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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
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TEXAS 77002-4995
TEXAS
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Tina Nguyen
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Practice Group Chair – ERISA Litigation (Firmwide)
Deputy Department Chair – Litigation (Houston)
Career
Tina Nguyen represents oil, gas, and renewable clients in litigation matters, including lease and power agreements, royalty obligations, pricing disputes, joint operating agreements, joint ventures and partnerships, midstream agreements, and other issues.
Tina is a partner in the Houston office of Baker Botts LLP, where she specializes in complex energy litigation matters. Before joining Baker Botts, Tina was the Class Vice President at Duke University, graduated top of her class (Order of the Coif) at the University of Michigan Law School, and clerked with the Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Tina serves on the Executive Committee for the Institute for Energy Law, Secretary of the Federal Bar Association of Houston, and was formerly the Secretary of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston.
Memberships
Licensed in Texas; admitted in the Fifth Circuit, Texas federal courts, and other jurisdictions.
Education
J.D., University of Michigan Law School 2011
magna cum laude
Order of the Coif
B.A., Political Science, Duke University 2008
Graydon John Forrer Award
Class Vice President
Personal
Tina is a first-generation American, whose parents immigrated from Vietnam to Houston. Tina grew up watching her parents’ hard work and determination. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters.
Numerous articles and speeches concerning energy litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
The energy litigation team at Baker Botts L.L.P. has a strong track record in handling high-end oil and gas cases in the US, on behalf of clients across the industry, including multinationals, service companies, pipelines, refiners and major trade organizations. The practice encompasses the entire range of oil and gas mandates, including environmental incidents, energy transition and litigation arising from the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri. Other key areas of expertise include price gouging, restructuring, business interruptions, force majeure and liability due to the oil price collapse. The team is led by William Kroger, who has considerable experience advising clients on a wide array of oil and gas, renewables and power disputes, while Louie Layrisson handles litigation across the US and before various arbitral institutions on behalf of investors, developers and manufacturers. Jason Newman acts for energy clients in disputes stemming from horizontal development in Texas and throughout the US. Tina Nguyen is an experienced trial lawyer who works with oil and gas and renewable clients on lease and power purchase agreements, royalty obligations, pricing disputes and nuisance claims. Senior associate Chauntelle Wood is skilled in royalty and pipeline disputes, while Benjamin Gonsoulin has experience in disputes involving industrial accidents, environmental contamination and toxic tort claims.
Lawyer Rankings
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