BakerHostetler

BakerHostetler helps clients around the world address their most complex and critical business and regulatory issues. Our highly ranked attorneys deliver sophisticated counsel and outstanding client service. We have six core practice groups – business, digital assets and data management, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation and tax – and more than 1,000 lawyers coast to coast. For more information, visit bakerlaw.com.

Main areas of practice
Antitrust: BakerHostetler clients trust us to guide their most complex antitrust litigation, provide profitable business and transaction advice, and successfully defend against challenging government investigations worldwide. Our diverse team includes more than 50 antitrust lawyers, many of them former high-ranking regulators from key government agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, as well as state attorneys general.

Bankruptcy and creditors’ rights: BakerHostetler’s national restructuring and bankruptcy team brings rich experience and creativity to the representation of clients across industries and to the full spectrum of issues that arise in stressed and distressed situations.

Benefits and executive compensation: BakerHostetler provides full-spectrum legal advice and counsel regarding employee benefits issues that draw on the knowledge and experience of our team, one of the largest in the US. Our attorneys deliver practical solutions across the full range of health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, executive compensation, transactional issues, and resolution of employee benefits-based controversies.

Corporate and M&A: BakerHostetler counsels companies and financial sponsors in their domestic and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions (M&A) has been a cornerstone of strength for BakerHostetler since the firm's founding nearly a century ago. Today, more than 100 attorneys in our 17 offices concentrate their practice in M&A, supported by attorneys who concentrate on tax, antitrust, ERISA, labor and employment, real estate, environmental, intellectual property and other disciplines.

Digital assets and data management: BakerHostetler formed the digital assets and data management practice group (DADM group) to mirror how clients do business. Leveraging data and technology is a priority for most entities. The firm has united key service offerings and technologists to address all the risks associated with an entity’s digital assets. The new practice group works with the firm’s clients through the life cycle of data – privacy, security, marketing and advertising, transactions, and emerging technology – within an organization.

Employment: BakerHostetler’s labor and employment group represents employers in all facets and at all stages of employment and labor relations. Our lawyers routinely confront some of the most challenging issues facing employers in the modern workplace and they bring those experiences to clients both large and small and in a variety of industries.

E-discovery: BakerHostetler’s E-discovery advocacy and management team (EDAM) is composed of more than 25 attorneys in New York, New York; Houston, Texas; and Columbus, Ohio. Our team is designed to provide a fully integrated and scalable discovery management of and support for matters of all sizes. Our partners lead the team with decades of experience designing and executing complex discovery strategy and advocacy for some of the most complex matters in the world. Bringing together litigation, transactional and technical expertise in a single team, we advise clients and handle matters at every stage of the electronic discovery reference model discovery life cycle and in any legal context.

Government contracts: BakerHostetler’s government contracts team advises and represents clients in all areas of public contract law (federal, state and local), providing experience in the areas of bid protests, contract performance disputes, government claims and terminations, false claims and procurement fraud, suspension and debarment, ethics advice and compliance audits, mergers and acquisitions, teaming arrangements, small business, and data rights.

Healthcare: BakerHostetler healthcare industry team has the national presence and depth to help our clients strategically navigate challenges and respond nimbly to change. We have counseled many of our clients for decades, including some of the nation’s leading medical facilities. We provide responsive and creative solutions for navigating the multitude of legal and regulatory issues involved in this heavily regulated industry.

Hospitality: BakerHostetler's hospitality team counsels the world's leading hotel and resort companies and helps them drive value in their most ambitious and creative projects across the US and around the globe.

Intellectual property: BakerHostetler’s intellectual property or IP team, is deeply aware of today’s global economy with regard to patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property are among a company’s most valuable assets. From aerospace technology, antiviral drugs, software and web content to consumer goods, cartoon character rights and financial services, BakerHostetler helps clients secure and deploy their IP assets for maximum competitive advantage. In thousands of proceedings spanning more than 100 countries, we protect clients’ competitive advantage in negotiations, trials and other dispute resolution proceedings.

International trade and national security: BakerHostetler’s international trade and national security team represents industry-leading clients as well as emerging technology and defense firms on the most sophisticated and prominent matters in the international trade arena. We have extensive experience advising on trade remedies, trade policy, customs, tariffs and imports, export controls, economic sanctions, foreign investment, and defense security matters. Our multinational practice spans many industries.

Litigation: BakerHostetler’s litigation group was recognized in BTI’s Litigation Outlook 2022 as one of only 39 Most Feared Firms in Litigation, and one of 23 firms included in their list of Most Intimidating Opponents. As BTI put it, "clients would prefer not to see these firms as they engage in litigation."

Private wealth: BakerHostetler lawyers have advised and represented generations of clients in sophisticated, long-term planning for their families, their businesses and their philanthropies. With more than 30 practitioners in offices across the country, we are uniquely qualified to counsel clients whose critical legal needs require the cross-disciplinary resources of a broad-based national law firm. Our Private Wealth practice provides comprehensive experience in the areas of concern for high-net worth clients.

Real estate: BakerHostetler’s multidisciplinary real estate practice offers an integrated approach from concept through construction to occupancy, a national practice and a documented record of success. With decades of experience in the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, development, construction and operation of all property types, our nationally recognized team of more than 50 attorneys provides a full spectrum of legal services and a well-earned reputation for responsiveness and efficiency.

Securities and governance litigation: BakerHostetler’s nationwide team of more than 50 attorneys comprises full-time securities litigators, former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement trial lawyers, and prominent commercial litigators. Our turnkey team features the full skill set our clients need to win at each stage of the litigation.

Tax: BakerHostetler’s tax group is one of the legal profession's strongest. Clients rely on us for effective, practical judgment and technical advice and structuring tax-efficient transactions in arranging business operations to minimize compliance burdens and optimize tax synergies.

Tax controversy and litigation: BakerHostetler is a valuable partner throughout every step of the intricate legal processes and we are focused on ensuring client resources are focused on favorable, cost-effective outcomes. Our team analyzes each unique situation at the onset, and develops strategic responses and solutions based on our extensive experience and keen understanding of tax laws and the tax controversy process.

White-collar, investigations and securities enforcement and litigation:
BakerHostetler’s white-collar, investigations and securities enforcement and litigation team is among the nation’s leaders in all aspects of corporate criminal defense and enforcement-related litigation. Our team includes some of the country’s most experienced and seasoned lawyers who are dedicated to protecting businesses and individuals by preventing violations before they occur. We see beyond the horizon to help clients minimize the legal, economic and reputational risks that corporate investigations and enforcement actions pose by working to quickly identify, contain and correct potential misconduct.