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Baker Botts is proud to announce that we have been recognized in Chambers Europe 2025. We have maintained our Band 3 ranking in Competition: EU and are honored to have three Partners ranked. Congratulations to Catriona Hatton, Matthew Levitt, and Paul Lugard on this achievement. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gzDGfxHE

Houston Board of Directors Session Highlight: Infrastructure Development in the Trump Era With shifting regulations and investment strategies in play, this fireside chat will examine how federal and state policy decisions may impact: -Capital allocation for energy projects -Decarbonization solutions for traditional oil & gas -Investment in CCS and other low-carbon infrastructure Speaker: Jason Bennett – Partner, Baker Botts March 26, 2025 | The Post Oak Hotel, Houston Presented in collaboration with NACD Texas TriCities Chapter, this premier event brings together directors, legal experts, and industry leaders to explore governance challenges, risk management, and the evolving regulatory landscape. Learn more & register here: https://okt.to/nzkNRl

Baker Botts is proud to represent Precision Aerospace Holdings, LLC in acquisition of Clearwater Engineering. Learn more: https://okt.to/lV8CZU

The latest edition of partner Michael Harrison’s P2N0 newsletter is now live! Michael delves into the drive to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and highlights major global news items in concise summaries. Read the newsletter here: https://okt.to/mkPRaT

Baker Botts and Capital Factory were delighted to host an exclusive roundtable during SXSW, bringing together top-tier founders and VIP guest Erich Sanchack, CEO of Salute. The discussion tackled pressing challenges in AI, energy, and space, with Erich sharing invaluable insights from his 30 years of leadership in technology and the data center industry.

On April 8th, Baker Botts and Teynier Pic will be presenting the preliminary findings from Baker Botts’ world-first comparative study of ICSID and non-ICSID annulment proceedings. That study is a sequel to Baker Botts’ groundbreaking 2021 study on annulment in ICSID arbitration published in conjunction with The British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Baker Botts Senior Associate Jack Biggs will present the key takeaways from the study. This will be followed by a panel discussion regarding ICSID and non-ICSID annulment proceedings featuring Yas Banifatemi (GBS Disputes), Pierre Pic (Teynier Pic) and Baker Botts Partner David Turner. The event will be moderated by Sara Nadeau Seguin (Teynier Pic) and Baker Botts Partner Johannes Koepp. Learn more: https://okt.to/QtNpag

Houston Board of Directors Session Highlight: Caremark & Director Oversight – Mitigating Liability & Strengthening Governance With increased regulatory scrutiny and high-profile Caremark settlements, corporate boards must ensure they have strong oversight and compliance frameworks in place. This discussion will cover: -Best practices for managing material risks -How to document key decisions for legal protection -Strengthening corporate compliance to reduce liability Speakers: Danny David – Managing Partner, Baker Botts Amy Hefley – Partner, Baker Botts Doug Martin – General Counsel, VP of Compliance, Blue Bell Creameries Dan Churay – EVP - Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary, MRC Global March 26, 2025 | The Post Oak Hotel, Houston Presented in collaboration with NACD Texas TriCities Chapter, this premier event brings together directors, legal experts, and industry leaders to explore governance challenges, risk management, and the evolving regulatory landscape. Learn more & register here: https://okt.to/9ywJKF

Baker Botts is proud to have represented Liberty Networks in the development of MANTA, a revolutionary new subsea cable system, connecting Mexico, the USA, and Central and Latin America. Partners Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle have announced that SubCom will design, manufacture, and install the system, with the contract effective as of March 17, 2025. Learn more from Liberty Networks: https://lnkd.in/gVkZrrKF

Baker Botts Partners Tomas G?rdfors and Elias Hinckley will be attending the Infrastructure Investor Global Summit in Berlin on March 17-20. During the conference, Tomas and Elias will be hosting a series of conversations on the management of infrastructure risk with investments and lending in the current US market environment. Learn more about this event here: https://okt.to/W0BinA

On January 30, 2025, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators released a discussion draft of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a legislative proposal that, if passed, could significantly alter tax controversy procedure, in addition to modernizing certain functions of the Internal Revenue Service and providing additional taxpayer services. Keri Brown, Jon Feldhammer, Ross Holley, and Benjamin Koodrich share their insights: https://okt.to/1H4MrQ