Kelsey Machado

Partner

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Houston

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Biography

Kelsey Machado is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Houston office and is a member of the Firm's Litigation and Government Enforcement practice group.

Practice Focus

Kelsey represents clients on a wide range of commercial matters and has built a reputation as a proficient litigator capable of managing energy, construction, and business disputes in various jurisdictions across the US. She has represented multi-national energy corporations, EPC companies, drilling contractors, midstream pipeline operators, energy efficiency companies, software companies, and various other entities in the energy and construction sectors throughout the litigation process, including trials and arbitration hearings. Kelsey also has extensive experience defending class action lawsuits, is efficient at guiding her clients through discovery, and is skilled at navigating the settlement process.

Representative Legal Matters

Represented crude supplier in breach of contract dispute concerning the purchase and sale of crude in Texas state court.
Defended power trading company against peaking power plants concerning interpretation of heat rate call option contracts following Winter Storm Uri.
Represented UK-based fashion retailer in class action dispute in California federal court.
Represented limited partners in arbitration proceeding concerning a partnership dispute over the EPC of an NGL plant in South America.
Represented energy and resources software company in breach of contract dispute in Texas federal court.
Represented EPC contractor in Oregon arbitration against horizontal directional drilling subcontractor.
Represented off-shore drilling contractor in rig assignment dispute in Houston arbitration.
Represented midstream pipeline operator against landowner in oil spill dispute in Texas state court.
Acted as outside general counsel for mobile fueling company to handle employment, commercial, and incident response issues.

Professional Honors

Named Houstonia Magazine Top Lawyer, 2022-2023
Named to the "Ones to Watch" list by The Best Lawyers in America in the area of energy law, 2022-2024
Named a Texas Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2022-2024

Professional Associations and Memberships

State Bar of Texas - Member
Houston Bar Foundation - Fellow
Houston Bar Association - Energy & Litigation Sections
Houston Association of Women Attorneys - Member
Institute for Energy Law - Advisory Board Member

Admissions

Texas~United States
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit~United States
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas~United States
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas~United States
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas~United States
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas~United States

Education

South Texas College of Law (JD, Assistant Articles Editor and Assistant Note & Comment Editor, South Texas Law Review) (2011)
Wake Forest University (BS Biology) (2008)

Languages

English
Spanish

Speaker, "Is your Company at Risk of Being Swept Under by a Tidal Wave of Greenwashing Lawsuits?," IEL Annual Energy Law Conference, February 2022

Speaker, "A Playbook on How to Avoid (but Ultimately Respond to and Manage) High-Exposure Catastrophic Injury and Death Incidents in Oilfield Services," International Association of Drilling Contractors Contracts & Risk Management Conference, 2020

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