North America - United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Baker Botts L.L.P.
The ‘fantastic, sophisticated and client-friendly’ team at Baker Botts L.L.P. has in-depth expertise in the full gamut of corporate matters, spanning from cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. The practice is especially well regarded for its renewable energy and telecom specialism and maintains close relationships with leading American providers such as CenterPoint Energy and EnLink Midstream, with Dallas-based co-head Samantha Crispin specializing in capital markets and strategic business transactions. Energy M&A expert Natasha Khan co-heads the team from Houston, where Clint Rancher handles general corporate matters and both Carina Antweil and Jamie Yarbrough advise public and private corporations on securities issues. Operating out of New York, Jonathan Gordon focuses on spin-offs and Neil Torpey concentrates on leveraged buyouts since his arrival from Paul Hastings LLP in March 2023. Jonathan Bobinger left the firm in June 2023.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘Fantastic, sophisticated, practical and client-friendly team of professionals. Highly recommend Baker Botts' M&A team.’
‘Samantha Crispin and Jon Platt have been our primary points of contact. Both seasoned and excellent attorneys whom I would highly recommend.’
Key clients
- SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION
- SEADRILL LIMITED
- BKV CORPORATION
- NOVACAP TMT V, LP
- CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
- TRANSOCEAN LTD.
- LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD.
- LEGACY STAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
- ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
- AVELLINO LAB USA, INC.
- JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP
- NGP ENERGY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
- INVERSIONES ATLANTIDA, S.A.
- MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY
- WESTLAKE CORPORATION
- EAGLE MATERIALS, INC.
- DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL
- OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Work highlights
- Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the almost $1bn acquisition of renewable energy company Opdenergy.
- Advised Seadrill Limited on the approximately $1bn acquisition of Aquadrill LLC.
- Advised Liberty Latin America on the $256m acquisition of DISH Network’s spectrum assets in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Samantha Crispin, Natasha Khan