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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices

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

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+1 713 229 1736 bill.kroger@bakerbotts.com View profile

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner

Practice Group Chair – Energy Litigation (Firmwide)

Career

Bill represents clients on disputes in all energy sectors, including oil and gas, wind, solar, infrastructure and trading. Bill also handles other types of commercial litigation.

Bill chairs the Baker Botts Energy Litigation Practice Group and co-leads the firm’s Energy Sector. He has represented clients on many significant energy matters over the past 30 years, including force majeure claims, the deregulation of electrical utilities, the siting of the first coastal windfarms, litigation relating to frac bans and other drilling and production disputes, and lawsuits over the routing of pipelines and other infrastructure. The National Law Journal has recognized Bill as an “Energy Trailblazer.”

Memberships

Bill serves as President of the Houston Bar Association for the 2020-21 bar year, during which Bill led the Bar during the worst phases of the Covid-19 crisis. He currently is serving his second three-year term as a Director of the State Bar of Texas. He was also elected to the American Law Institute in 2015, and serves as a director of Communities in Schools Houston and The Alley Theatre. Bill is also the General Counsel of the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts.

Personal

Bill has written and spoken on numerous energy law topics. He has also written and spoken on Texas legal history topics, and serves as Firm Historian.

Bill received the 2021 James B. Sales Pro Bono Award, the highest award given by the Houston Bar Foundation. He also was the 2020 Recipient of the Karen Susman Jurisprudence Award, presented by ADL to one lawyer annually “who exhibits an exceptional commitment to equality, justice, fairness, and community service.” He previously received the Leon Jaworski Award from the Houston Bar Auxiliary for a lifetime of public service. He is married to Elizabeth Mata Kroger, and they have three children.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Energy > Energy litigation: electric power

Equipped to handle both domestic and international energy litigation, Baker Botts L.L.P. is frequently engaged by generators, processors, service providers, transporters, distributors and marketers of electricity. The firm’s litigation practice works together with departments such as regulatory, environmental, appellate, and global projects to advise clients on all aspects of the development, production, distribution and marketing of energy products. Co-chair Bill Kroger has a track record of matters that involve the development of new energy projects and technologies, and has handled numerous disputes arising out of Winter Storm Uri, whereas co-chair Louie Layrisson is experienced in energy disputes related to supply chains, force majeure leases, power agreements and joint ventures. Washington DC-based Megan Berge specializes in matters related to environmental law, with her workload extending to civil litigation, permit appeals and advice on regulatory issues. Tina Nguyen‘s broad practice covers royalty obligations, pricing disputes, midstream agreements and nuisance claims. John Anaipakos departed in July 2023. Unless stated otherwise, all mentioned lawyers are based in Houston.

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