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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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Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas - UK

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Baker Botts has a noteworthy practice incorporating a global network of oil and gas experts. The team is frequently involved in high-profile corporate and project development transactions involving complex financing elements. The firm represents major clients in various overseas jurisdictions, often advising on upstream matters. The group is well equipped to advise on major LNG project developments in Africa and the Middle East. The firm has additional experience in energy litigation and arbitration.

Work Highlights

  • Baker Botts advised Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation and the Government of Tanzania's negotiation team on a USD42 billion natural gas and LNG project.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexander Msimang
2
Alexander Msimang
2
Band 2

Alexander Msimang has considerable experience advising multinational energy companies and operators. His practice focuses on M&A transactions in the upstream sector, particularly those involving assets in Africa.

Alexander is an excellent professional, highly qualified, business oriented, super available to customers and has a lot of knowledge of the industry.

Mark Rowley
2
Mark Rowley
2
Band 2
Mark Rowley is proficient in the handling of a wide range of oil and gas sector mandates, with a focus on financing and development aspects of LNG projects in North America, Europe and Africa. His clients include oil majors and state-owned energy companies. He is also head of the firm's oil and gas practice.

Mark is very solid.

Mark Rowley is well respected.

Nadine Amr
5
Nadine Amr
5
Band 5
Nadine Amr handles acquisitions and the construction and financing of upstream oil and gas projects. Her practice centres on transactions in Africa and the Middle East.

Nadine Amr is highly qualified, business-oriented and super available to clients, with a lot of knowledge of the industry.

Nadine Amr is a complete professional with a commercial perspective and technical know-how.

Nadine is very strong in all areas.

Ranked Lawyers at
Baker Botts L.L.P.

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Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

Alexander Msimang
2
Alexander Msimang
2
Band 2
Mark Rowley
2
Mark Rowley
2
Band 2
Nadine Amr
5
Nadine Amr
5
Band 5

Members

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Alex Kerr

Alistair Wishart

Mark Rowley

Mark Rowley

Head of Department

Nabil Khodadad