PALO ALTO, June 1, 2023 - Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Chambers USA 2023 has given the firm 14 Band 1 practice rankings, up 27% from 2022. The firm also saw a 17% increase in top individual lawyer rankings.

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

• Nationwide: Energy Transition
• Nationwide: Oil & Gas Litigation
• Nationwide: Projects: LNG
• Nationwide: International Arbitration (Highly Regarded)
• District of Columbia: Environment
• 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
• Texas: Houston & Surrounds: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

The firm was also ranked for the first time in the following national categories:

• Nationwide: Energy Transition
• National: Intellectual Property: Appellate
• National: Occupational Safety and Health

For the individual rankings, 19 firm lawyers earned a total of 21 rankings of Band 1 or above:

• Jon Dunlay – Texas: Real Estate (Star Individual)
• Joshua Davidson – Nationwide: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States; and Texas: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
• Elaine Walsh – Nationwide: Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
• Greg Dillard – Nationwide: Occupational Safety and Health
• William Kroger – Nationwide: Oil & Gas Litigation
• Jason Bennett – Nationwide: Projects: LNG
• David Jetter – Nationwide: Projects: LNG
• Steven Solow – District of Columbia: Environment
• Scott Janoe – Texas: Environment
• Matthew Kuryla – Texas: Environment
• James Barkley – Texas: Energy: State & Regulatory Litigation (Electricity); and Texas: Energy: State & Regulatory Litigation (Oil &Gas)
• Andrea Stover – Energy: State & Regulatory Litigation (Electricity)
• Barton Showalter – Texas: Intellectual Property
• Thomas Phillips – Texas: Litigation: Appellate
• Macey Stokes – Texas: Litigation: Appellate
• Danny David – Texas: Litigation: Securities
• David Sterling – Texas: Litigation: Securities
• Renn Neilson – Texas: Tax: State & Local
• Gail Stewart – Texas: Houston & Surrounds: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

The following lawyers were named “Senior Statespeople”: William Lamb in Nationwide: Energy: Electricity (Transactional); Michael Rosenwasser in Nationwide: Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); Bill Jeffress in Nationwide: Litigation: Trial Lawyers and District of Columbia: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Steven Miles in Nationwide: Projects and Nationwide: Projects: LNG; James Rill in District of Columbia: Antitrust; Neel Lemon in Texas: Corporate/M&A; Molly Cagle in Texas: Environment; and Danny Worrell in Texas: Environment.

A total of 15 lawyers received Band 2 rankings in 17 categories:

• John Taladay – Nationwide: Antitrust: Cartel; and District of Columbia: Antitrust
• Megan Berge – Nationwide: Climate Change
• Michael Hawes – Nationwide: Intellectual Property: Appellate
• Louis Layrisson – Nationwide: Oil & Gas Litigation
• Jason Newman – Nationwide: Oil & Gas Litigation
• Julie Mayo – Nationwide: Projects: LNG
• Luke Pedersen – District of Columbia: Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
• Luke Weedon – Texas: Banking & Finance
• Derek McDonald – Texas: Environment
• Aaron Streett – Texas: Litigation: Appellate
• Amy Hefley – Texas: Litigation: Securities
• Jessica Pulliam – Texas: Litigation: Securities
• Connie Simmons Taylor – Texas: Real Estate
• Stephen Marcus – Texas: Tax
• Gavin Villareal – Texas: Austin & Surrounds: Litigation: General Commercial

Six Baker Botts lawyers earned new individual lawyer banded rankings in seven categories:

• Emil Barth – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) and Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Michael Hawes – Nationwide: Intellectual Property: Appellate
• Andrew Behrman – Nationwide: International Arbitration: Counsel
• Matthew Baker – Nationwide: Privacy & Data Security
• Kyle Clark – District of Columbia: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Jessica Pulliam – Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds: Litigation: General Commercial

In addition, 14 lawyers were recognized as “Up and Coming”: Carina Antweil in Nationwide: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States; Julie Cress in Nationwide: Climate Change; Jonathan Platt in Nationwide: Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); Clint Rancher in Nationwide: Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); Scott Elliott in Nationwide: Occupational Safety and Health; Tina Nguyen in Nationwide: Oil & Gas Litigation; Martha Thomsen in District of Columbia: Environment; Robin Melman in New York: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Jennifer Tempesta in New York: Intellectual Property: Patent; Brendan Quigley in New York: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Carina Antweil in Texas: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity; Natalie Gonzales in Texas: Intellectual Property; Stephanie Cagniart in Texas: Litigation: Appellate; and John Lawrence in Texas: Litigation: Securities.

To see the full Chambers USA 2023 rankings, please click here.

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