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Kat Statman

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Kat Statman is a litigation shareholder in Baker Donelson's Houston office.

Professional Biography


Kat focuses on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts throughout Texas and the nation. With proven courtroom experience, he handles high-stakes business disputes for public companies and privately held entities across an array of industries, including the oil and gas sector, energy transition, maritime, environmental, construction, and financial services.

Kat routinely advises clients on commercial disputes, toxic torts, and products liability. He counsels clients on maritime claims and defenses, including maritime liens, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and related enforcement matters. Kat has experience responding to industrial incidents often involving workplace fatalities and environmental risk exposure. He also defends regulatory claims involving industrial failure and clean-up, risk assessments, and water safety.

Kat is actively engaged in public service initiatives and projects. He supports the National Homelessness Law Center's youth project, which involves research into state laws affecting homeless youth. Kat is an avid cyclist.

  • Defended the first reported Legionella wrongful death case against a chemical water treater from the trial court through the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

  • Defending a natural gas pipeline company in a jury trial involving a workplace safety injury sustained by a contractor's employee.

  • Defended a vessel owner in a personal injury maritime dispute arising out of an incident in the Panama Canal.

  • Defended a post-construction water treater in a large commercial project in Boston where significant pipe erosion occurred in the building.

  • Defended a manufacturer and supplier in large-scale mass actions and multidistrict litigation involving products liability claims wrongly bundled together.

  • Defended a global engineering and construction firm against claims related to remediation of oil and gas producing properties with pre-existing soil and groundwater contamination.

  • Defended a chemicals company in a CERCLA action in Houston, Texas.

  • Defended a financial services company in ongoing consumer transactional claims.

  • Advised a construction company regarding lien rights and contractual issues in Texas on large industrial construction projects.

  • Successfully represented a fire protection systems contractor in an industrial construction dispute, with the court awarding the client the full contract value, nearly $400,000 in prompt pay interest, and exemplary damages totaling more than $1.8 million.

  • Defended a midstream oil and gas company in a gas gathering agreement and royalty dispute.

  • Prosecuted fraud claims on behalf of a major financial institution, resulting in a two-day bench trial.

  • Defended small, closely held company in a weeklong jury trial in a shareholder dispute related to damages and repairs after Hurricane Harvey in Dickinson, Texas.

  • Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Commercial Litigation (2022 – 2025)
  • Chair – ABA TIPS Law In Public Service Committee
  • Chair – ABA TIPS Task Force on Hurricane Relief
  • Chair – ABA TIPS International Law Committee
  • Vice Chair – ABA TIPS Intellectual Property Committee
  • Vice Chair – ABA TIPS Dispute Resolution Committee
  • Member – ABA TIPS Business Litigation Committee
  • Member – ABA TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee
  • Past Co-chair – ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Standing Committee on Law Students
  • Member – Institute for Energy Law (IEL) Young Energy Professionals Member Engagement Committee and Public Service Subcommittee
  • Member – IEL 7th Leadership Class (2024 – 2025)
  • Arbitration Certification by the Houston Maritime Arbitrator's Association (April 2025)
  • "Remedial Action in Southeastern States: Texas," webinar (October 2014)

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