Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, was ranked by The National Law Journal in 2006 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 530 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 Beijing, China.

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; 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.

High Court Rejects Expansion of Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards
Andrew C. Kolb, May 9, 2008
By a 6-3 margin, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held in Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc., U.S. No. 06-989 (3/25/08) that parties to an arbitration agreement may not contractually expand the grounds upon which a federal court can review an arbitration award.

LLCs Could Face Increased Litigation in Tennessee
Edward Boehm, May 9, 2008
An increased volume of lawsuits against LLCs that use the C.T. Corporation System as their registered agent could be the result of a recent decision by the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

Subprime in the Primetime: Be Wary of Overly Burdensome Predatory Lending Legislation
Frederick N. Salvo, Linda S. Finley, May 9, 2008
Turn on any TV station or read any newspaper and you will find either news, comments or opinions regarding what many call the "subprime meltdown."