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Baker Botts L.L.P.
910 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON
TEXAS 77002-4995
TEXAS
United States

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

David Sterling is the former Chair of Baker Botts’ Litigation Department, having previously served as the head of the firm’s Securities and Shareholder Litigation group. He principally represents companies and their officers and directors in securities class actions, derivative lawsuits, suits challenging mergers, and in proxy litigation and other litigation. He also often represents special litigation committees and audit committees in connection with investigations and derivative litigation.

Recognized as a leading securities lawyer by numerous nationwide and Texas legal directories, in November 2017, The National Law Journal named David to its list of “Litigation Trailblazers” for representing a client in what is considered to be the most widely-followed securities class action in the United States since 1988 (Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co.).

Memberships

State Bar of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeals – Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas

Education

J.D. (with honors), The University of Texas School of Law, 1984; B.A., economics, Williams College, 1980

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

(Leading lawyers)

David SterlingBaker Botts L.L.P.

Baker Botts L.L.P. is a big name in the energy sector, acting for major clients including ConocoPhillips and Apache Corporation. Additionally, it is increasingly involved in high-stakes matters in the telecoms, real estate, and professional services sectors. Houston-based managing partner Danny David oversees the firm’s securities litigation work along with global litigation co-chair Bridget Moore in Washington DC., as well as co-chairs of the securities litigation practice Jessica Pulliam in Dallas and Houston-based Amy Hefley. Pulliam is handling two 10b5 cases for AT&T concerning the use of lead-clad cables in the telecom industry. Former head of litigation David Sterling recently worked with Hefley and up-and-coming New York partner Brian Kerr to defend Chicago Bridge & Iron Company in a notable class action case.