Baker Botts is among the leading law firms in the world, with a nationally prominent estate planning practice. We advise exceptionally high net worth individuals in all aspects of estate planning and administration, as well as estate and gift tax litigation and fiduciary litigation. We are particularly known for the design, implementation and defense of advanced strategies to transfer ownership of family businesses and legacy properties from one generation to the next (or to charity). Our lawyers are experienced in transfers of hard-to-value assets, family limited partnerships, business valuation issues and family business succession planning.
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Baker Botts Ranks Band 1 in 2021 Chambers High Net Worth
Baker Botts’ Tax Department Maintains Winning Streak in Chambers
Baker Botts Again Ranked in “Band-1” in Texas for Private Wealth Law in Chambers High Net Worth Guide
Baker Botts Shines Bright in the Latest Chambers High Net Worth Guide
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Unique Tax Questions Posed by Cryptocurrencies and NFTs
Client UpdatesTax Update
Baker Botts Tax Controversy Update: Treasury "Greenbook" for Fiscal Year 2023 Revenue Proposals
Client UpdatesTax Update
The Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion Act of 2021
Speeches & PresentationsNational Association of Manufacturers Inheritance Tax Webinar
The STEP for The 99.5%: Democratic Senators Make Dueling Proposals to Reform Taxation of High Net Worth Individuals
Client UpdatesTax Update
Hot Topics in Estate Planning
Speeches & PresentationsTarrant County Bar Association - Business & Estates Council
Tax Reform Modifications to Gift Tax and Estate Plans
Speeches & PresentationsLorman CLE
Planning with Grantor Trusts
Speeches & PresentationsSalt Lake Estate Planning Council
Hot Topics in Estate Planning
Speeches & PresentationsTarrant County Bar Association - Business & Estates Council
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Baker Botts Event for Women in Tax, Featuring Myrtle Jones, SVP-Tax, Halliburton
Baker Botts Event for Women in Tax, Featuring Heather Crowder, Phillips 66, VP and General Tax Officer
Please join the women in tax at Baker Botts for the final virtual networking event of 2021 designed for women in-house tax professionals on Monday, December 13 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT.
Baker Botts Event for Women in Tax, Featuring Carla Howard, Vistra Energy, SVP-Tax
Please join the women in tax at Baker Botts for the the second of our networking events designed for women in-house tax professionals on Thursday, August 26 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT.
2021 AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE Conference
Join us in attending ENGAGE 2021, presented by AICPA and CIMA, July 26-29, 2021 at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and live online.
State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Conference 2021
Please join us in attending the State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Conference 2021 (webcast) June 9-11 from 8:50 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. CT.
San Francisco Estate Planning Council's SFEPC & GGU Symposium
Please join us in attending San Francisco Estate Planning Council's SFEPC & GGU Symposium on Friday, June 4, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT.
Baker Botts Inaugural Event for Women in Tax
Please join the women in tax at Baker Botts LLP for the first of our networking events designed for women in-house tax professionals on March 4 at 10:30 a.m. CT.
AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 2020
Join us in attending ENGAGE 2020, presented by AICPA and CIMA, June 6 - 11 at the ARIA Resort Las Vegas, Nevada.
Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Conference
Join us in attending the Texas Bar's Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Conference April 16 - 17, 2020 at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Sante Fe, New Mexico.