Baker Botts Elevates 11 Partners And 10 Special Counsel Across Global Offices
Baker Botts elevates 11 partners and 10 special counsel across global offices, strengthening energy, tech, and life sciences practices.
Baker Botts Elevates 11 Partners and 10 Special Counsel Across Global Offices
The leading global law firm, Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has elected 11 attorneys to partner and promoted 10 new special counsel, effective 1 January 2026.
Danny David, Managing Partner at Baker Botts, said,
“Our clients today face challenges at the intersection of energy and technology that span the globe. This new class of partners and special counsel ranges from engineers-turned-IP litigators in New York to energy regulators in Texas and corporate specialists in the Middle East. They have the experience, expertise, and drive to understand our clients' businesses and the global perspective to help solve the complex, multi-disciplinary, cross-border problems they confront.”
The new partner class includes: Rakan Alyusuf (Partner – Corporate, Riyadh), Kyle Doherty (Partner – Global Projects, Houston), Ben Geslison (Partner – Tax, Houston), Justine Gozzi (Partner – IP, New York), Alia Heintz (Partner – Global Projects, Houston), Landon Lill (Partner – Global Projects, Austin), Mark Little (Partner – Litigation, Houston), Tony Lucisano (Partner – Litigation, Houston), Steve Maule (Partner – IP, Houston), Chad Passlow (Partner – Global Projects, Abu Dhabi), and Dr. Frank Zhu (Partner – IP, New York).
The new special counsel promotions include: Amy Bergeron (IP, Houston), Tom Carter (Litigation, Washington, D.C.), Thomas Carter, Jr. (IP, Houston), Sam Kassa (IP, Washington, D.C.), Cailyn Reilly Knapp (Litigation, Washington, D.C.), Patrick Leahy (Global Projects, Austin), Zack Lin (Global Projects, Singapore), Drew Lucarelli (Litigation, Washington, D.C.), Nic O’Brien (Corporate, Dallas), and Victoria Sheets (Litigation, Washington, D.C.).
The promotions reflect the Firm’s commitment to recognising talent across its global offices and ensuring clients have access to legal advisors with deep sector knowledge and cross-border expertise.
Baker Botts continues to strengthen its global energy, technology, and life sciences practice, providing integrated solutions across regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters.
Baker Botts is an international law firm whose lawyers practice throughout a network of offices around the globe. Based on our experience and knowledge of our clients' industries, we are recognized as a leading firm in the energy, technology, and life sciences sectors. Since 1840, we have provided creative and effective legal solutions for our clients while demonstrating an unrelenting commitment to excellence.
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