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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
2001 ROSS AVENUE
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-2980
TEXAS
United States
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Ms Jessica Pulliam
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Practice Group Chair – Securities & Shareholder Litigation (Firmwide)
Career
Jessica Pulliam is Chair of the Trial Department in Dallas and Co-Chair of the Firmwide Securities and Shareholder Litigation Group. She is nationally recognized for her leading role defending public companies and their officers and directors, private enterprises and professional firms. She has handled a variety of complex litigation matters including class actions, accounting and disclosure issues, securities fraud, fiduciary litigation, SEC and PCAOB investigations, whistleblower claims, and post-deal disputes. She advises corporations, officers and directors, and special board committees, in securities class actions in a variety of industries, including energy, oilfield services, health care, asset management, accounting, medical device, defense contracting, financial services, and real estate development.
Recognized as a leading securities lawyer by numerous legal directories, Jessica was profiled as one of seven “Rising Star” securities litigators nationwide by Law360 in 2016. She clerked for the Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Memberships
State Bar of Texas; U.S. Courts of Appeals – Second and Fifth Circuits; District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; American Bar Association; Dallas Bar Association.
Education
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2002; B.A., Studio Art, The University of Texas 1999
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
(Leading lawyers)Baker Botts L.L.P. is best known for its work for clients in the energy sector, though it continues to extend its focus in securities litigation to include the technology, financial services, healthcare and consumer products sectors. The firm is known for ‘professionalism, client communication, focus and sustained effort over lengthy periods of time’. Danny David (who has ‘outstanding oral and written communication skills’) and Amy Hefley in Houston lead the practice alongside Bridget Moore in Washington DC and Jessica Pulliam in Dallas. David, Pulliam and Moore handled a putative securities class action lawsuit against Hallmark Financial Services, its CEO and CFO, securing the dismissal of claims that the company made misleading public disclosures related to its financial performance, including its loss reserves. Former litigation chair David Sterling in Houston and newly promoted partner Brian Kerr in New York also have pivotal roles in the practice. They worked with Hefley on securing the dismissal of a 10b-5 class action against Insperity, which alleged the company misrepresented the risk of large medical claims.
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
Baker Botts L.L.P. has traditionally been known for its high-calibre work in the energy and technology sectors, but it is increasingly involved in deal-related litigation in the financial services, healthcare and consumer products industries. Active in its home market of Texas but also in Delaware and other fora across the US, the firm continues to use its trial experience to represent corporates and C-suite officers. Danny David in Houston and Bridget Moore in Washington DC, along with co-chairs of securities litigation Jessica Pulliam in Dallas and Amy Hefley in Houston are the key partners. Richard Harper in New York led the defence of Liberty Broadband Corporation and Charter Communications directors in a shareholder derivative lawsuit in Delaware challenging a $5bn investment as part of the Charter Communications-Time Warner Cable-Bright House Networks merger. Jonathan Shapiro moved to Goodwin in San Francisco.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
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