Adv David Turner > Baker Botts (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Baker Botts (UK) LLP‘s ‘strong and well-integrated’ London team regularly acts in high-stakes investor-state disputes involving the telecoms, energy, mining and construction sectors; and it is particularly active in relation to the Middle East and Latin America. Johannes Koepp specialises in commercial and investor-state arbitrations; Alejandro Escobar represents governments, businesses and public entities in disputes over projects, concessions, investment contracts and investment protection treaties; and Dorine Farah is ‘a superb advocate’. The practice further comprises recently-promoted international disputes expert David Turner; and Latin American disputes practitioner Ernesto Féliz De Jesús, who ‘has extensive knowledge of international law’.

Acting under the rules of all the major arbitral institutions, Baker Botts (UK) LLP‘s ‘international arbitration team in London provides fantastic advice and support’. The team has notable strength in matters concerning the UK, US, Latin America, Middle East and Africa. It also houses sector experts in energy, natural resources, construction, finance, technology, and defence. Johannes Koepp specialises in international arbitration, both commercial and investor-state. The ‘exceptional’ Alejandro Escobar is an expert in public international law and arbitration, and Dorine Farah‘s caseload includes investment-treaty arbitrations. Promoted to partner in March 2024, David Turner is an experienced international disputes practitioner.