Andrea Stover said it was a hard decision to leave the PEC, but Baker Botts feels like home. “There’s not a better place to be for this [energy regulatory] work than Baker Botts,” she said.
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CDT Roundup: A Data Center Deal Tops an Eclectic Week
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