Last month, at The American Lawyer Industry Awards in New York, The American Lawyer honored the litigation departments of six law firms for their work in jurisdictions across the country: Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Baker Botts, the winner in Texas, helped overturn an $8 billion punitive damages award against JPMorgan Chase in a dispute arising from the alleged mishandling of the estate of American Airlines executive Max Hopper. The firm also won two unanimous Texas Supreme Court rulings regarding Houston’s effort to avoid its statutory pension obligations to city employees.