Firm PROFILE
Baker Botts L.L.P.
USA 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in USA 2026
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Ranked Individuals
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Top figures
680
Lawyers
280
Partners
12
Offices
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Overview
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Baker Botts, led by Managing Partner Danny David, is a global law firm focused on energy, technology, and life sciences. With 12 offices across the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the firm handles complex matters in litigation, IP, corporate, antitrust, tax, and environmental law, serving clients in 100+ countries since 1840.
Industry sectors (15)
- Blockchain
- Energy Transition & Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
- Data Centers
- Digital Infrastructure
- Energy (Oil & Gas, LNG, Hydrogen, Power & Renewable and Clean Energy)
- Finance
- Food and Beverage
- Life Sciences
- Manufacturing
- Media and Entertainment
- Mining and Metals
- Pipeline Projects & Oilfield and Energy Services
- Refining and Petrochemical
- Renewable Fuels, Shale and Unconventionals
- Technology (incl. Energy Tech and Air & Space Tech)
Capabilities (14)
- Corporate Law (Incl. M&A, Private Equity, Capital Markets, & Venture Capital)
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring
- Banking & Finance
- Energy Regulatory & Litigation
- Energy Transactional & Energy Finance
- Energy Projects & Energy Transition
- Real Estate & Construction
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation (General Commercial, Appellate & Securities)
- Environment, Safety & Incident Response
- Antitrust (Incl. Litigation, Merger Control & Cartel)
- White Collar, Corporate Crime & Government Investigations, & FCPA
- Tax (Corporate & Private Clients)
- Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
Key people
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Danny David
Managing Partner & Litigation Partner
Samantha Hale Crispin
Corporate Department Chair
Jason Bennett
Global Projects Department Chair
Christa Brown-Sanford
Intellectual Property Department Chair
Bridget Moore
Litigation Department Chair
Stephen D. Marcus
Tax Department Chair
Work & experience
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Baker Botts’ key departments are Corporate, Global Projects, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Tax. The firm focuses on three major industry sectors: energy, technology and life sciences.
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Ranked Departments at Baker Botts L.L.P. (59)
Ranked Individuals at Baker Botts L.L.P. (127)
California
G Hopkins Guy III
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
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Jeremy Taylor
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
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Matthew Avery
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
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Matthew Jacobs
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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District of Columbia
John Taladay
Antitrust
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Paul C Cuomo
Antitrust
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Erik Koons
Antitrust: Litigation Specialists
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Daniel Kruger
Construction
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Matthew W Morrison
Environment
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Joshua Frank
Environment
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Debra Jezouit
Environment
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Martha Thomsen
Environment
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Katharine Burke
Intellectual Property: Litigation
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Lauren Dreyer
Intellectual Property: Litigation
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Luke Pedersen
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
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Kyle Clark
Head of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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New York
Robert Maier
Intellectual Property: Patent
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Jennifer Tempesta
Intellectual Property: Patent
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Suzanne Hengl
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
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Linda Martin
Litigation: General Commercial
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Brendan Quigley
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Andrew Lankler
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Texas
Luke A Weedon
Banking & Finance
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Shad E Sumrow
Banking & Finance
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Clinton Culpepper
Banking & Finance
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Top figures
680
Lawyers
280
Partners
12
Offices
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