PALO ALTO, May 20, 2021 - Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, announced today that Chambers USA 2021 has ranked a total of 41 of the firm's practices, up 17% from 2020. In addition, individual Band 1 and Band 2 rankings increased by more than 10%, and the firm enjoyed a 21% increase in newly ranked lawyers.

The firm earned 11 Band 1 practice rankings, up from 10 last year:

• National: Oil & Gas Litigation
• National: Projects: LNG
• National: Projects: Oil & Gas
• National: International Arbitration (Highly Regarded)
• 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 categories of:

• National: Antitrust: Cartel
• Texas: Houston & Surrounds: Litigation: General Commercial; and
• New York: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Highly Regarded)

In addition, the following lawyers were named “Senior Statesmen”: James Rill in National: Antitrust and District of Columbia: Antitrust; William Lamb in National: Energy: Electricity (Transactional); Thomas Eastment in National: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation); Michael Rosenwasser in National: Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); and Bill Jeffress in National: Litigation: Trial Lawyers and District of Columbia: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. Jon Dunlay was once again named a Star Individual in Texas: Real Estate.

Eighteen firm lawyers received a total of 19 Band 1 individual rankings, an increase of 11% from last year:

• Joshua Davidson, National: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States; and Texas: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
• Elaine Walsh, National: Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
• William Kroger, National: Oil & Gas Litigation
• Louis Layrisson, National: Oil & Gas Litigation
• Jason Newman, National: Oil & Gas Litigation
• Jason Bennett, National: Projects: LNG
• David Jetter, National: Projects: LNG
• Steven Miles, National: Projects: LNG
• James Barkley, Texas: Energy: State & Regulatory Litigation (Electricity); and Texas: Energy: State & Regulatory Litigation (Oil &Gas)
• Molly Cagle, Texas: Environment
• Scott Janoe, Texas: Environment
• Matthew Kuryla, Texas: Environment
• Barton Showalter, Texas: Intellectual Property
• Thomas Phillips, Texas: Litigation: Appellate
• David Sterling, Texas: Litigation: Securities
• Mark Bodron, Texas: Houston & Surrounds: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Gail Stewart, Texas: Houston & Surrounds: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

A total of 18 lawyers received Band 2 rankings in 21 categories, an increase of 11% from last year:

• John Taladay, National: Antitrust; National: Antitrust: Cartel; and District of Columbia: Antitrust
• Megan Berge, National: Climate Change
• Michael Goldberg, National: International Arbitration: Counsel
• Steven Miles, National: Projects
• Julie Mayo, National: Projects: LNG
• Steven Solow, District of Columbia: Environment
• Luke Weedon, Texas: Banking & Finance
• Neel Lemon, Texas: Corporate/M&A
• Andrea Stover, Texas: Energy: State & Regulatory Litigation (Electricity)
• Jennifer Keane, Texas: Environment
• Derek McDonald, Texas: Environment
• Danny Worrell, Texas: Environment
• Macey Stokes, Texas: Litigation: Appellate
• Aaron Streett, Texas: Litigation: Appellate
• Evan Young, Texas: Litigation: Appellate
• Danny David, Texas: Litigation: Securities
• Stephen Marcus, Texas: Tax
• Richard Husseini, Texas: Tax: Litigation

Additionally, the firm earned 15 new individual lawyer rankings, a 21% increase from last year:

• Mollie Duckworth, National: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States, and Texas: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
• Jay Ryan, National: Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Michael Yuffee, National: Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Barton Showalter, National: Intellectual Property
• Thomas Holmberg, National: Projects: LNG
• Julie Mayo, National: Projects: LNG (Band 2)
• Jeffrey Kayes, National: Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
• Bridget Moore, National: Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
• Joshua Frank, District of Columbia: Environment
• Robert Maier, New York: Intellectual Property: Patent
• Shad Sumrow, Texas: Banking & Finance
• Samantha Crispin, Texas: Corporate/M&A
• Greg Dillard, Texas: Environment
• Timothy Durst, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds: Litigation: General Commercial

Three lawyers were recognized as “Up and Coming” in four categories: Emil Barth in National: Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) and National: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation); Jonathan Platt in National: Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); and Jennifer Tempesta in New York: Intellectual Property: Patent. In addition, Martha Thomsen was named an “Associate to Watch” in District of Columbia: Environment.

To see the full Chambers USA 2021 rankings, please click here.

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