Baker Botts L.L.P. is an American law firm headquartered in Houston, Texas , at One Shell Plaza . It has approximately 725 lawyers and primarily handles matters involving technology and energy companies. It is the second-oldest law firm west of the Mississippi .
20-526: The firm was originally founded as Gray and Botts in 1865, by Peter W. Gray and Walter Browne Botts. In 1872, James Addison Baker joined the firm, and the name was changed to Gray, Botts & Baker . Gray left the partnership in 1874 to join the Supreme Court of Texas , and the two remaining partners, Walter Browne Botts and Judge Baker, renamed the firm Baker & Botts . Judge Baker's son, Captain Baker, joined
40-612: A Dutch court case dealing with the Russian state's appropriation of Yukos . The two companies were embroiled in a bitter feud between Vladimir Putin and an opponent of his, Khodorkovsky , the controlling shareholder of Yukos. Khodorkovsky was subsequently jailed, and Rosneft picked up the pieces of Yukos' bankruptcy. Journalist Joep Dohmen of NRC wrote that Baker Botts helped its client Rosneft forge Armenian court rulings to shore up Rosneft's claims in Dutch courts. NRC , claiming possession of
60-684: A common carrier and liquidating land grants. Later the firm represented Jay Gould and the Missouri Pacific Railroad , with Baker as a key member of Gould's legal team. After 1893, the firm by then known as Baker & Botts, was general counsel for the Southern Pacific . Baker married Rowena Crawford on September 27, 1853, in Huntsville. After a first child who died in infancy, Rowena bore four more children: James, "Minnie," and Anna who survived childhood. Baker died February 24, 1897, and
80-513: A local school in 1839. He started a law career in 1841, first as a clerk for a chancery court, then joining the Alabama bar and practicing as a lawyer in 1843. Baker was wedded to Caroline Hightower in 1849, and the marriage ended in her death in January 1852. Just a few months later Baker moved to Huntsville, Texas, where he practiced law for two decades. His in-laws were already established there, and he
100-556: Is interred in Huntsville. Baker was a partner for a law firm started in 1840 by Peter Gray, later known as Baker, Botts and Baker, and more recently known as Baker Botts, having celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2015. Baker was the father of Houston banker, lawyer, and original Rice University trustee James A. Baker (born 1857) and the great-grandfather of the Reagan and G. H. W. Bush administration political figure James A. Baker III . Joep Dohmen (journalist) From Misplaced Pages,
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140-580: The 7th Texas Judicial District. He won the election in May and presided over his first case in December. The court was located in Houston , but he returned to Huntsville to reside with his family between while the court was out of session. His last case ended on June 1, 1865. The Reconstruction Governor of Texas removed Baker from his post. Baker subsequently relocated to Houston to practice as an attorney in that city, which
160-426: The Dutch court admitted the proof of these actions. Notable attorneys who worked at Miller Cassidy before its merger with Baker Botts included: James Addison Baker the elder James Addison Baker ("the elder") (March 3, 1821 – February 24, 1897) was a state legislator, state judge, and a lawyer. He is the first of four generations of persons named James Addison Baker, all of whom practiced law. He
180-588: The actual court papers, found that Baker Botts partner Ryan Bull and his Moscow associate Izabella Sarkisyan were co-authors of the verdict in Case 1494, which, according to NRC , was handed to Armenian judge Dremeyan on a USB drive. According to NRC , the text included the Armenian coat of arms. The NRC article has been translated into English. The article stated that Rosneft and Baker Botts denied NRC 's allegations. The article also stated that Yukos settled out of court after
200-584: The establishment of the William Marsh Rice Institute, which is now called Rice University . Captain Baker's son also joined the firm in 1919, and his classmate and friend, Henry Malcolm Lovett, joined in 1924. Walter H. Walne served as managing partner from 1926 to 1933. James Addison Baker, III , former Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan 's first administration and United States Secretary of State (a.k.a. James Baker) joined
220-411: The firm as a clerk in 1877, a lawyer in 1881, and became a partner in 1887, at which time the name became Baker, Botts, and Baker . In 1896, Captain Baker, personal attorney for Texas millionaire William Marsh Rice , drew up a new will for Rice and was the will's executor. In 1900, Rice was poisoned in his bed by his valet, Charles F. Jones, and his New York City lawyer, Albert T. Patrick. Captain Baker
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#1732877127160240-612: The firm as a senior partner in 1993 after leaving public service. He maintained two offices in Washington, being also affiliated as a partner at the Carlyle Group . In 1997, the firm acquired Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond, a New York City law firm specializing in intellectual property disputes. Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin (formerly Miller, Cassidy & Evans) was a Washington, D.C.-based boutique law firm specializing in litigation, particularly criminal defense . Among
260-599: The firm renamed itself Baker Botts. In 2002, Walter J. Smith was elected managing partner of the firm. In 2012, Andrew M. Baker was elected managing partner of the firm. In 2019, John W. Martin, a corporate transactional lawyer based in Palo Alto, became the first non-Texas-based partner to be elected managing partner of the firm. In 2023, Danny David was elected managing partner of the firm. In 2024, two individuals in Baker Botts' antitrust practice, including Maureen Ohlhausen , left
280-523: The firm to join Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati . Baker Botts is active in community service and pro bono efforts. The firm provided legal support for victims of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and responded to the COVID crisis with the publication of a COVID-19 Community Resource Guide. Dutch quality newspaper NRC investigated Baker Botts's representation of Russian energy company Rosneft in
300-671: The firm's founding partners and namesakes were Herbert J. "Jack" Miller and John Cassidy, both former United States Department of Justice officials. Miller had led the Criminal Division under Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy . The firm's prominent clients included President Richard Nixon , Senator Edward M. Kennedy , White House Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver , NASCAR , and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in its litigation with Food Lion grocery stores . The firm merged with Baker Botts in 2001. In 2000,
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340-425: Was a witness and helped investigate the murder after Patrick produced a will that gave him control of $ 5 million in 1904. Baker got the will as evidence in the case, and it was subsequently proved that Patrick had forged Rice's signature on the will he submitted. The case was not settled until 1910, and by that time the estate had grown to almost $ 10 million. When the intent of Rice's will was finally executed, it led to
360-605: Was involved in the family's businesses and estates. His four brothers joined him in Huntsville during the 1850s. In 1860, Baker was elected to represent the Huntsville region in the Texas legislature. He volunteered to serve the Confederacy in the Civil War , reporting for duty in Galveston, but remaining only for six months. He ran in a special election in 1862 to fill an unexpired term in
380-672: Was known as "Judge Baker" after 1864. His son, also named James A. Baker , was a personal attorney for William Marsh Rice ; and his great-grandson is James Baker , former President's Chief of Staff and former Secretary of State. James Addison Baker was born on March 3, 1821, to Elijah Adam and Jane Saxton Baker in Madison County, Alabama . Elijah farmed a plantation created from an 1826 land grant in Lauderdale County, Alabama . Elijah and Jane had nine children, with only six surviving childhood: five sons and one daughter. Baker taught at
400-556: Was renamed Gray, Botts, and Baker to acknowledge its new junior partner. This firm is more recently known as Baker Botts . While practicing law in Huntsville, Baker specialized in railroad issues. As Houston was emerging as a hub for rail transport, Gray, Botts, and Baker increased its activity in railroad law. The firms' first railroad clients were the Houston and Texas Central and the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad , and it handled matters such as shipper's liability as
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