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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
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HOUSTON
TEXAS 77002-4995
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Michelle T. Boudreaux
Work Department
Global Projects
Position
Partner
Career
Michelle Boudreaux is an Energy Projects and Transactions partner within the firm’s Global Projects Department. A recognized and seasoned energy lawyer, Michelle brings to bear nearly 20 years of experience providing transactional and regulatory advice to the owners and operators of petroleum liquids and natural gas pipelines. She has represented clients at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and various state agencies, including the California Public Utilities Commission, in contested proceedings regarding rates and terms of service.
Michelle’s portfolio of work includes greenfield and brownfield energy project development, regulatory counseling on transactions involving the acquisition and financing of pipelines assets and businesses, regulatory compliance, and pipeline litigation before FERC. She also has appellate experience at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Memberships
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Energy Bar Association
Education
J.D., Tulane University Law School 2002
magna cum laude
Managing Editor, Tulane Environmental Law Journal
Moot Court Board
Order of the Coif
Master of Social Work, Social Work, Tulane University 1996
B.A., Languages, Literature, & Linguistics, Indiana University 1991
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
Bracewell LLP‘s Washington DC-based team serves clients across the midstream space in regulatory, transactional, and enforcement matters involving oil, gas, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen pipelines. The team is particularly renowned for its representation of clients before the FERC, DOE, CFTC, PHMSA, and other state and federal energy regulatory agencies. Department head Mark Lewis routinely advises clients who own, operate, develop, and invest in oil and gas pipeline infrastructure and related infrastructure, including LNG storage facilities. Kirk Morgan advises clients on new infrastructure projects such as greenfield pipelines and expansion projects, among others, while Michael Brooks specializes in representing clients in investigations brought by regulatory bodies such as the CFTC and FERC. George Fatula has significant experience handling FERC proceedings, including rate cases, and Annie Cook is noted for her experience in pipeline safety matters. Eugene Elrod
joined the firm from Latham & Watkins LLP in November 2023, while Michelle Boudreaux arrived in Houston from Baker Botts L.L.P. in July 2024.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- 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
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Finance > Project finance
- 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)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)