Vinson & Elkins at 100: The Rivalry with Baker Botts [Gaille Energy Blog Issue 48]

  • Posted by scottgaille
  • On June 18, 2017
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  • Vinson Elkins Baker Botts
The rivalry between V&E and BB started in the 1870s—in the small East Texas town of Huntsville.  A young couple moved next door to the forty-something Bakers.  The Bakers’ new neighbors were Walker County Sheriff Elkins and his young wife, Sallie.  The couple would eventually become the parents of James Anderson Elkins—the founder of Vinson […]
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