Mr William Kroger > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

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.

Baker Botts L.L.P.‘s energy litigation group is led by William Kroger in the Houston office and is integrated with other disciplines, harnessing the firm’s regulatory, appellate and intellectual property experts, among others. In recent years, the firm has focused on representing major electrical power producers who suffered massive losses or are facing litigation arising from Winter Strom Uri in 2021. The team services a diverse client base, including conventional electricity and gas power industry clients. John Anaipakos  in Houston handles high stakes litigation for clients in the energy industry, among others; he has particularly deep experience in representing oil and gas, and utility clients. San Francisco-based Megan Berge supports clients in environmental law in areas including civil litigation, rulemaking and compliance counselling, while also assisting them with the development of strategies to accomplish sustainability targets. In Austin, Juliana Sersen joined from ERCOT and uses her vast experience as Assistant General Counsel – Regulatory & Litigation to represent energy clients in regulatory matters and complex energy market issues.