
Energy: Electricity (Finance)
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Baker Botts’ Energy Practice advises clients across the globe wherever significant energy is produced, supporting high‑profile transactions, complex litigation, and regulatory matters. The team represents a broad range of energy industry participants, including domestic and international oil and gas operators, service companies, pipelines, processors, transporters, distributors, and marketers. The firm brings deep experience across upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors and across nearly all energy types, including oil and gas, LNG, mining and metals, power, renewables, and hydrogen.
The practice focuses on three core areas. In transactions, the firm handles public and private deals across the energy value chain, including joint ventures, investments, financings, and acquisitions and divestitures. In litigation, lawyers represent clients nationwide in significant oil and gas disputes involving issues such as gas flaring, title disputes, nuisance claims, railcar accidents, fracking bans, and natural resource damages under CERCLA. In regulatory matters, Baker Botts regularly appears before FERC, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and state agencies and commissions, as well as federal and state appellate courts, to challenge agency actions and rulings on behalf of clients.
To learn more about our practice, visit: www.bakerbotts.com/services/industries/energy
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Baker Botts L.L.P. provided The AES Corporation with regulatory counsel on a range of clean energy and retail electrical energy issues.
Strengths
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Baker Botts is very knowledgeable about the industry and is solution-oriented.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSABaker Bott's communication is detailed and timely; the attention to detail has been superb.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSABaker Botts has excellent judgment based on its depth and experience.
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Notable Practitioners
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Senior Statespeople 
Senior Statespeople 
Michael Rosenwasser
Michael Rosenwasser has particular strengths advising on master limited partnership formation alongside his extensive experience in oil and gas transactions, including investments and M&A. Senior Statespeople 
Senior Statespeople 
William S Lamb
William Lamb has long-standing experience advising senior management and boards of directors on power and utility industry transactions, with considerable strengths in handling high value mergers and strategic A&D.
Band 1 
Band 1 
Elaine Walsh
Elaine Walsh has considerable experience handling high-value transactions on behalf of major electricity market clients, which include key power producers and private equity investors.
Elaine is an expert and is commercial.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSA
Band 2 
Band 2 
David Applebaum
David Applebaum leverages his experience in FERC's Office of Enforcement to assist clients with a range of regulatory matters, most notably investigations, enforcement and compliance. David is an industry leader in enforcement.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSA
Band 2 
Band 2 
Frederick (Fritz) Lark
Frederick (Fritz) Lark has a notable practice advising private equity sponsors and electric companies on mergers, acquisitions and investments across the sector.
Band 2 
Band 2 
Michael Didriksen
Michael Didriksen represents investors, utilities and developers in a wealth of complex commercial matters spanning the sector, including mergers, acquisitions and retail power contracts. Michael has a fantastic ability to break down complicated problems into components and solve them in turn. He has a vast depth of experience transferred into practical advice and is very sharp on technical documentation issues.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSAHe's incredibly creative, coming up with new strategic insights.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSAMichael is an exceptionally talented and technical lawyer who excels with very complex matters. He is always thoughtful and very pragmatic.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSA
Band 2 
Band 2 
Timothy S Taylor
Timothy Taylor's practice sees him regularly advise energy companies in connection with public offerings.
Band 3 
Band 3 
Michael Yuffee
Michael Yuffee focuses his practice on FERC and CFTC compliance as well as rulemaking proceedings and transaction approvals. Michael is exceptional at providing strategic advice and has a deep knowledge and experience in energy regulatory matters.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSAMichael is knowledgeable, proactive and easy to work with.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSA
Band 4 
Band 4 
Cody Carper
Cody Carper has expertise spanning M&A and joint venture agreements. He is noted for his representation of large oil and gas sector clients. Cody really understands the market of transactional oil and gas matters and how to negotiate complex documents.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSA
Band 5 
Band 5 
Emil Barth
Emil Barth demonstrates capabilities across the power and oil and gas sectors. He is proficient in handling a range of regulatory matters before FERC, pipeline rate cases and tariff issues. Emil is an amazing lawyer.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSAEmil is very thoughtful, knowledgeable and he has a deep understanding of the business.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSA
Band 4 
Band 4 
Jay Ryan
Jay Ryan is co-chair of the firm's energy regulatory group. He provides expert counsel on a range of matters before FERC, with experience handling transmission, licensing and permitting matters.
Jay is a fantastic lawyer with a level and calm demeanor. I would recommend him without qualification or hesitation, he's just that good.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSA
Band 5 
Band 5 
Clint Rancher
Clint Rancher has a broad transactional practice. He is noted for his strength handling M&A for upstream and midstream companies. Clint is very smart and provides practical, timely advice. He's on top of his game.
Energy: Electricity (Finance) respondentUSA
Ranked Individuals at Baker Botts L.L.P. (13)
Members
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Ryan C. Norfolk

Andrea Moore Stover

Juliana Sersen

James Barkley

Timothy S. Taylor

Dino E. Barajas

Vladimir Fet

Carlos M. Marquez

Kyle Doherty

Scott Looper

Mike Bengtson

David Emmons

Jonathan C. Goldstein

Luke A. Weedon

Travis J. Wofford

Jamie Yarbrough

Diane Gremillion Evans

Katie McEvilly

Preston Bernhisel

Clay Brett

Jonice Cline

Aliya Y. Heintz

Rebecca Seidl

Carlos A. Solé, III
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Gerry Morton

Dan Mark

Anna R. Irion

Jason Bennett
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Michael Rosenwasser
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Cody Carper
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Clint Rancher
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David Applebaum
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Emil Barth
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William S Lamb
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Michael Yuffee
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Jay Ryan
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Timothy S Taylor
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Elaine Walsh
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Michael Didriksen
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Frederick (Fritz) Lark
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Baker Botts L.L.P. has rankings in the following guides
Band 4 Asia-Pacific 2026
Practice area: Energy & Natural Resources
Location: Asia-Pacific Region
View department profile for Asia-Pacific 2026Band 4 Global 2026
Practice area: Energy & Natural Resources
Location: Asia-Pacific Region
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