AUSTIN, Texas, July 14, 2026 —  Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has bolstered its energy regulatory practice with the return of partner Andrea Stover to its Austin office. Stover returns from Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the largest distribution cooperative in the United States, where she has served as general counsel since 2024.

Stover's return comes as data center development drives new demand for regulatory counsel on power availability, interconnection, and permitting across Texas. Her role as general counsel, overseeing legal, governance, and real estate matters, gave her direct experience with the same pressures now facing Baker Botts clients.

Stover has spent over two decades representing electric utilities, cooperatives, generators, retail electric providers, and large loads in regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. Her work includes proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT, as well as counseling clients regarding mergers, asset acquisition, interconnection issues, and other transactions. Before her time at Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Stover spent nearly eight years as a partner in Baker Botts' Austin office, where she co-chaired the Firm's Energy Regulatory Practice Group. Chambers USA repeatedly ranked Stover Band 1 in Texas energy regulatory litigation. Among other matters, she is highly regarded for her work on electric transmission line permitting matters.

Stover’s return follows the addition in 2025 of energy regulatory partner Ann Coffin as well as other recent Baker Botts hires across Texas offices, including Regina Pearson, Anna Irion and Cody Carper, who work across midstream, upstream M&A and energy infrastructure matters.

“Andrea helped build our energy regulatory practice, then spent nearly two years managing compliance inside a major Texas utility,” said Managing Partner Danny David. “She understands this environment from both sides, right as data center growth pushes power and permitting to their limits.”

“Andrea knows the Texas electric market as well as anyone I have worked with,” said Texas Global Projects Chair Jim Barkley. “That matters as data center demand pressures ERCOT and PUCT processes.”

“This is where I built my energy regulatory practice, and it's where I want to build the next stage of it,” Stover said. “The team here has the depth to handle complex work across power, transmission and utility regulation, and that's what clients need.”

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