Recognitions

Since 1840, Baker Botts has been recognized as a leading global law firm and consistently ranks among the largest firms in scope and influence.

2023

• Chambers UK 2023
  UK-wide
  Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Band 2)
  International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration (Band 3)

• The Legal 500 Latin America 2023
  International Firms
  Projects & Energy (Tier 3)

• The Legal 500 UK 2023
  London
  Corporate & Commercial: M&A: Mid-Market, £50m - £500m (Tier 3)
  Dispute Resolution: Public International Law (Tier 3)
  Industry Focus: Emerging Markets (Tier 2)
  Projects, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Tier 1)

• U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firms 2023
  "Law Firm of the Year" - Oil & Gas Law
  Tier 1
  Antitrust Law
  Appellate Practice
  Commercial Litigation
  Corporate Law
  Criminal Defense: White Collar
  Environmental Law
  International Arbitration - Commercial
  Litigation - Environmental
  Litigation - Intellectual Property
  Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
  Litigation - Patent
  Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  Litigation - Tax
  Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  Natural Resources Law
  Oil & Gas Law
  Securities/Capital Markets Law
  Securities Regulation
  Tax Law
  Trademark Law
  Tier 2
  Banking & Finance Law
  Energy Law
  Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  Litigation - Antitrust
  Litigation - Banking & Finance
  Litigation - ERISA
  Litigation - Securities
  Project Finance Law
  Real Estate Law
  Venture Capital Law
  Tier 3
  Derivatives and Futures Law
  Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  Information Technology Law
  Litigation - Real Estate
  Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
  Technology Law
  Trusts & Estates Law

2022

• Recognized in BTI Consulting's Client Service A-Team Survey for “Best at Handling Problems” 2022

• Chambers Europe 2022
  Belgium
  Competition/European Law (Band 3)

• Chambers Global 2022
  Africa
  Projects & Energy - Oil & Gas (Band 1)
  Belgium
  Competition EU (Band 3)
  Global
  Projects & Energy - Oil & Gas (Band 1)
  Saudi Arabia
  Corporate - Commercial (Band 2)
  United Arab Emirates
  Corporate - Commercial & Commercial Contracts (Band 2)
  United Kingdom
  Dispute Resolution - International Arbitration (Band 3)
  Energy & Natural Resources - Oil & Gas (Band 2)
  Energy Sector - International & Cross Border (Band 2)
  USA
  Antitrust: Cartel (Band 3)
  Competition & Antitrust (Band 2)
  Competition & Antitrust - International & Cross Border (Band 2) 
  Energy - Electricity Transactional (Band 2)
  Energy - Oil & Gas Transactional (Band 2)
  Energy Sector - International & Cross Border (Band 1)
  International Arbitration (Band 1)
  Projects - LNG (Band 1)
  Projects - Oil & Gas (Band 1)

• Chambers High Net Worth 2022
  Texas
  Private Wealth Law (Band 1)

• Chambers USA 2022
  National
  Antitrust (Band 2)
  Antitrust: Cartel (Band 3)
  Climate Change (Band 3)
  Energy: Electricity (Transactional) (Band 2)
  Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) (Band 2)
  Environment (Band 2)
  International Arbitration (Band 1)
  Oil & Gas Litigation (Band 1)
  Projects: LNG (Band 1)
  Projects: Oil & Gas (Band 2)
  District of Columbia
  Antitrust (Band 2)
  Environment (Band 1)
  New York
  Intellectual Property: Patent (Band 3)
  Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 2)
  Texas
  Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 3)
  Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Band 2)
  Corporate/ M&A (Band 2) 
  Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (Band 2)
  Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas) (Band 2)
  Environment (Band 1) 
  Intellectual Property (Band 1)
  Litigation: Appellate (Band 1)
  Litigation: Securities (Band 1)
  Real Estate (Band 1)
  Tax (Band 1)
  Technology: Corporate & Commercial (Band 2)
  Austin
  Litigation: General Commercial (Band 2)
  Houston
  Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Band 1)
  Litigation: General Commercial (Band 3)

• Law360 Practice Groups of the Year for 2021
  Energy & Natural Resources
  Environmental

• The Legal 500 EMEA 2022
  Saudi Arabia
  Banking and Finance (Tier 3)
  Commercial, Corporate and M&A (Tier 1)
  Projects and Energy (Tier 2)
  United Arab Emirates
  Commercial, Corporate and M&A (Tier 3)
  Dispute Resolution (Tier 3)

• The Legal 500 U.S. 2022
  Antitrust - Cartel (Tier 2)
  Antitrust - Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense (Tier 2)
  Antitrust - Merger Control (Tier 2)
  Dispute Resolution - Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense - Advice to Corporates (Tier 3)
  Dispute Resolution - Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense - Advice to Individuals (Tier 3)
  Dispute Resolution - International Arbitration (Tier 3)
  Dispute Resolution - M&A: Litigation: Defense (Tier 3)
  Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Toxic Tort - Defense (Tier 2)
  Dispute Resolution - Securities Litigation: Defense (Tier 3)
  Finance - Capital Markets - Debt Offerings: Advice to Issuers (Tier 3)
  Finance - Capital Markets - High Yield Debt Offerings: Advice to Issuers (Tier 3)
  Finance - Capital Markets - High Yield Debt Offerings: Advice to Underwriters (Tier 3)
  Industry Focus - Energy - Litigation - Conventional Power (Tier 3)
  Industry Focus - Energy - Litigation - Oil & Gas (Tier 1)
  Industry Focus - Energy - Regulatory - Conventional Power (Tier 2)
  Industry Focus - Energy - Regulatory - Oil & Gas (Tier 2)
  Industry Focus - Energy - Renewable/Alternative Power (Tier 2)
  Industry Focus - Energy - Transactions: Conventional Power (Tier 1)
  Industry Focus - Energy - Transactions: Oil & Gas (Tier 1)
  Industry Focus - Environment: Litigation (Tier 2)
  Industry Focus - Environment: Regulatory (Tier 2)
  Intellectual Property - Patent Litigation (Tier 3)
  Intellectual Property - International Trade Commission (Tier 2)
  Intellectual Property - Patents: Licensing (Tier 2)
  Intellectual Property - Patents: Prosecution (Tier 2)
  Intellectual Property - Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Tier 3)
  Labor & Employment - ERISA Litigation (Tier 3)
  Media, Technology & Telecoms - Technology: Transactions (Tier 3)
  Tax - International Tax (Tier 3)
  Tax - U.S. Taxes: Contentious (Tier 2)