With a strong footprint within Texas, New York, and Delaware, Baker Botts L.L.P. defends offices and directors as well as issuers on securities litigation matters, more recently in merger cases, accounting issues, and shareholder actions. The practice group is led by Danny David, Bridget Moore, and Amy Hefley. David, in Houston, specialises in the handling of matters regarding proxy fights and investigations. Undertaking representation of companies and their officers and directors in appraisal actions, breach of fiduciary duty, and derivative suits is an area of strength for Hefley, and David Sterling is recommended for his work in securities class actions both in Texas and nationally: both are based in Houston. Moore is a key contact in the Washington DC office. As of November 2025, Jessica Bateman Pulliam has departed, and from Freshfields, Linda Martin joined the team in New York in April 2025.
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‘We use Baker Botts across a broad range of matters, including Securities Litigation: Defense. Sophisticated and knowledgeable team. Their reputation and quality of work is superb. Very client-friendly and great to work with.’
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‘The team are superb.’
Key clients
- Apache Corporation
- Assertio Holdings, Inc.
- AT&T Inc.
- Brad Heppner, The Former Chairman of GWG Holdings Inc.
- Camber Energy
- Charge Energy
- Charles Schwab Corporation
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
- ConocoPhillips/Concho Resources
- Devas Multimedia Private Limited
- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc.
- DZS Inc.
Work highlights
Represent Concho Resources Inc., ConocoPhillips Co. as Successor in Interest to Concho, and three former Concho executives in this putative 10b-5 class action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Texas.
Represent AT&T (as well as its current CEO, CFO, COO and its former CEO and CFO) in this Section 10(b) matter in which more than $8 billion of class losses are alleged following significant stock price declines in the summer of 2023.
Represent Sunnova, its CEO, and its former CFO in Trindade v. Sunnova Energy International, Inc., et al., No. 4:24-cv-00569, a putative class action in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, alleging that over the course of nearly five years, the Defendants made false and misleading statements and omissions concerning Sunnova’s customer-service record.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Danny David; Bridget Moore; Amy Hefley
Other key lawyers
David Sterling; John Lawrence; Jim Beha; Joe Perry; Brendan Quigley; Tony Lucisano; Kirstie Wallace; Ryan T. Ward