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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
910 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON
TEXAS 77002-4995
TEXAS
United States
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Mr Scott Looper
Work Department
Global Projects
Position
Partner
Career
Scott primarily focuses on midstream and LNG project development activities, including complex commercial contracts, A&D, rights-of-way, construction, operations, and joint ventures, in addition to energy regulatory (state and FERC) and litigation counseling. He also regularly advises corporate boards and committees on midstream transactions.
Scott has extensive experience with long-term commercial contracts related to gathering and pipeline transportation (including state and FERC tariffs); processing and fractionation; interconnection, compression, blending, treating, stabilization, and pumping; storage (underground and above-ground) and terminaling; commodity sales (including NAESB, ISDA and other forms), asset management, and marketing; feedstock, supply, offtake and offloading; liquefaction and terminal services; saltwater disposal; and hydrogen and CCUS.
Scott clerked for the Honorable Vanessa Gilmore of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Before law school, he worked as an energy analyst for Accenture.
Memberships
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center 2009
cum laude
Symposium Editor, Houston Law Review
M.Sc., business management, University of East Anglia, England 2006
with honors
B.A., English, Trinity University 2004
magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
(Next Generation Partners)Strengthening capabilities on the funds side through the hire of Clay Brett who brings expertise and knowledge from previous in-house experience, as well as M&A, financing and capital markets proficiencies in the form of ex-Vinson & Elkins LLP duo Caitlin Lawrence and Andrew Schulte, Baker Botts L.L.P.‘s multidisciplinary team continues to be frequently sought out by a multitude of clients due to its reputation as a leading player in the oil and gas sector. Tax, regulatory, and environmental acumen underpin the group’s range of transactions that comprehensively encompass upstream, midstream and downstream, with an increased flow of mandates pertaining to carbon capture and gas gathering that sit alongside its multi-billion-dollar basin M&A and commercial agreement deals. The practice is led by three individuals who operate out of Houston, Austin and Dallas respectively: Jason Bennett, who has been predominantly active on CCUS and novel RNG ventures; Mike Bengston, who works closely with companies and investors on a wealth of M&A, private equity and capital markets transactions; and David Emmons, who is highly regarded for his corporate finance practice. Steven Miles‘ eminent sector reputation continues to generate significant activity for the group, while Larry Hall is a leading advisor to the firm’s most consequential oil investors and operators on M&A, possessing impressive geographical coverage. Scott Looper is recognized for his extensive work in the midstream space while also being an active presence on the firm’s gas gathering, treating and CO2 sequestration contractual work, whereas Erin Hopkins regularly engages with M&A and acquisition financing in the upstream space. Jonathan Platt is equally instructed by public and private companies on a range of transactions. Gerry Morton and Clint Rancher are further names of note in Houston.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy transactions: oil and gas United States > Energy
- Next Generation Partners United States > Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)