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Daniel Kruger

Daniel Kruger

USA 2026

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Construction

District of Columbia

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Baker Botts L.L.P.

USA

Practice Areas

Construction, Industrial and Energy Related to Real Estate, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions, Real Estate Financings and Refinancings, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Real Estate Property, Development and Asset Management, Tax Matters Related to Real Estate, Energy Transition, Global Projects, Investment Funds

Career

Daniel Kruger's practice includes all aspects of commercial real estate law, with skills in project development, construction and design. He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, stand-alone agreements for design and construction services, land acquisition and land use documents. Daniel regularly advises developers and owners of utility-scale power generating facilities across the United States, including several of the largest existing solar projects, as well as energy companies engaged in the transportation, storage and shipping of LNG and other products, passenger and freight railroads, manufacturing companies, hotels and residential real property developers.

Daniel's construction practice involves negotiating and commenting on provisions in the contractor and professional agreement forms published by the American Institute of Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects and Joint Contracts Tribunal. He also frequently drafts and negotiates manuscript EPC/I and EPC/M forms, construction management agreements, common facilities agreements, project operating and maintenance agreements, purchase and sale agreements and land use documents, including mineral reservations, surface waivers, easements and ground leases.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Daniel served as in-house counsel to a private company operating a passenger rail service, as well as to a major North American freight railroad. He maintains an active railroad practice and has significant background in railroad operations law.

Professional Memberships

District of Columbia Bar

State Bar of Texas

Massachusetts Bar

Virginia State Bar

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Supreme Court of Virginia

Personal

J.D., William and Mary Law School 2008

B.A., History, Yale University 2004

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Construction - District of Columbia

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Daniel Kruger of Baker Botts is a construction partner noted for his skill in construction, real estate project development and design construction. He has experience working with energy and power companies.

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