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Boris Espinoza
Boris Espinoza
Boris Espinoza
Staff Lawyer
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Litigation

Overview

Boris Espinoza is a Baker Botts staff lawyer in our Washington, D.C. office. In 2004, he began his career at Baker Botts as a litigation paralegal. Boris focuses his practice on complex litigation and dispute technology services. Boris has participated in FCPA and white-collar investigations, trials, and litigations throughout Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • District of Columbia Bar
  • New York State Bar
  • Pro Bono Committee member - Baker Botts' Washington, D.C. office

Education

  • Master of Laws, International Legal Studies, Georgetown University 2019
  • Paralegal Certificate, Paralegal Studies, Georgetown University 2002
  • Bachelor of Laws, Universidad Privada de Tacna 1993

Experience

  • Part of Baker Botts team representing a Latin American country in international arbitration arising from the construction of a hydroelectric plant in Latin America.
  • Part of Baker Botts team representing a global software company specializing in accounting software design in a Virginia District Court (AOL v. Accenture).*
  • Assisted with the defense of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former White House high-ranking official in the George W. Bush administration, for interfering with special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's criminal investigation of the Valerie Plame affair (U.S.A. v. Libby).*
  • Participated in several pro bono asylum matters.

Skillset

  • International legal team management
  • Legal cite-checking
  • Extensive legal writing experience in both English and Spanish
  • Legal translation (fluent in Spanish, native-level proficiency)
  • Drafting shell pleadings, motions, and declarations in federal and arbitration courts
  • Knowledge of eDiscovery platforms, Relativity, Opus, PACER, Westlaw

*As a senior litigation paralegal