Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
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Band 1

Litigation: Securities

Texas

6 Years Ranked

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Band 3

Oil & Gas Litigation

USA - Nationwide

4 Years Ranked

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Band 4

Litigation: General Commercial

Texas: Houston & Surrounds

2 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Amy Hefley

USA

Practice Areas

Amy Hefley is the firm’s Deputy Chair of Litigation and co-chairs the Securities and Shareholder Litigation practice group. She is a seasoned courtroom lawyer with extensive experience representing companies and their officers and directors in all types of securities litigation, ranging from securities fraud class actions, to proxy litigation and appraisal actions, to breach of fiduciary duty and derivative suits in federal and state courts across the country. Amy also represents companies and audit and special committees in internal investigations and advises clients on preventing and responding to operational and corporate compliance issues. In addition to her securities practice, Amy has substantial experience representing companies in a broad range of complex commercial disputes involving contracts, fraud claims, trade secret misappropriation claims, and other business torts, and in energy litigation involving lease termination claims, joint operating and joint development agreements, midstream agreements, and title disputes. Amy has tried cases to a decision on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants and has successfully arbitrated claims in a variety of domestic and international forums.

Career

Amy clerked for Hon. Emilio M. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2006-07), and Hon. Ewing Werlein, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2004-06).

Professional Memberships

State Bars of Texas and New York

U.S. Court of Appeals – Second and Fifth Circuits

U.S. District Courts – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; District of Colorado

American Bar Association

Federal Bar Association – President 2020

Houston Bar Association

Publications

https://www.bakerbotts.com/thought-leadership/publications/2024/may/think-twice-delaware-supreme-court-issues-three-key-opinions

https://www.bakerbotts.com/thought-leadership/publications/2024/april/securities-litigation-life-sciences-annual-report

https://www.bakerbotts.com/thought-leadership/publications/2024/april/macquarie-infrastructure-corp-us-supreme-court-confirms-that-pure-omissions-cannot-support

https://www.bakerbotts.com/thought-leadership/publications/2024/february/practical-lessons-for-directors-after-court-rescinds-elon-musks-award

https://www.bakerbotts.com/thought-leadership/publications/2024/january/2024-energy-litigation-outlook

Personal

J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2004 (Order of the Coif; High Honors); B.A., History, University of Oklahoma 2001 (Phi Beta Kappa; Summa Cum Laude).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: Securities - Texas

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Amy Hefley has an impressive securities practice, which includes assisting clients with class actions and breach of fiduciary duty cases. She is further skilled in a wide range of commercial disputes.

Oil & Gas Litigation - USA - Nationwide

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Amy Hefley is recognized for her strong litigation practice and offers particular expertise in the oil and gas sector.

Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Amy Hefley has an impressive securities practice, which includes assisting clients with class actions and breach of fiduciary duty cases. She is further skilled in a wide range of commercial disputes.

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