Baker Botts Elects Litigator Danny David as New Managing Partner

Texas-founded Baker Botts has elected Danny David as its 16th managing partner, the firm said Friday. David will begin a four-year term in the top role at the firm on August 1. He succeeds John Martin, who served as managing partner since 2019 and will step down at the end of the year to comply with the firm’s mandatory retirement requirement.

David came ahead of four other lawyers at the firm competing for the top position, Bloomberg Law reported. That included energy lawyer Jason Bennett, dealmaker Samantha Hale Crispin and trial lawyers Roger Fulghum and Kevin Sadler, according to ...