Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Ellen Friedman has joined its Global Projects Department as a partner in New York. She joins the firm from Nixon Peabody, where she was Co-Head of the Energy and Infrastructure Projects team.
Friedman has extensive experience in project finance involving both traditional fossil and renewable energy projects and, more recently, carbon capture, renewable fuels, clean hydrogen and other energy transition projects. Her practice supports project developers and sponsors, tax and equity investors, commercial lenders, underwriters and buyers and sellers of projects and hedge providers.
Friedman has been recognized for exceptional standing in the national legal community in Chambers USA in the Projects category. She has also been recognized for exceptional standing in the global legal community in Chambers Global for Projects.
“We are excited to welcome Ellen to the firm,” said Baker Botts Managing Partner, John Martin. “The admission of Ellen, with her vast experience in project finance and renewable energy, including energy transition projects, carbon capture and sequestration, clean hydrogen and renewable fuel matters, represents another step in the execution of the well-defined strategy of the firm and our market-leading Global Projects Department.”
“Ellen is an excellent addition to our team,” said Jason Bennett, firmwide Department Chair of Baker Botts’ Global Projects Practice as well as a co-head of its firmwide Energy Sector leadership. “Her arrival extends our capabilities in renewables, tax equity, CCUS and clean hydrogen, adding further depth to our market-leading team.”
“Baker Botts is an ideal fit for my practice,” Friedman said. “I am thrilled to join a firm with such an outstanding reputation across the entire energy spectrum.”
She earned her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and her B.A. from Cornell University.
Friedman is the third partner to join Baker Botts’ Global Projects Department recently, with energy regulatory and transactional partner Michelle Boudreaux joining the firm’s Houston office in early August and energy projects partner Elias Hinckley joining the Washington, D.C. office last week.
The Global Projects team at Baker Botts is composed of lawyers skilled in various complementary practices that offer clients the range of legal skills and experience needed for sophisticated and complex energy and infrastructure projects and transactions around the world. Even in the midst of rapid changes that have pushed energy companies to adapt to new priorities for decarbonization and electrification and heightened focus on ESG, Baker Botts remains the preeminent energy law firm, advising clients globally across the energy value chain. Baker Botts has been named an “Energy Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 for three years running.
