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About this office: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is ranked by The National Law Journal as one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. Through strategic acquisitions and mergers over the past century, the Firm has grown to include more than 550 attorneys and public policy and international advisors. Baker Donelson has offices located in five states in the southern U.S. as well as Washington, D.C., plus a representative office in London, England. Current and former Baker Donelson attorneys and advisors include, among many other highly distinguished individuals, people who have served as: Chief of Staff to the President of the United States; U.S. Senate Majority Leader; U.S. Secretary of State; Members of the United States Senate; Members of the United States House of Representatives; Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control for the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; Chief Counsel, Acting Director, and Acting Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services within the United States Department of Homeland Security; Majority and Minority Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; a member of President's Domestic Policy Council; Counselor to the Deputy Secretary for the United States Department of HHS; Chief of Staff of the Supreme Court of the United States; Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States; Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Ambassador to Japan; Ambassador to Turkey; Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; Governor of Tennessee; Governor of Mississippi; Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff for the Governor of Tennessee; Commissioner of Finance & Administration (Chief Operating Officer), State of Tennessee; Special Counselor to the Governor of Virginia; United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; United States District Court Judges; United States Attorneys; and Presidents of State and Local Bar Associations. Baker Donelson represents local, regional, national and international clients. The Firm provides innovative, results-oriented solutions, placing the needs of the client first. Our state-of-the-art technologies seamlessly link all offices, provide instant information exchange, and support clients nationwide with secure access to our online document repository. Baker Donelson is a member of several of the largest legal networks that provide our attorneys quick access to legal expertise throughout the United States and around the world. Specific Practice & Industry Groups Details: Statement of Practice Summary: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Admiralty and Maritime; Antitrust; Aviation; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Business and Transactions; Construction; eBusiness/Technology; Eminent Domain; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Environmental, Health and Safety; Equipment Leasing; Estate Planning/Probate; Financial Services and Transactions; Government Investigations and Litigation; Gulf Coast Reconstruction; Health Law; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Finance; Public Policy - Federal; Public Policy - State; Real Estate; Subprime Mortgage; Taxation - Federal and State/Local; Transportation. Articles Authored by Lawyers at this office: Mandatory Settlement Reporting Registration Deadline September 30Buckner P. Wellford, Alisa Chestler, Jonell B. Williamson, Thomas Bartrum, James Andrew "Andy" Lemons, Danielle Trostorff, October 8, 2009 By now, most health care entities have received basic information concerning the September 30 registration deadline and reporting requirements imposed by the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA). The amendments, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1395 y(b)(8), require liability insurers... Defending Other Parties in the Chain of DistributionStephanie M. Rippee, Ceejaye Peters, July 24, 2009 On March 4, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued its much anticipated ruling on implied conflict preemption. Although the doctrine has broader application, the decision involved a pharmaceutical failure to warn claim, and the litigation landscape for traditional pharmaceutical manufacturers... FDA Changes in the New AdministrationJudith K. Meritz, James Andrew "Andy" Lemons, Walker W. (Bill) Jones, J. Carter Thompson, Philip Stuart McSween, July 1, 2009 With a Democratic Congress and Administration, the FDA is ramping up its inspection and enforcement activities. Margaret Hamburg has been confirmed as FDA commissioner and Joshua Sharfstein, her deputy, has stated that companies which adulterate products will face criminal prosecution. Year Established: 1888 Representative Clients: ADESA; Affinia Group, Inc.; AIG, Inc., Member Companies; Altria Corporate Services, Inc.; Altria Group, Inc.; American Honda Finance; American Modern Insurance Group; American Wireless License Group, LLC; Ashland Inc.; Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Bechtel Power Corp.; Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi; ChevronTexaco; Crown Central Petroleum Corp.; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC; Denbury Onshore, LLC; Denbury Resources, Inc.; ExxonMobil Corp.; Ford Motor Co.; Forrest General Hospital; Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC; Horne LLP; Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Magneti Marelli North America, Inc.; Mazda American Credit, Inc.; Memorial Hospital at Gulfport; The Midland Company; Miller Transporters; Mississippi Airport Association; Mississippi Intermodal Council; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.; OR Partners, Inc.; Philip Morris Inc.; PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.; Professional Underwriters Liability Insurance Co.; Reichhold; Reliable Tool and Machine Co., Inc.; Sabanci Holding; Shell Oil; Singing River Hospital System; Southern Tire Mart; State Farm Insurance Companies; Stevens Transport; Sunoco, Inc.; TLC Vision Corp.; Tyco Electronics; Valspar; Viking Range Corp.; WIX Filtration Corp. Law Firm Affiliations: MACKRELL INTERNATIONAL: A world wide association of independent law firms created to meet the increasing complex and varied needs of clients throughout the world and to respond to the challenges of the international legal commercial market. (For complete biographical data on Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Johnson City and Huntsville, Tennessee; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Mandeville, Louisiana; and Birmingham, Alabama personnel, see Professional Biographies at those locations)
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