Baker McKenzie LLP

Litigation Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Brendan D. Cook is a member of the Firm's Global Dispute Resolution and the North America Litigation practice groups. He is a former Chair of the North America Arbitration Group and former head of the Houston Litigation Practice Group. Brendan has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in alternative dispute resolution, and is recommended for commercial litigation by the Best Lawyers in America in addition to being an AV Preeminent Top Rated Lawyer in Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources by Martindale-Hubbell.

Brendan is also recognized by Chambers USA, which states he "is recognized for his work on energy matters and that clients praise him as a hard headed litigator; he knows what he wants and he'll never stop until he gets it."

He has extensive experience handling international arbitration and litigation cases for oil and gas companies, real estate developers, insurers, industrial utilities, as well as companies involved in the construction, manufacturing, and the energy area. He has tried cases in numerous Texas courts and has arbitrated before the LCIA, ICC, SCC, ICDR, AAA and many other well recognized arbitral institutions.

Brendan has extensive business litigation and arbitration experience. He has successfully handled a wide array of cases for major real estate developers, insurers, oil and gas companies, industrial utilities, and other clients generally involved in construction, manufacturing, and the energy arena. Clients include those ranging from individual entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 companies. He has handled domestic and cross border disputes for clients in the United States, France, Türkiye, Mexico, Spain, Kuwait, England, Canada, Thailand, and China, among others.

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American Bar Association London Court of International Arbitration - European Users' Council Houston Bar Foundation - Fellow Houston Bar Association Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow