HOUSTON — Kevin Keenan, whose energy practice focuses on liquefied natural gas (LNG), projects and transactions, has joined Baker Botts L.L.P. as a partner in the Global Projects Department. He is based in Houston.

In addition to his strength in the LNG sector of the energy industry, Keenan has experience in public and private project developments, including petroleum refineries, offshore marine terminals and pipeline construction. He has represented clients in a variety of negotiations for energy resources such as biodiesel, crude oil, crude oil products, natural gas and LNG.

Keenan has particular expertise in LNG, from infrastructure development to the various aspects of shipping that are central to the industry, including shipbuilding and charter negotiations. Many of these transactions involved multiple parties across multiple jurisdictions representing clients in 20 countries across the globe.

Keenan has written and presented extensively on the LNG industry, covering an array of topics from shipping contracts and maritime security to the U.S. regulatory environment and advances in offshore technology.

He is a member of the Houston Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators and the American Bar Association's Environment, Energy and Resources Section.

Before joining Baker Botts, Keenan was a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in London and Houston.

Keenan received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science (magna cum laude) from Idaho State University. He earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Baker Botts, founded in 1840, is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in offices in Austin, Texas; Beijing; Dallas; Dubai; Hong Kong; Houston; London; Moscow; New York; Palo Alto, Calif.; Riyadh; and Washington, D.C.