HOUSTON, June 6, 2025 — Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has once again earned outstanding recognition in Chambers USA 2025, with its Intellectual Property (IP) Department receiving 11 practice rankings and 15 individual lawyer rankings across key jurisdictions and specialty areas. Notably, the firm received seven new or elevated rankings, including three new California recognitions and two new rankings in the highly competitive Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) category, underscoring the firm’s growing national footprint and strength in cutting-edge IP litigation and prosecution.

“These rankings reflect our team’s technical excellence and strategic focus in today’s most complex and high-stakes IP matters,” said Christa Brown-Sanford, Chair of Baker Botts’ IP Department. “We’re especially proud for the new recognitions in areas where our attorneys are making a clear impact.”

The Intellectual Property practice rankings are as follows:

Practice Rankings

• Nationwide – Intellectual Property (Band 4)
• Nationwide – Intellectual Property: Appellate (Band 2)
• Nationwide – Intellectual Property: PTAB (Band 2) – New Ranking
• Nationwide – Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (Band 3) – New Ranking
• Nationwide – International Trade: ITC (Band 5)
• Nationwide – Life Sciences (Band 5)
• California – IP: Patent Litigation (Band 4)
• California – IP: Patent Prosecution (Band 3)
• Washington, D.C. – IP: Patent Prosecution (Band 3)
• New York – IP (Band 3)
• Texas – IP (Band 1)

Individual Rankings

Fifteen Baker Botts lawyers were individually recognized, with several earning new or higher rankings:

• Michael Hawes – IP: Appellate (Band 2)
• Eliot Williams – IP: PTAB (Band 2) – New Ranking
• Chad Walters – IP: PTAB (Band 2) – New Ranking
• Lisa Kattan – ITC (Band 3) – Moved up from Band 4
• Hop Guy – Patent Litigation: CA (Band 4) – Moved up from Band 5
• Jeremy Taylor – Patent Litigation: CA (Band 5) – New Ranking
• Matthew Avery – Patent Prosecution: CA (Band 4) – New Ranking
• David Wu – Patent Prosecution: CA (Up and Coming) – New Ranking
• Luke Pedersen – Patent Prosecution: D.C. (Band 2)
• Rob Maier – IP: NY (Band 3)
• Jen Tempesta – IP: NY (Band 5)
• Christa Brown-Sanford – IP: TX (Band 3)
• Roger Fulghum – IP: TX (Band 4)
• Doug Kubehl – IP: TX (Band 3)
• Kurt Pankratz – IP: TX (Band 4)

This year’s results underscore the firm’s continued investment in building one of the nation’s top-tier IP teams, with over 165 dedicated IP attorneys and patent professionals holding more than 200 scientific and technical degrees, including over 20 PhDs.

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