Ms Jessica Pulliam > Baker Botts L.L.P. > Dallas, United States > Lawyer Profile
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2001 ROSS AVENUE
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-2980
TEXAS
United States
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Ms Jessica Pulliam
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Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Practice Group Chair – Securities & Shareholder Litigation (Firmwide)
Career
Jessica Pulliam is Chair of the Trial Department in Dallas and Co-Chair of the Firmwide Securities and Shareholder Litigation Group. She is nationally recognized for her leading role defending public companies and their officers and directors, private enterprises and professional firms. She has handled a variety of complex litigation matters including class actions, accounting and disclosure issues, securities fraud, fiduciary litigation, SEC and PCAOB investigations, whistleblower claims, and post-deal disputes. She advises corporations, officers and directors, and special board committees, in securities class actions in a variety of industries, including energy, oilfield services, health care, asset management, accounting, medical device, defense contracting, financial services, and real estate development.
Recognized as a leading securities lawyer by numerous legal directories, Jessica was profiled as one of seven “Rising Star” securities litigators nationwide by Law360 in 2016. She clerked for the Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Memberships
State Bar of Texas; U.S. Courts of Appeals – Second and Fifth Circuits; District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; American Bar Association; Dallas Bar Association.
Education
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2002; B.A., Studio Art, The University of Texas 1999
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
Baker Botts L.L.P. relies on ‘trial lawyers who are good on their feet, good writers, and good communicators‘. The firm is most active in matters in the technology and energy industries, though its work in big-ticket merger litigation in the financial services, healthcare and consumer products sectors continues to grow. Danny David in Houston, who ‘has the ability to see through complex issues and distil them to what matters‘ and is now the firm’s managing partner, leads the litigation practice along with co-chair Bridget Moore in Washington DC, while Jessica Pulliam in Dallas and ‘big picture thinker‘ Amy Hefley in Houston are co-chairs of the securities litigation group. Key partner Richard Harper in New York continues to represent John C. Malone, Greg B. Maffei, and Liberty Broadband Corporation in a shareholder derivative lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court challenging a $5bn Liberty Broadband investment as part of the Charter Communications-Time Warner Cable-Bright House Networks merger.
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
(Leading lawyers)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)