Baker Hostetler

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Baker Hostetler
Type	law firm
Founded	1916
Founder	Newton D. Baker[1] Joseph C. Hostetler[2] Thomas L. Sidlo[3]
Headquarters	Cleveland, USA
No. of locations	10
Area served	USA
Key people	R. Steven Kestner Alec Wightman[4]
Industry	law
Employees	600 attorneys
Website	www.bakerlaw.com

Baker Hostetler is an American law firm. In 2006, the company was rated the 94th largest law firm globally ^[5], employing more than 600 attorneys. Headquartered in Cleveland, the company has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., California (Los Angeles, Costa Mesa), Florida (Orlando), Texas (Houston), Denver, and Ohio (Columbus, and Cincinnati). Baker Hostetler’s practice groups include corporate, litigation, intellectual property, employment and labor, tax and employee benefits.

In a 2005 survey by BTI Consulting Group, Baker Hostetler was ranked among the top 24 firms considered to be the “Power Elite” in terms of providing superior client satisfaction. ^[6]

In 2007, the Los Angeles office of the struggling law firm of Jenkens & Gilchrist decamped to Baker & Hostetler.

[edit] Major clients

• Baker Hostetler has represented the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative since 2003. ^[7]

[edit] External links

• Official website

[edit] References

1. ^ BAKER, NEWTON DIEHL. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University (1997-07-11). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
2. ^ HOSTETLER, JOSEPH C.. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University (1997-07-18). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
3. ^ SIDLO, THOMAS L.. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University (1997-07-22). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
4. ^ About us - Facts. Baker Hostetler (2008). Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
5. ^ The Lawyer Global 100 from The Lawyer published in association with The American Lawyer November 2006; see also List of 100 largest law firms globally
6. ^ www.bticonsulting.com, see BTI Power Rankings: The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard for Law Firms 2005
7. ^ Stephenson, Amanda (February 2007). Baker Hostetler facilitates deal for HIV/AIDS Initiative.(Inside Track: Law). Inside Business. FindArticles. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.