Botkin Chiarello Calaf PLLC.

Managing Partners: Ryan Botkin & Katherine Chiarello

Number of Partners: 6

Number of Attorneys: 15

Principal Office: Austin

Firm Overview

Botkin Chiarello Calaf advocates for and counsels business clients in complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, corporate governance, and employment matters. We are a diverse team of elite professionals with experience at large national law firms, major corporations, and government service. Each of our partners has first-chair trial experience, whether in state or federal court or before arbitration tribunals. We handle high-stakes and high-profile matters involving nuanced, technical, and novel areas of the law.

We take pride in our communications with clients at every step of the representation. We plan, communicate our intentions, and obtain client feedback to avoid unnecessary surprises. Our small team approach ensures that our lawyers are responsive, focused on their client’s concerns, and understand the business objectives, realities, and information material to obtaining the best possible result.

We are also dedicated to making the profession more diverse, inclusive, and equitable. Five of our six partners are women, and half our partners are minorities. Diverse perspectives enable us to identify and evaluate multiple approaches to legal challenges to the benefit of our clients. We are actively engaged in pro bono work, and we support initiatives in the community and beyond which further our values and our clients’ shared goals.

Main Areas of Practice

Complex commercial litigation

Trade secret litigation

Trademark, copyright, and patent litigation

Employment litigation and counseling

Business law and general counsel services

Fiduciary, shareholder, and corporate governance litigation

Governmental and public entity litigation

Appeals