Baker Botts, a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, announced today it has once again earned top honors in the Chambers USA 2025 guide. The firm secured 55 practice area rankings — including 14 prestigious Band 1 recognitions — and an impressive 121 individual lawyer rankings. Among them, 21 attorneys were distinguished as Band 1 or Star Individuals, underscoring the firm’s continued excellence and depth of talent across key industries.

The firm’s 14 Band 1 practice rankings are as follows:

• Nationwide: Energy Transition
• Nationwide: International Arbitration
• Nationwide: Oil & Gas Litigation
• Nationwide: Projects: LNG
• District of Columbia: Environment
• New York: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations 
• Texas: Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
• Texas: Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas)
• Texas: Environment
• Texas: Intellectual Property
• Texas: Litigation: Appellate
• Texas: Litigation: Securities
• Texas: Real Estate
• Texas: Tax: State & Local 

The firm also earned five new practice area rankings in the following categories:

• Nationwide: Intellectual Property – Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
• Nationwide: Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets
• Texas: Tax: Litigation
• Texas: Tax: State & Local (SALT)
• Dallas & Surrounds: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

In addition to new rankings, the firm improved its ranking in New York: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations and maintained 42 practice area rankings from the prior year.

In terms of individual recognitions, the firm earned 121 lawyer rankings in total. Of these:

• 21 lawyers received top-tier recognition (Star Individual or Band 1)
• 24 new lawyers were ranked this year, including 7 lateral additions
• 15 lawyers saw improvements in their ranking positions
• 81 lawyers maintained their rankings

ABOUT BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
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.