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George Baker joined Williams & Jensen in 1980 and has been a principal of the firm since 1983. His legislative and administrative practice focuses on financial regulation --- especially pertaining to commodity futures and over-the-counter derivatives trading--- energy, environment, agriculture, land use and wild life conservation, and natural resource matters.
Over the last thirty years, Mr. Baker's broad experience has extended to agricultural and commodity issues encompassing regulation by the US Department of Agriculture, the US Trade Representative, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; the Commodity Exchange Act and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act; the Farm Credit Act; and successive farm bills. Regarding energy and the environment matters, Mr. Baker's experience includes significant involvement with natural gas deregulation, energy industry restructuring, Superfund, brownfield re-development, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, electricity legislation, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA), the Magnuson Fishery Conservation Act, wetlands, national wildlife refuge and park land acquisition, endangered species protection and related private property rights issues, and insurance issues arising from environmental liability.
Professional background: Prior to his work at Williams & Jensen, he served two and one-half years as an attorney with the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the U.S. Department of Energy.
In addition to serving Williams & Jensen clients, Mr. Baker is a Trustee of his alma mater, Hamilton College, and is a founder and board member of Bethesda-Chevy Chase Baseball, Inc., a youth baseball league serving over 4,500 children in the Washington, D.C. suburbs.
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George D. Baker
Principal
GDBaker@wms-jen.com
T: 202-659-8201
F: 202-659-5249
Education
Hamilton College, B.A., 1974
Catholic University Law School, J.D., 1977, associate editor of the law review; member of Moot Court Board
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
New York
Court Admissions
D.C, Superior Court
U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Claims
U.S. Supreme Court
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