Conner G. Whitten

Mr. Whitten also counsels clients on complex commercial disputes, class action lawsuits, and government investigations and enforcement actions, including private suits and investigations under the Packers and Stockyards Act.

Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Mr. Whitten worked as a business law fellow in the regulatory division of Entergy Mississippi, where he gained firsthand experience in energy regulation, environmental compliance, and utility regulatory proceedings within the energy sector. He was also a legal extern for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, and he interned with the Mississippi Public Service Commission.

• Defended a manufacturer against allegations of water contamination and property damage, including regulatory exposure involving stormwater runoff.

• Advised a financial institution on federal and state environmental, regulatory, and energy compliance, including compliance with Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations, for the development of a multimillion-dollar solar and energy project.

• Advised a commercial developer on liability and damages resulting from alleged wastewater contamination and destruction of commercial property.

• Defended insurance company against failure to defend against claims related to alleged environmental contamination that resulted in favorable verdict.

• Successfully represented a poultry processor in a multi-defendant class action involving a putative nationwide class of broiler growers, resolving alleged violations of antitrust laws and the Packers and Stockyards Act based on claims that the industry suppressed grower compensation through information sharing and alleged no-poach or non-solicitation agreements.

• Successfully represented a poultry processor in a multi-defendant class action involving against a putative nationwide class of hourly and salaried poultry workers, resolving claims under antitrust laws that the industry suppressed worker compensation and benefits through information sharing practices.

• Successfully briefed and defended a judgment in favor of a financial institution, affirmed on appeal by the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

• American Bar Association
  • Vice Chair – Toxic Torts and Environmental Law General Committee (2019 – 2020)
  • Vice Chair – Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Bioscience General Committee (2019 – 2020)
• Selected to Mid-South Rising Stars for Business Litigation (2024 – 2025)
• Capital Area Bar Association
  • Member – Law-Related Education Committee
• Mississippi Bar Association
  • Member – Jackson Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors (2024)
  • Member – Bar Admissions Ceremony Committee (2023)
• American Cancer Society
  • Co-chair (2026)
  • Honoree (2024)
• Mississippi Children's Museum
  • Committee Chair (2024)
• Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi
  • Committee Chair (2023 – 2024)
• The Record
  • 20 Under 40 Successful Alumni (2022)

• Panelist – "Pre-Law," Mississippi State University, Office of Undergraduate Admissions (April 2026)
• Guest Speaker – "Litigation," Mississippi State University, Law II (March 2026; April 2025)
• Presenter – "Ethics," SERC-NAHRO Annual Conference (June 2024)

• 44 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2025 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 47 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars (November 20, 2025)
• 38 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 40 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars (November 22, 2024)
• Baker Donelson Adds 24 New Associates Firm-Wide (November 30, 2021)

• Constitution and Separation of Powers: Impeachment (Fall 2022)