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Gemma L. Descoteaux is a partner in the Corporate Practice group in the firm's Dallas office. She is Chair of lateral partner recruiting for the Dallas office. Gemma represents buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; participants in complex domestic, international and cross-border joint ventures and partnerships; providers and customers of outsourcing services; and companies who are in need of sound corporate commercial counsel in a wide range of industries, including te...

Sean C. Urich is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Sean C., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sean C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Emily Stout is an employment law specialist who is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She litigates all aspects of employment, labor, business, and commercial cases in federal and state courts, arbitration tribunals, appellate courts, and administrative agencies, including the EEOC, and DOL, on behalf of corporate and individual clients. She advises clients on employment policies, practices, training, and employee benefits. Ms. Stout conduc...

Christine Mansour has spent the better part of her career advocating for justice and working to protect the rights of the less fortunate. In 2017 she joined Baron & Budd’s Pharmaceutical Litigation Group to bring her appellate advocacy and briefing experience to Baron & Budd’s work on behalf of clients who have been harmed by the rampant opioid epidemic that has wreaked havoc on so many communities in the United States. She is now a shareholder in our Opioid Litigation Gro...

Labry Welty is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Labry, who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Labry is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bart A. Rue has over 30 years of trial practice in oil and gas related matters as well a complementary commercial litigation background. Since 2010, Mr. Rue has served as lead counsel in over 200 oil and gas litigation and commercial litigation matters, including lease interpretation issues, royalty underpayment issues, surface use disputes, lease termination disputes, and other issues affecting land and mineral ownership. Mr. Rue currently represents exploration companies and landowners in s...

Neil Ferrari is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Neil, who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Neil is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kelly Hartmann focuses on resolving client issues through innovative, cost-effective strategies that align with business goals—balancing aggressive litigation with practical resolution. He represents energy, maritime, and construction firms, their underwriters, and insurers, and handles complex litigation including wrongful death, Jones Act, drilling operations, health care, and trucking liability cases. Kelly also advises clients on contracts and commercial documents, including master ...

Paul Skiermont is a trial lawyer representing companies both large and small in complex science and technology matters, including pharmaceuticals and other life sciences, natural language processing, telecommunications, aerospace, speech recognition, consumer electronics, and related litigation. He has been ranked as one of the Top 12 IP litigation attorneys in Texas since 2015 by Intellectual Asset Management, an industry guide that identifies the top patent practitioners in key jurisdiction...

George Barber advises and represents a broad range of clients in all forms of commercial bankruptcy related issues and disputes. Typical bankruptcy matters include plans of reorganization, confirmation hearings, liquidations, asset sales, compromises and settlements, cash collateral use, DIP financing, adequate protection, valuations, jurisdictional issues, dismissals and conversions, discharge and dischargeability, avoidance actions, and all other forms of contested matter and adversary proc...