While Katten Muchin Rosenman pares down its presence in the environmental law arena, Baker Botts is doubling down in the space, looking to fill in the intersection between environmental litigation and white-collar matters.

Baker Botts added nine former Katten environmental and workplace safety partners on Tuesday—ALM reported last week that the group would be leaving Katten for Baker Botts. They may be joined by some more junior lawyers in the near future, one of the nine said.