Ms Maria Wyckoff Boyce > Hogan Lovells US LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Maria Wyckoff Boyce

Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Maria Wyckoff Boyce prosecutes and defends complex commercial and intellectual property cases in the energy and technology industries throughout the United States. In the last six years, she has secured several plaintiff and defense victories for her clients in cases involving damages of eight and 10 figures.
Maria is proud that her United States senators have selected her to serve on the bipartisan committee that interviews federal judicial candidates for district court and Fifth Circuit vacancies in Texas. She was also appointed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel in February 2018.
Within Hogan Lovells, Maria is a member of the Global Leadership Team of the firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Employment practice. She also leads the Oil, Gas, and Liquefied Natural Gas Sector of Hogan Lovells’ Global Energy and Natural Resources group.
Memberships
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
Connecticut College, Board of Trustees
Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Constitution and Canons Committee, Chair
Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Diocesan Investment Committee, Member
Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Great Commission Foundation, President
Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, Member
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
Night Court, Board of Directors
Women in Law Empowerment Forum, Houston Chapter Board, Member
Education
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1988; B.A., Connecticut College, cum laude, 1985
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- International Trade > International trade
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - litigation and regulation
- Industry focus > Transport: rail and road - litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Education
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Industry focus > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Industry focus > Healthcare: health insurers
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Environment: regulatory
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Project finance