Baker Botts L.L.P.

The offering at Baker Botts L.L.P. is well regarded for its abilities to assist its varied client roster in both contentious and non-contentious work, covering trade secret theft, and employment-related disputes in particular, including contract breaches. Dallas-based Christa Sanford co-runs the practice alongside IP and tech specialist David Wille at the same office, while other co-heads are New York-based Jennifer Tempesta, and Cheryl Cauley, who works from the Palo Alto office. Cauley and Wille also co-lead the firmwide trade secret group. Scott Nelson and Liz Flannery are key names to note at the firm’s Houston hub, while Katharine Burke stands out in the Washington DC office.