Baker & Hostetler LLP

About this office:

Baker Hostetler is one of the nation's top 100 law firms with 620 attorneys serving clients around the country and throughout the world. Established in 1916 by Newton D. Baker, U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, and former Mayor of Cleveland, the firm now has offices in ten U.S. cities across four time zones. Baker Hostetler is a multidisciplinary firm with 11 practice groups and 55 areas of practice strength.

Baker Hostetler is known as "Counsel to Market Leaders." Our clients include businesses and individuals that are leaders globally, nationally, regionally and locally. Many are in the top of their market segments, and many are household names. Others are leaders of the future - companies with the aspiration and will to drive tomorrow's high-growth industries.

Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Benefit Plans; Business; Charitable Planning; Class Action Defense; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Copyrights; Corporate Governance; Counseling and Compliance; Customs and Export Controls; Debt Finance; Development and Land Use; Employee Benefits; Employment; Employment Litigation; Energy and Environmental; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation; Global Practices; Health and Welfare Plan Counsel; Hospitality; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Due Diligence; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Transactions; International Intellectual Property; International Litigation; International Tax; International Trade; International Trade and Immigration; International Transactions; Labor Relations; Legislative and Regulatory; Litigation; Maritime; Media; Mergers and Acquisitions; Motor Vehicle and Equipment Franchise Practice; Patents; Policy and Lobbying; Private Equity; Private Wealth Planning; Product Liability and Toxic Tort; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate Asset Program; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Transactions; Regulatory Proceedings; Reportable Tax Transactions; Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement; Securities Offerings and Reporting; State and Local Tax; Tax; Tax Controversy and Litigation; Trade Secrets; Trademarks, Trade Dress and Domain Names; Trusts and Estates; Venture Capital; White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations.

Supreme Court Rejects Mixed-Motives Framework for ADEA Claims
M. Scott McIntyre, July 2, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court held on June 18, 2009, that plaintiffs alleging intentional age discrimination must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that age was the "but-for" cause of the challenged adverse employment action.

Age Discrimination Claims under Ohio Law May Be Barred By Internal Grievance Process
Stephen C. Sutton, M. Scott McIntyre, June 24, 2009
On June 2, 2009, the Ohio Supreme Court held that an age discrimination claim filed by a former employee of United Parcel Systems ("UPS") was barred because an earlier internal "arbitration" proceeding found that the employee had been terminated for just cause.

BNA Product Safety & Liability Reporter: Phthalates Regulation for Toys and Child Care Products
Robin E. Harvey, June 19, 2009
According to Harvey, "In the rush to regulate the contents of children's toys following the Summer 2007 disclosures of lead contaminated toys made in China, Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA or the Act).

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