MEMPHIS, TN—Baker Donelson has elected Kristine L. Roberts to serve as the Firm’s next president and chief operating officer. Ms. Roberts, a shareholder in Baker Donelson’s Memphis office, is chair of the Firm’s Financial Services Department and a former member of the board of directors. She will assume the role of president and COO in May 2027, when Jennifer P. Keller, who has served in this role since 2015, will step down but will remain with Baker Donelson.
Ms. Roberts, who has been with Baker Donelson since 2004, is an experienced litigator who defends banking and financial institutions in class actions and other complex litigation matters in federal and state courts. She has represented clients in a wide variety of trial and appellate matters, including class actions and derivative actions, securities actions, breach of contract actions, fraud claims, fiduciary and trust litigation, bank deposit claims, business disputes, and other complex commercial litigation.
