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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-5692
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Vern Cassin
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Vern Cassin helps to solve complex problems for clients in high-value litigation, often involving claims of $1 billion. He has led or had a senior role in litigation on behalf of major U.S. and foreign companies, as well as foreign states litigating in U.S. courts. Mr. Cassin’s litigation experience covers a wide range of sectors, with particular focus on the media and energy sectors. His cases often involve working closely with subject matter experts on technical issues, including financial analysis, engineering, and construction.
Mr. Cassin has considerable experience counseling clients in disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions, including shareholder class actions and securities fraud litigation. In addition to representing clients in court, Mr. Cassin frequently advises corporations on risk mitigation during corporate transactions that may face shareholder action.
Mr. Cassin is Vice President of the U.S. Court Tennis Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Court Tennis Preservation Foundation.
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar
New York State Bar
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 2009
Order of the Coif
Executive Articles Editor, Georgetown Law Journal
A.B., Princeton University 2004
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense