Ian S. Shelton, Partner at Baker McKenzie LLP

About

Ian Shelton is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Houston office and is a member of the Firm's Litigation and Government Enforcement practice group. Ian is licensed in both Texas and California and has assisted his clients in a variety of disputes in state and federal courts and arbitration venues across the country.

Roles

Jan 2024–Present

Current role

Partner

Baker McKenzie LLP

Austin, Texas

AttorneyCivil LitigationAttorney AdvisorLegalAppellate Litigation

Ian is an experienced commercial litigator and trial attorney, with a practice that focuses on complex commercial disputes and litigation strategy at the trial and appellate levels. He routinely represents corporate and individual clients in a wide range of areas, including: energy and renewables litigation, class action defense, technology and contract disputes, toxic torts, appeals, administrative and environmental law, cryptocurrency litigation, and construction litigation. He is skilled in crafting practical and business-oriented solutions to seemingly intractable disputes, including in the pre-litigation stage.

Feb 2019–Jan 2024

Former role

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland

Austin, Texas

AttorneyCivil LitigationAttorney AdvisorWhite Collar Crime

Counsel (Feb 2019 - Jan 2022)

Aug 2009–Jan 2019

Former role

Of Counsel

Quinn Emanuel

Los Angeles, California

AttorneyCivil LitigationWhite Collar Crime

Associate in Los Angeles (Jun 2011 - Dec 2015)

Associate in San Francisco (Aug 2009 - Jun 2011)

Aug 2007–Aug 2009

Former role

Law Clerk

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

(appointed)

Law ClerkResearchLegal Assistant

Served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Harold R. DeMoss Jr., researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.

Aug 2006–Aug 2007

Former role

Law Clerk

U.S. District Court

(appointed)Texas Western District

Law ClerkResearchLegal Assistant

Served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Xavier Rodriguez, researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.

Representative matters

Experience

September 2025

-Representing technology companies in complex contract disputes and pre-litigation negotiations. -Representing a cryptocurrency lending platform in class action and customer litigation in the Northern District of California, and individual cryptocurrency disputes in Texas, Arizona, and Florida. -Representing a fast fashion retailer in class action litigation in the Central District of California. -Representing insurers in class action litigation in the Central and Northern Districts of California and the Western District of Texas. -Representing a property owner in a complex, multi-party construction dispute in Contra Costa Superior Court. -Representing a construction manager in a clean energy dispute in Kern County Superior Court. -Representing an investment professional in a contentious multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration with a venture capital fund in California, Delaware and Texas. -Representing a technology company in a contract dispute with a mall operator in a New York arbitration. -Representing a small refinery challenging various EPA final agency actions in the Ninth and D.C. Circuits. -Representing a lawyer and law firm appealing a sanctions order in the Ninth Circuit. -Representing multiple claimants seeking recovery of economic losses associated with an oil spill in the Southern District of Texas. -Representing a mortgage company in a contract dispute in the Central District of California. -Representing an international bank in a letter of credit dispute in the Central District of California. -Representing an international bank in a wire transfer dispute in Texas state court and the Western District of Texas. -Representing investors involved in green energy contract disputes in San Francisco Superior Court and the Southern District of California. -Representing a large medical practice in a contract dispute in Los Angeles Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court.