Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border) | Global

Baker Botts is recognised as an energy sector specialist with international offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Its US offices advise global energy majors on the most complex oil and gas and LNG project development matters. It coordinates multi-jurisdictional advice between its offices and in conjunction with local firms, and its clear focus and reputation for excellence in the oil and gas sector ensure that it is able to maintain relationships with elite partner firms.

The firm adeptly advised global clients on complex LNG, renewable energy and oil & gas projects. As well as strategically navigating energy-related transactions and litigation matters, the Baker Botts lawyers are often sought after for energy-related regulatory advice. The firm counts major corporations and firms in the hydrogen, oil & gas, mining and LNG among their client base.

Skadden has a premium global practice which has built widespread coverage and expertise across regions and areas of law on the foundation of its longstanding, market-leading reputation for US law advice. The firm has strength in depth across UK and European teams in transactional and contentious areas which make the firm a leading choice for sophisticated transatlantic matters. It has an excellent presence in key Asian markets, plus a São Paulo office, also boosts the firm’s global offering. The firm is a dominant force on international M&A, finance and energy transactions. It also regularly navigates clients through cross-border disputes, investigations and arbitration as coordinating counsel.

The law firm's corporate transactional expertise within the energy sector is sought after by clients throughout the world, and its broad network of top-tier offices enables it to coordinate advice for globally significant deals in the LNG, oil and gas, electricity and power sectors. Its clients in the sector extend to major fund managers investing in global energy assets.

Vinson & Elkins has an established reputation for its specialist focus on energy sector transactions and project development. Led from its headquarters in Houston, the law firm offers American and global clients its expertise in cross-border oil and gas and LNG projects throughout its offices in the USA, the UK, East Asia and the Middle East.

The firm is noted for its successful collaboration with local law firms in Latin American and African jurisdictions in which significant energy assets are located, which reflects the law firm's many years of experience as lead advisers to multinational clients in the energy and resources sector. The firm advises on a range of energy-related projects, litigations and transactions, covering regulatory advice, international developments, climate change and more.

A&O Shearman maintains a good reputation for its work on energy projects in Latin America, frequently assisting foreign clients with regard to financings and complex cross-border transactions. The law firm is noted for its broad international reach, with a strong network of expert partners covering a multitude of sectors. Where the firm does not have an on-the-ground presence, it collaborates with a network of trusted local firms.

Clients appreciate the team's experience and strategic legal capabilities, including its ability to effectively manage local counsel from its US hub and handle any cross-border transaction issues. Sought after by lenders and sponsors attracted by the firm's expert knowledge of key jurisdictions with significant energy assets, and its market-leading representation in the energy and resources space. 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is an international firm with strong US foundations. Its offices across Los Angeles, Washington DC, and New York play vital coordinating roles in multi-jurisdictional proceedings, supported by strategically-located teams in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Clients also benefit from Gibson Dunn’s sharp sector focus; its practitioners are accustomed to advising tech giants and energy multinationals on complex global mandates.

Its experience in international energy projects includes working for foreign banks on the financing, acquisition and construction of renewable energy projects in Latin America, and the firm also possesses recognised transactional expertise in the oil and gas sector.

Bracewell advises on significant cross-border energy sector transactions and disputes from its US base. Its lawyers are experienced in advising clients throughout the Americas and regularly coordinate with their colleagues in London and Dubai to provide a comprehensive service covering Africa and the Middle East. In addition to leading matters for US-based clients,

Bracewell's international platform is recommended for its ability to seamlessly deliver the full strength of its US experience to foreign clients. Bracewell frequently advises major global corporations in the energy space who seek assistance on multijurisdictional matters covering oil & gas and renewable energy projects.

Jones Day’s US offices are often referenced as the central pillar of its global operations and offer excellent cross-border capabilities to US-headquartered multinationals and international clients. Teams across the law firm's US offices are relied upon to coordinate complex cross-border mandates and utilise the firm's broad global presence across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific to give clients a practical advantage when dealing with international issues. The US practice represents the law firm's largest concentration of resources and its most in-depth hub of expertise worldwide, covering a full-service range of practice areas and lawyers with international experience across its platform.

The law firm offers experts in Latin American power projects, with notable experience advising with regard to assets in Mexico and Brazil. Lawyers in its US offices frequently collaborate with their colleagues throughout the firm's global network to staff matters with multi-jurisdictional teams to fulfil its clients' global requirements.

Mayer Brown is a full-service global outfit which brings considerable transatlantic expertise to a broad spectrum of matters, particularly those relating to capital markets and financing. Mayer Brown’s Chicago office functions as a key hub in the USA for its highly rated cross-border transactional practice, while offering substantial knowledge to clients from the energy sector. The firm’s capabilities from both the UK and USA are enhanced by a network of offices stationed in major financial centres worldwide.

The energy practice houses sought-after expertise for advising on the financing of oil and gas and renewable energy projects in Latin America, notably in Brazil, Colombia and Chile. Its clients include banks, asset managers and other financial services clients active in investing in the energy sector.