Baker Botts has bolstered its corporate department with the additional of a partner who focuses on energy mergers and acquisitions who will also serve as the leader of the firm’s critical minerals and metals subsector.
Baker Botts announced Tuesday that Rebecca Seidl had joined from Mayer Brown, where she was a partner in the corporate and securities practice group for six years.
Seidl, in a news release, cited the firm’s reputation in the energy industry and its global platform as reasons why she made the move.
“I look forward to serving as the leader of the Critical Minerals and Metals Subsector group — which distinguishes Baker Botts as a trailblazer in energy transition,” Seidl said.
Prior to working at Mayer Brown, Seidl served as an in-house attorney, based in Santiago, Chile, for mining and metals company BHP. In that role, she supported the company’s mining development projects in Chile, Peru and the United States.
Baker Botts’ managing partner Danny David said in a news release that Seidl’s practice “aligns perfectly with our strategic initiative to enhance our market-leading position in the energy sector, including in the development of critical infrastructure for energy transition and traditional energy projects.”
“Her impressive transactional experience, business development success, and client relationships will further expand our unrivaled energy capabilities globally,” David said.
Seidl has represented clients in various industries, including energy, mining, chemical, industrials and infrastructure investment vehicles and has advised clients on energy and mining project development investments. Her transactional practice is focused on stock acquisitions and divestitures, mergers and strategic joint ventures.
Samantha Crispin, firmwide chair of Baker Botts’ corporate department, called Seidl an “outstanding addition” to the firm.
“Her deep relationships with clients in a wide array of industries — in both the U.S. and Latin America — will help us expand our client base even further,” she said.
Seidl earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Grand Valley State University in 2006 and is a 2009 graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. During law school she worked one summer as a judicial law clerk for the First Court of Appeals in Houston.