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"He has a great strategic mind."
Chambers USA 2022
Louie Layrisson is firmwide Co-Chair of the Energy Litigation Practice at Baker Botts. His broad trial practice includes complex commercial disputes for clients in the oil and gas, renewables, power, manufacturing, and technology sectors.
In the energy industry, Louie works closely with investors, developers, manufacturers, operators, service companies, transporters, marketers, and refiners across the U.S. on operations advice and disputes across all energy sectors. Louie has handled disputes related to the energy supply chain and force majeure, leases and power agreements, title, royalty obligations, surface disputes, environmental issues, joint ventures and partnerships, midstream agreements, indemnity, and insurance recovery.
Louie is ranked nationally in oil and gas litigation by Chambers USA, 2020-2022 (Band 2), where he has been described as an "absolutely fantastic" advocate. Lawdragon included Louie in its 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Energy Lawyers ranking. Thomson Reuters has recognized Louie as a "Texas Super Lawyer" in 2020 and 2022.
"He is responsive, very sharp, has fantastic instincts and really digs into the details."
Chambers USA 2022
Louie is active in the Houston community, serving as the Chair of the Houston Bar Association's Litigation Section, and on the Board of Directors for non-profit organizations including the Memorial Park Conservancy, Wesley Community Center and the Benjamin Blanchard Memorial Foundation.
Before joining the firm, Layrisson served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jay C. Zainey of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.