Baker Botts Increases Its Individual Lawyer Rankings in The Legal 500 US 2024
HOUSTON, June 12, 2024 – Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, earned three Tier 1 practice rankings and increased its individual lawyer rankings in The Legal 500 US 2024.
The firm earned the following Tier 1 practice rankings:
- Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Energy Transactions: Electric Power
- Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
The firm increased its practice rankings in two categories: Leading Trial Lawyers; and Project Finance: Energy & Power. In addition, the firm was newly recognized as a “Firm to Watch” in two categories: Cyber Law; and Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactions.
Baker Botts also earned 36 individual lawyer rankings, 28% of which represented either new or improved rankings from last year, including the following six first-time rankings:
- Christa Brown-Sanford (Leading Lawyer) – Patents: Licensing
- Christa Brown-Sanford (Leading Lawyer) – Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Amy Hefley (Next Generation Partner) – General Commercial Disputes
- Rob Maier (Next Generation Partner) – Patents: Litigation (full coverage)
- Jason Newman (Leading Lawyer) – Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Eliot Williams (Leading Lawyer) – Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
The following four lawyers improved their rankings in 2024:
- Andrew Behrman (Leading Lawyer) – International Arbitration
- Danny David (Leading Lawyer) – M&A Litigation: Defense
- Louis Layrisson (Leading Lawyer) – Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Elaine Walsh (Hall of Fame) – Energy Transactions: Electric Power
Lawyers who were again recognized as a “Leading Lawyer,” “Leading Trial Lawyer” or “Hall of Fame” were those in the following categories:
- Jason Bennett (Leading Lawyer) – Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
- Michael Calhoon (Leading Trial Lawyer) –Leading Trial Lawyers
- Michael Didriksen (Leading Lawyer) – Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
- Michael Didriksen (Leading Lawyer) – Energy Transactions: Electric Power
- Lisa Kattan (Leading Lawyer) –Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission)
- William Kroger (Hall of Fame) – Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Bridget Moore (Leading Lawyer) –Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
- Jessica Pulliam (Leading Lawyer) –Securities Litigation: Defense
- Jay Ryan (Leading Lawyer) – Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- David Sterling (Leading Lawyer) –Securities Litigation: Defense
- John Taladay (Leading Lawyer) – Antitrust: Cartel
- John Taladay (Leading Lawyer) – Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
- Michael Yuffee (Leading Lawyer) – Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Michael Goldberg (Hall of Fame) –International Arbitration
- Steven Miles (Hall of Fame) – Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
To view Baker Botts’ complete results in The Legal 500 US 2024, click here.
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Baker Botts is an international law firm whose lawyers practice throughout a network of offices around the globe. Based on our experience and knowledge of our clients' industries, we are recognized as a leading firm in the energy, technology and life sciences sectors. Since 1840, we have provided creative and effective legal solutions for our clients while demonstrating an unrelenting commitment to excellence. For more information, please visit bakerbotts.com.
