Baker Botts has recruited environmental partner Christopher Carr in San Francisco from Morrison & Foerster, where he was chair of the latter's environmental and energy group.

Carr, who had worked at MoFo for 12 years, was also co-chair of the firm's clean technology group and unmanned aerial systems and drone group. His practice focuses on natural resources permitting and litigation.

The strength of Houston-based Baker Botts' energy practice appealed to Carr, who said that energy industry-related matters have made up an increasing share of his client work in recent years, in part because of the renewable energy boom.