Baker Botts L.L.P.

The ‘great commercial litigators’ at Baker Botts L.L.P. are active across a number of sectors, notably energy, defending corporate clients and their directors and officers facing merger-related suits in Delaware, Texas and the federal courts, in addition to offering assistance in related securities and derivative disputes. In Houston, managing partner Danny David and Amy Hefley lead on high-value disputes for clients and in 2024 defended Camber Energy, Inc. in a suit arising out of its 2023 merger with Viking Energy Group, with a former shareholder of the latter accusing Camber’s CEO of breach of fiduciary duties. Securities litigation and white collar matters form the core of head of the litigation team Bridget Moore’s Washington DC-based practice. Richard Harper, who heads the firm’s New York office, is sought after by TMT sector clients facing M&A suits, including assisting Liberty Media in settling a shareholder derivative action related to the buyback of $2bn-worth of SiriusXM shares, of which Liberty is the controlling shareholder, alleging that Liberty directors had breached their fiduciary duties and effected a short term merger.