Officers

Treasurer

Theodore Jonas

Ted Jonas is of counsel in the International Trade and Investment group in the Washington office of Baker Botts. Mr. Jonas has significant experience in the former Soviet Union, particularly the Caucasus and Central Asia regions. He advises clients on oil and gas production and transportation projects, privatization of state property, international dispute resolution, and local law compliance issues. He has represented both multilateral and U.S. government financial institutions in loan and equity investments in the Caspian region across numerous sectors, including banking, manufacturing, and transportation. Since joining Baker Botts in January 2000, Mr. Jonas has also represented international clients on bilateral trade relations with the United States and a multilateral financial institution on its treaty relations with one of the Caspian Basin states.

Mr. Jonas received his J.D. cum laude from Cornell Law School in 1991 where he was Articles Editor of the Cornell International Law Journal, and his B.A. from Cornell in 1984. After graduation he clerked for Judge Joseph W. Hatchett of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. In addition to his experience as a lawyer, Mr. Jonas worked for four years as a legislative assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives (1984-1988) and is fluent in Georgian and French.

Mr. Jonas is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the State of Georgia.