Mr. Golden has broad experience representing public and private companies in connection with a variety of international transactional and compliance matters, including stock and asset acquisitions, business combinations, securities issuances, joint venture arrangements, corporate formation and governance, offset arrangements and venture financing.

Mr. Golden represents clients in such diverse areas as oil and gas exploration and production, alternative energy, defense and aerospace, information technology, tourism, aircraft sales and airport services, manufacturing and the Internet. He has also counseled start-up ventures in various industries on organizational, intellectual property and financing issues.

From 2009 to 2014, Mr. Golden was resident in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and he has extensive corporate, transactional and commercial experience throughout the Middle East. He has advised international and local companies regularly on compliance matters arising from U.S. and local regulations that apply to the conduct of their international operations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and antiboycott regulations, as well as applicable sanctions and export regimes.

Mr. Golden is the former Chairman of AmCham Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi member of the global network of American Chambers of Commerce, and has spoken at numerous conferences regarding international trade and investment and doing business in the Middle East.

Mr. Golden has represented companies and individuals in connection with internal investigations, corporate crisis situations and enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the NYSE and FINRA (formerly the NASD).

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Golden worked on Capitol Hill and for federal political campaign committees and his practice includes advising clients with respect to corporate political activity.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Mr. Golden served as a law clerk to United States District Judge Robert R. Merhige Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.