BakerHostetler LLP

Chairman: Paul M. Schmidt
Number of attorneys: 1,100+

Firm Overview:
Recognized as innovators and one of the top firms for client service, BakerHostetler helps clients around the world address their most complex and critical business and regulatory issues. BakerHostetler is focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, and 40 percent of our governing Policy Committee members are diverse. The firm also promotes several programs to continue to build and support our diverse talent, beginning with summer associates, staffing of client matters and recognition of our attorneys’ accomplishments. With six core practice groups – Business, Digital Assets and Data Management, Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Tax – the firm has more than 1,100 attorneys located in 17 offices. BakerHostetler is widely regarded as having one of the country’s top tax practices; a nationally recognized litigation practice; a pace-setting, tech-savvy digital assets and data management practice; and an industry-leading business practice. BakerHostetler is also recognized internationally for its groundbreaking work recovering or reaching agreements to recover approximately $14.5 billion in the Madoff Recovery Initiative, representing the Securities Investor Protection Act Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.
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Main Areas of Practice:

Antitrust:
BakerHostetler’s antitrust practice is notable for having tried numerous antitrust and competition cases to verdict, representing plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust and competition litigation – including class action lawsuits – and helping clients navigate government investigations and the U.S. merger review process.

Corporate/M&A/Private Equity:
BakerHostetler is a recognized leader in middle-market transactions advising on more than 100 deals each year. They counsel large organisations on multibillion-dollar transactions and provide experienced counsel to private equity investors and publicly traded and closely held businesses of all sizes.

Digital Assets and Data Management:
Because leveraging data and technology is a priority for most entities, BakerHostetler formed the Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group to mirror how clients do business. BakerHostetler have united key service offerings and technologists to address the enterprise risks and strategic opportunities associated with an entity’s digital assets. This industry-leading practice group counsels our clients throughout the life cycle of data – privacy, cybersecurity, marketing and advertising, transactions, data breach class action defense, and emerging technology – within their organizations.

E-Discovery:
BakerHostetler is the firm business leaders turn to for e-discovery advocacy and management solutions to complex e-discovery and data challenges. They employ artificial intelligence and tools to focus on data that matters to claims and defenses in dispute, which reduces the burden, cost and risk of discovery.

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation:
BakerHostetler counsels employers on the design and implementation of all types of retirement, savings, health and welfare programs, as well as executive compensation, bonus and other incentive plans, deferred compensation arrangements, and retention and severance plans.

Healthcare:
BakerHostetler provides comprehensive legal counsel to clients in the healthcare industry, focusing on transactions, structuring, finance, reimbursement, compliance, fraud/abuse, investigations, and tax and employment law, as well as privacy issues related to data breaches.

Intellectual Property:
BakerHostetler understands that in today’s global economy, patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property are among the most valuable assets of market leaders and rising businesses. In thousands of proceedings spanning more than 100 countries, our firm protects clients’ competitive advantage in applications, negotiations, and trials and other dispute resolution proceedings.

International Asset Tracing and Recovery:
BakerHostetler is a leader in handling complex international insolvencies and in tracing and recovering assets. Clients benefit from our extensive experience, which strategically maximizes their positions in complex civil and criminal disputes.

Labour and Employment:
BakerHostetler counsels clients on the full array of employment and labour issues, and is known for its national counsel in the hospitality, media and healthcare industries.

Litigation:
BakerHostetler’s litigation practice is highly regarded for its prelitigation strategies and ability to manage large datasets and to prepare, try and win cases involving complex antitrust, appellate, bankruptcy, class action, commercial, environmental, privacy and data protection, product liability, securities, and white collar issues.

Real Estate:
BakerHostetler’s capabilities in finance, development, acquisition, disposition and leasing matters enables the firm to offer a full range of legal services to help clients meet their real estate objectives in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Restructuring and Bankruptcy:
BakerHostetler’s Bankruptcy team is known for its work in fraud investigations, litigation, recoveries and workouts. Their attorneys play major roles in significant U.S. and international bankruptcy cases, capitalizing on extensive experience in business workouts, complex reorganizations and bankruptcy proceedings.

Tax and Private Wealth:
BakerHostetler’s Tax Practice Group is one of the nation’s largest, recognized for its ability to resolve tax controversy matters, implement global planning opportunities and resolve issues through the regulatory and legislative processes. They are also known for our sophisticated private wealth planning practice.

White Collar/Corporate Investigations:
With significant trial and monitorship experience and a deep bench of former government prosecutors and enforcement officials, BakerHostetler’s white collar defense and corporate investigations practice is among the most tested in serving corporations and individuals facing government scrutiny.