Baker Botts

Technological advances, emerging environmental policies, and a focus on sustainable investments will continue to open the doors to new investment in the hydrogen economy and will encourage the development of hydrogen projects and related facilities. Such development will involve the concerted efforts of stakeholders from the energy, technology, investment, finance, and regulatory sectors. Our team of attorneys provides a full-service approach to assisting clients with innovative and complex projects of all sizes, from small technology start-ups to global infrastructure projects.

• Our Chambers Band 1 (2020) energy transactional and project development practice assists industry players with the development and financing of capital-intensive energy projects around the world, including the structuring of partnerships and joint ventures, the financing of those projects, and the negotiation of commercial arrangements.

• Our technology and intellectual property attorneys provide full-service representation to technology companies of all sizes, including large multi-nationals, start-ups, universities, industry associations, and research consortia.

• Our corporate and mergers and acquisitions teams offer extensive and comprehensive experience across all facets of the strategic investment and private equity landscapes, including the purchase and sale of companies and assets, joint ventures and strategic alliances, tax and regulatory structuring advice, fund formation, and the integration and management of acquired companies and assets.

• Our environmental, safety and incident response team advises clients on permitting, compliance, incident response, carbon credit regimes, litigation, and implementation of decarbonization strategies and projects.

• Our tax attorneys work closely with all of our teams to provide advice on evolving federal, state, and international tax issues and incentives, including carbon tax proposals, carbon capture tax credits (Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code), alternative fuel vehicle tax credits, and the monetization of such tax incentives.

• Our cross-disciplinary ESG team uses subject matter and market experience to advise clients across the entire range of E, S and G, including advice on sustainability initiatives and strategy, climate risks and opportunities, ESG metrics and targets, climate resilience and scenario analyses, disclosure frameworks, preparation of materials for rating agencies, investor engagement, and relevant governance practices.

• Our Chambers Band 1 (2020) - ranked energy disputes practice represents clients in both courts and international arbitrations, across the spectrum of energy-related disputes, including construction disputes, pricing disputes, and sale and purchase agreement disputes. We also provide advice during the contract negotiation stage, specifically relating to investment structuring, the drafting of dispute resolution provisions, and jurisdiction and choice of law issues.

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