Mr Paul Landen > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Baker Botts L.L.P.
910 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON
TEXAS 77002-4995
TEXAS
United States

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

For over 35 years, Paul Landen’s practice has covered a wide-range of transactional experience, ranging from commercial real estate to domestic and international joint ventures across a variety of industries, downstream energy, petrochemical and other industrial project development and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The breadth of his experience has helped Mr. Landen develop to be a seasoned, business-oriented, pragmatic commercial lawyer.

Mr. Landen’s practice currently focuses primarily on all aspects of commercial real estate, with deep experience in real estate joint ventures, development and financings.

Paul Landen became a partner with Baker Botts in 1991, relocating to the London office in 1998 and returning to the Houston office in 2007. His practice focuses on commercial real estate, domestic and international joint ventures, industrial projects, and domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Landen’s clients include an internationally renowned real estate developer, other real estate development companies, a Turkish steel pipe manufacturer, petrochemical and other energy companies, and private equity funds. His wide-ranging transactional experience has helped Mr. Landen develop to be a seasoned, business-oriented, pragmatic commercial lawyer.

Memberships

State Bar of Texas

Education

J.D., University of Michigan Law School 1983

B.A., English and economics, University of Michigan 1980
with distinction

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate

In addition to advising on all aspects of transactions, the real estate practice at Baker Botts L.L.P. regularly handles restructuring and workouts nationwide, with numerous recent mandates relating to office and mixed-use properties. The formation and representation of investment funds is another area of specialism, as is their wide-reaching experience that encompasses qualified opportunity zone projects, energy, industrial and infrastructure developments. Based in Houston, head of real estate and construction Connie Simmons Taylor possesses transaction and leasing experience across all asset classes, particularly on the developer side. Paul Landen, known for his joint venture and debt financing experience, is another key name in Houston, with Dallas-based Jeremy Gott also an active member of the team.