Paul Morico, Baker Botts

Overview:

First-chair trial attorney Paul Morico leads Baker Botts’ Energy IP Practice Group. He has around three decades of experience with energy and power-related technologies, and has represented numerous clients in these industries in trade secrets matters.

This includes acting as lead counsel for offshore drilling and production equipment manufacturer Dril-Quip in a month-long jury trial during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a case involving a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets against Dril-Quip and an employee by competitor FMC Technologies.

The jury returned a verdict in favour of Dril-Quip and the employee. Morico was also part of the team that secured a major defence win for Dril-Quip on appeal, in which FMC had sought $35 million in actual damages as well as exemplary damages of up to an additional $70 million and injunctive relief.

Other clients that have enlisted the expertise of Morico for trade secrets matters include Wood Group, Swivelpole Group and Emi-Tech.