About

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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

Chambers Review

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Energy: Electricity (Transactional) - USA - Nationwide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Baker Botts L.L.P. is a very well-regarded energy firm with strength across transactional, regulatory and litigation settings. It is frequently retained by oil and gas, power and investor clients who are active in energy matters. The firm is strong in oil and gas acquisitions and sales, with particular expertise in the MLP market. It provides regulatory advice and FERC representation on pipeline and rate issues. The firm is noted for particular abilities in FERC rulemakings. It is also active in the power space, assisting traditional power, renewable energy and utility clients on a range of transactions.

Work Highlights

  • 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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Notable Practitioners

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Michael Rosenwasser
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Michael Rosenwasser
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Senior Statespeople
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.
William S Lamb
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William S Lamb
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Senior Statespeople

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.

Elaine Walsh
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Elaine Walsh
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Band 1

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.

David Applebaum
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David Applebaum
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Band 2
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.

Frederick (Fritz) Lark
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Frederick (Fritz) Lark
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Band 2

Frederick (Fritz) Lark has a notable practice advising private equity sponsors and electric companies on mergers, acquisitions and investments across the sector.

Michael Didriksen
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Michael Didriksen
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Band 2
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.

He's incredibly creative, coming up with new strategic insights.

Michael is an exceptionally talented and technical lawyer who excels with very complex matters. He is always thoughtful and very pragmatic.

Timothy S Taylor
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Timothy S Taylor
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Band 2

Timothy Taylor's practice sees him regularly advise energy companies in connection with public offerings.

Michael Yuffee
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Michael Yuffee
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Band 3
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.

Michael is knowledgeable, proactive and easy to work with.

Cody Carper
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Cody Carper
4
Band 4
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.

Emil Barth
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Emil Barth
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Band 4
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.

Emil is very thoughtful, knowledgeable and he has a deep understanding of the business.

Jay Ryan
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Jay Ryan
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Band 4

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.

Clint Rancher
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Clint Rancher
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Band 5
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.

Ranked Lawyers at
Baker Botts L.L.P.

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USA - Nationwide

Energy: Electricity (Finance)

Timothy S Taylor
2
Timothy S Taylor
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Band 2
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

David Applebaum
2
David Applebaum
2
Band 2
Michael Yuffee
3
Michael Yuffee
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Band 3
Emil Barth
4
Emil Barth
4
Band 4
Jay Ryan
4
Jay Ryan
4
Band 4
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)

William S Lamb
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William S Lamb
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Senior Statespeople
Elaine Walsh
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Elaine Walsh
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Band 1
Frederick (Fritz) Lark
2
Frederick (Fritz) Lark
2
Band 2
Michael Didriksen
2
Michael Didriksen
2
Band 2
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

Emil Barth
5
Emil Barth
5
Band 5
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

Michael Rosenwasser
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Michael Rosenwasser
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Senior Statespeople
Cody Carper
4
Cody Carper
4
Band 4
Clint Rancher
5
Clint Rancher
5
Band 5

Members

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Aliya Y. Heintz

Anna R. Irion

Carlos A. Solé, III

Head of Department

Carlos M. Marquez

Clay Brett

Dan Mark

David Emmons

Diane Gremillion Evans

Dino E. Barajas

Gerry Morton

Jamie Yarbrough

Jason Bennett

Jason Bennett

Head of Department

Jonathan C. Goldstein

Jonice Cline

Katie McEvilly

Kyle Doherty

Luke A. Weedon

Mike Bengtson

Preston Bernhisel

Rebecca Seidl

Ryan C. Norfolk

Scott Looper

Timothy S. Taylor

Travis J. Wofford

Vladimir Fet