reflect the depth of Baker Botts’ transactional platform and its ability to advise corporations, financial sponsors and investors on complex domestic and cross-border transactions. With more than 100 M&A lawyers, the firm helps clients execute acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, restructurings and other strategic investments around the world.

Baker Botts’ longstanding energy-sector knowledge enables its lawyers to address the commercial, regulatory, financing and operational considerations that shape sophisticated oil and gas transactions. That integrated perspective is increasingly important as companies reposition portfolios, secure critical resources and pursue growth across an evolving global energy market.

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