Regulatory advice and counseling forms the backbone of many of our practices; we regularly counsel clients around the globe on compliance, negotiation and transaction structuring matters. With our understanding of the statutes and regulations that affect businesses today, Baker Botts lawyers help clients identify important regulatory considerations, develop strategies to address regulatory issues and implement strategies to achieve our clients’ business goals.
As a global law firm, we have represented officers, directors and corporations in regulatory matters before various federal and state agencies in the U.S. and internationally. Our counseling experience includes providing advice on matters involving laws and regulatory acts issued by various agencies and jurisdictions, including in the areas of antitrust, anticorruption (FCPA and UKBA), international trade, corporate governance and compliance, energy and climate change, securities regulation and enforcement, environmental permitting, fiduciary operations and investor relations.
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Class of '85 Regulatory Response Group - Clean Air Act Matters
Energy Services Company - Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Issues
Marine Transportation Company - Oil Spill Response
Paper Company - Reservoir Development Opposition
Railroad developer - Regulatory counseling
Sempra Energy - Port Arthur LNG Export
Fortune 500 Tech Company - FCPA Investigation
Texas MSS Working Group - Air Quality Rules
Kindle Energy - Compliance with State and Federal Rules
Sale of Interest in Three Solar Companies
ITC Holdings, Inc. - Development For Cross-Border Power Sales
Shell Trading Company - Colonial Pipeline Company
Talen Energy - State and Federal Rules for Operating Power Plants
Power Development and Marketing Company - ERCOT-to-Mexico Tie-line
Utility - Federal Air Quality Initiatives
Crius Energy, LLC - Acquisition of TriEagle Energy LP
CenterPoint - Electric Transmission Line
Canadian Natural Gas-powered Micro-Turbine Heat and Power Systems Developer - Asset Purchase Agreement
Global Investment Firm - Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Assets
Otter Tail Power Company - FERC Proceeding
Occidental Petroleum Corporation - Sale of Bridge Tex Pipeline
Electric Generating Companies - Greenhouse Gas Performance Standards
ITC Holdings - Lake Erie Connector
EQT Corporation - Sale of Company
Electric and Natural Gas Utility - Pearland Undergrounding Ordinance
Energy Company - Latin America Mining Operations
Baker Botts Will Assist Blackstone's Evaluation of the Regulatory Structure Governing Exports of Power from ERCOT into Mexico Related to a Potential Investment in ERCOT Generating Facilities.
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative - Contract Dispute
Veresen - Ruby Pipeline System
Nuclear Electric Power Generation Company - Relicensing of Two Facilities
Transmission Developers Inc. - Champlain Hudson Power Express Project and New England Clean Power Link
Fortune 500 Electric and Natural Gas Utility Company - Variety of Municipal Matters Related to Service Locations
Chemical Company - EPA Flare Enforcement
Power Company - Permitting
Advice and Assistance with Regulatory Compliance Program, Manual, and Training Procedures.
LNG Facility - Administrative Hearings on State Air Quality and PSD
Manitowoc Cranes - Patent Litigation before the ITC
Independent System Operator and Regional Transmission Organization - FERC in Response to Midwest ISO Proposal to Permit the Integration of Entergy as a new Transmission Owner
Oil & Gas Industry Association - Listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as "Endangered" on the Endangered Species List
Petrochemical Company - Greenhouse Gas Permit
Western Refining Company, L.P. - East Line
International Paint and Coatings Company - Antidumping Duty Order
Regiopytsa - Tubing Administrative Review
Waste Company - LLRW Disposal Facility
Battery Manufacturer - Environmental and Enforcement Matters Involving Smeltering Facility
United States-Based Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Company - LNG Project
Work on Electric and Gas Matters Having to do With City of Manvel
Electric Utility - Regional Haze
Iberdrola Renewables (formerly PPM Energy) - Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Case
Diesel Fuel Additive Manufacturer - Environmental Permitting
Clean Energy Infrastructure Developer - Competitive Renewable Energy Zones
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise - Export Controls
HollyFrontier - SFPP East Line Rates
Petroleum Refiner - Case of First Impression
Large Mining Corporation - Hydro-power Clean Development Mechanism Project
Overseas Manufacturer - Trade Compliance
PepsiCo - Sanctions Licensing and Compliance Advice
Manufacturer of Industrial Pipe and Mechanical Tubing - Antidumping Administrative Reviews
U.S. Apparel Company - Customs Compliance Procedures
U.S. Integrated Energy Company - Rules of Origin Under NAFTA
News
Baker Botts Represents bp in the Sale of its 50% Stake in Canada’s Sunrise Oil Sands Project
Plaintiffs Firms Eye Metaverse as Growth Target for Litigation
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Key Legal And Regulatory Trends In Oil And Gas Transactions
Law360Law360
Baker Botts Earns 45 Practice Rankings in Chambers USA 2022
Baker Botts Represents Verogy in Sale of Minority Stake to CarVal
Baker Botts Represents Sunnova Energy International Inc. in Securitization Offering
Baker Botts Earns Seven 'Band 1' Practice Rankings and a 20% Increase in Individual Lawyer Rankings in Chambers Global 2022
Baker Botts Welcomes Partner to Energy Regulatory Practice
Baker Botts Represents Initial Purchasers in Howard Midstream Energy Partner’s $400 Million Private Offering of Senior Notes
Baker Botts Earns a Total of 102 “Tier 1” Rankings in U.S. News – Best Lawyers
Baker Botts Named Sanctions Law Firm Of The Year By WorldECR
Baker Botts Represents Sunnova Energy International Inc. in Securitization of Residential Solar and Battery Loan Agreements
Baker Botts Represents the Underwriters in Enbridge Inc.’s Offering of $1 Billion Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2033 and $500 Million Senior Notes due 2051
Baker Botts Continues to Soar in Power and Renewables Rankings
Baker Botts Represents Sunnova Energy International Inc. in Securitization of Residential Solar Systems
Noble Midstream Partners LP's Sale to Chevron Corporation Closes
Baker Botts Advises Southern Company Gas in Sale of Its Wholesale Natural Gas Marketing and Trading Business
Summit Utilities Acquires Arkansas, Oklahoma Assets from CenterPoint Energy
Texas Lawbook, TheTexas Lawbook, The
Baker Botts Advises CenterPoint Energy in $2.15 Billion Sale of Arkansas and Oklahoma Natural Gas LDC Businesses to Summit Utilities
Chevron Corporation's Acquisition of Noble Midstream Partners LP
Global Legal ChronicleGlobal Legal Chronicle
Chevron To Take Noble Midstream Private for $1.3B
Texas LawbookTexas Lawbook
Chevron To Take Noble Midstream Private for $1.3B
Texas Lawbook, TheTexas Lawbook, The
Baker Botts Advises Conflicts Committee of Noble Midstream Partners LP in Acquisition by Chevron Corporation of Noble Midstream Partners LP
Baker Botts Continues Washington, D.C. Growth, Welcoming Leading Energy Regulatory and Litigation Partners
Baker Botts Represents Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. in Revolving Credit Facility
Baker Botts Represents Sunnova Energy International Inc. in Acquisition of SunStreet - Lennar's Solar Platform for Homebuilders
Baker Botts Represents Sunnova Energy International Inc. in Securitization of Residential Solar Systems
Baker Botts Named “Law Firm of the Year” in Oil & Gas Law in 2021 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 110 Baker Botts Lawyers in 2021 Report
Baker Botts Earns High Marks Across Energy Spectrum in Legal 500 US 2020
DCP Midstream"s $500 Million Senior Notes Offering
Global Legal ChronicleGlobal Legal Chronicle
Baker Botts Represents Underwriters to DCP Midstream, LP in Upsized Senior Notes Offering
Baker Botts Achieves 80% Increase in Lawyer Recognitions in Legal 500 US 2020
Baker Botts’ Band-1 Lawyer Rankings Increase by 38% in Chambers USA 2020
FERC Faces Growing Pressure To Review Gas Pipelines’ GHG Impacts
Inside EPAInside EPA
Baker Botts Awarded 25 National Tier 1 Rankings by Best Lawyers in America 2019
Baker Botts Represents Underwriters to DCP Midstream, LP in Senior Notes Offering
Baker Botts Represents EQT Midstream Partners in $2.5 Billion Public Offering of Senior Notes
Baker Botts Represents the Conflicts Committee of Williams Partners L.P. in the $10.5 Billion Acquisition by The Williams Companies, Inc. of Williams Partners L.P.
Baker Botts Represents the Underwriters in $150 Million Preferred Offering by DCP Midstream, LP
Baker Botts Represents Underwriters to TransMontaigne Partners in Senior Notes Offering
Baker Botts Lawyers Comment on President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
Thought Leadership
2022 First Look - New FERC Policies on Construction of Natural Gas Projects and GHG Emissions
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
New Hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Incentives for Midstream Infrastructure
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Discovery in an Administrative Case
Speeches & PresentationsAustin Bar Association's Administrative Law Section Annual All-Day CLE
U.S. Treasury Imposes Additional Financial Sanctions in Response to Russian Actions Involving Ukraine
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
U.S. Imposes Targeted Sanctions in Response to Russian Actions in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions of Ukraine
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
New Regulations Place All Onshore Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines Under Federal Oversight: All Operators (Even Unregulated!) Now Have Material Safety Compliance and Reporting Obligations
Client UpdatesBaker Botts Washington Recap - Episode 11
Client UpdatesTechGC Global Summit 2021
Speeches & PresentationsBaker Botts Washington Recap - Episode 9
Client UpdatesPrivate Use Networks
Speeches & PresentationsGas and Power Institute
FERC Receives Preliminary Report on Winter Storm Uri at Sept. 23 Open Meeting, Promises Action to Prevent Future Reliability Failures
Client UpdatesEnergy Regulatory Update
Financial Services Provider Settles with OFAC for Apparent U.S. Sanctions Violations Associated with Processing for Online Payments
Client UpdatesOn July 23, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the entry into a $1,400,301.40 settlement with Payoneer, Inc. (“Payoneer”), a global provider of online payment distribution solutions headquartered in New York, for over 2,200 apparent violations of multiple U.S. sanctions programs.
Winter Storm Uri and its Aftermath
Speeches & PresentationsAmerican Gas Association Legal Forum
U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Ban All Products from Xinjiang
Client UpdatesBaker Botts Washington Recap First Year of the Biden Administration - Episode 5
Client UpdatesTexas Legislative Response to Winter Storm Uri
Client UpdatesWhite House Announces Suspension of Imports of Certain Polysilicon Products Made with Forced Labor in Xinjiang
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms: Impacts on Climate and Trade
Speeches & PresentationsCentral Bank-Backed Crypto Requires Regulatory Framework
External ArticleLaw360
House Members Call on CBP to Stop Imports of Polysilicon Products Made with Forced Labor in Xinjiang
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
FERC Update: Commission Provides Guidance on WECC Soft Price Cap
Client UpdatesEnergy Regulatory Update
Product Misclassification Results in Laser Manufacturer Settling with BIS for Apparent Export Controls Violations
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
SAP Admits to Thousands of Illegal Exports to Iran under NPA: Lessons Learned
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
Examination Readiness - Meeting New NFA and SEC Exam Expectations
Speeches & PresentationsPanelist, Regulatory Compliance Association (RCA) RegTeligence Symposium
FERC Order No. 871-B
Client UpdatesEnergy Regulatory Update
Energy Regulatory Developments to Watch
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Renewables Continuing Their Upward Trajectory
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
FERC Rejects Challenge to State Net Metering Programs
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
FERC Adopts Revisions to PURPA Rules Applicable to Small Renewable and Cogeneration Facilities
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Protecting the Bulk Power System from Foreign Adversaries
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
EPA Efforts to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Lack of Familiarity with US Sanctions Results in Steel Manufacturer Settling with OFAC for Apparent Violations
Client UpdatesOn April 19, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the entry into a $435,003 settlement with Alliance Steel, Inc. (“Alliance”), a fully integrated manufacturer of metal building systems, structural steel, and components headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for 61 apparent violations of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (“ITSR”), mainly resulting from the Company’s lack of understanding as to the application of U.S. sanctions laws to its isolated international activity.
Biden Administration First 100 Days Weekly Report - Episode 8
Client UpdatesAmerican Jobs Plan Includes Significant Investments in Energy Infrastructure
VideoIncorrect Export Licensing Determinations Result in Wireless Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturer Settling with BIS for Apparent Export Control Violations
Client UpdatesOn March 19, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced the entry into a $122,000 settlement with Comtech XiCom Technology, Inc. (“Comtech XiCom”), a leading supplier of high power amplifiers for satellite communications based in Santa Clara, CA, for three apparent violations of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), caused by Comtech XiCom’s mistaken belief that certain exports could be made without BIS license or authorization.
FERC Open Meeting Orders Address Interconnection Issues for Solar Generation
VideoFERC Reaffirms Support for Emerging Technologies
VideoFollowing Passage of "Rescue" Legislation, Focus Shifts to Energy Tax Provisions
Client UpdatesTax Update
Biden Administration First 100 Days Weekly Report - Episode 4
Client UpdatesPrivate-Use Networks & Self-Generation: What You Need to Know
WebinarEnergy & Natural Resource Webinar
Biden Administration First 100 Days Weekly Report - Episode 3
Client UpdatesBiden Administration First 100 Days Weekly Report - Episode 2
Client UpdatesState Regulation of Renewable Energy: Energy Standards, Rate Structures, Siting, Permitting, Transmission
WebinarOn Thursday, January 28, Baker Botts Partner Jim Barkley will be participating in a panel discussion hosted by Strafford.
DOE and FERC Take Action to Protect the Bulk Power System
Client UpdatesNew Energy Infrastructure Projects: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 under a Biden Administration and Other Recent Developments
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Considerations for a Biden Administration – Trade
VideoConsiderations for a Biden Administration – FERC
VideoConsiderations for a Biden Administration
Client UpdatesForeign Direct Investment Regimes 2021
External ArticleGlobal Legal Group - ICLG.com
How Will the U.S. Presidential Election Affect the Energy Industry?
VideoFERC Update – October 2020
VideoBOEM and BSEE Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Client UpdatesClient Update
FERC and NERC Warn of Technology Risks to the Electric Grid
Joint Paper Urges Utilities to Identify Vulnerabilities Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Post Crisis Agency Engagement: Do's and Don'ts
VideoSpotlight on EHS Crisis Response
Treasury Issues Proposed Rule Expanding Reporting for Critical Technology Transactions to CFIUS
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
FERC Revamps Return on Equity Methodology and Increases Returns for MISO Transmission Owners
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
RRC Acts to Relieve Regulatory Burden While Denying Proration Request
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Net Metering for Rooftop Solar and Other Behind the Meter Generation Challenged at FERC
Client UpdatesEnergy Update
Trade War, Coronavirus, And Energy: How To Achieve Success For The U.S.-China Trade Deal
External ArticleForbes.com
PUCT Staff Clarifies COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program
Client UpdatesEnergy Regulatory Update
Trade War, Energy & Coronavirus: How to Make the U.S.-China Deal a Success
External ArticlePolicy Brief, Baker Institute
Commerce Issues Proposed Regulations to Conduct National Security Reviews of Transactions Involving the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
Energy Regulatory Challenges after Clean Energy Package
Speeches & PresentationsSummary of Framework for OFAC Compliance
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
Colorado Proposition 112/Amendment 74 - Continuing Uncertainty as Election Day Nears
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Treasury Implements Pilot Program for New CFIUS Review Process Under FIRRMA
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
President Trump Signs Law to Enact Major Reform of Foreign Investment National Security (CFIUS) Reviews
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Client UpdatesFERC Opens Notice of Inquiry into Pipeline Certificate Policy Statement
Client UpdatesEnergy Regulatory Update
Trump Administration Imposes Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
A Duty to Preserve: Practical Considerations for In-House Counsel
External ArticleFERC Final Rule Expands Wholesale Energy Market Access for Electric Storage
Client UpdatesEnergy Regulatory Update
President Trump Issues Global Safeguard Tariffs on Solar Products
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
FERC Rejects Proposed Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule and Opens Broader Inquiry
Client UpdatesEnergy Regulatory Update
Events
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GCPA Spring Conference
Baker Botts & Dragos Webinar Series Episode 1: ICS Cybersecurity 101
Sanctions and the Energy Sector Risks and Compliance Strategies
GCPA Fall 2021 Virtual Conference
Baker Botts is proud to be a sponsor of the GCPA Fall 2021 Virtual Conference on September 20-22.
2021 Energy Infrastructure Council Investor Conference
RegTeligence™ 2021 Virtual Symposium
Regulatory Compliance Association (RCA)
GCPA Spring 2021 Virtual Conference
Baker Botts is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the GCPA Spring 2021 Virtual Conference on April 27 - 29.
Platts Global Power Markets Conference
Baker Botts is proud to be a sponsor of the Platts Global Power Markets Conference on April 12-14.
Systemic Power System Failure in the South of the United States and the Way Forward
On Wednesday, March 9, Baker Botts Partner Andrea Stover will be participating in a panel discussion hosted by Tulane Center for Energy Law.
Kayo Women's Power Markets Virtual Summit
Baker Botts is proud to be a sponsor of the 2020 Kayo Women's Power Markets Virtual Summit on February 2-3.
ACORE Grid Forum
Baker Botts is proud to be a sponsor of the ACORE Grid Forum Virtual Event on November 17-18.
Kayo Women's Virtual Energy Summit
Baker Botts is a proud supporter of the 2020 Kayo Women's Virtual Energy Summit September 8-11.
The 26th Annual Marketing Partner Forum
Energy Trading Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement
4th Annual Kayo Women's Energy & Resource Summit
The Year of Expecting the Unexpected
Baker Botts will host a comprehensive CLE program in our Washington office on October 24, 2017.