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.

Ohio Appeals Decision Highlights the Necessity of a Carefully Drafted Drug-Free Workplace Policy
Patricia A. Poole, R. Christopher Doyle, August 21, 2009
An Ohio appellate court recently granted an employee's application for temporary total disability benefits, despite the employee's positive post-injury drug test. The court based its decision on the language of the employer's drug-free workplace policy which varies from that of the Ohio Revised...

Obama Administration Implements New Aggressive Immigration Enforcement
Matthew W. Hoyt, Marcela (Marcy) B. Stras, July 31, 2009
The question of how the new Obama administration will handle worksite enforcement has finally been answered, and the answer is very aggressive. On July 1st U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the start of a new I-9 audit initiative by issuing Notices of Inspection (NOI) to 652...

Ohio Healthcare Budget--Healthcare-Related Provisions
Richard W. Siehl, Mark Hatcher, Lori Herf, July 31, 2009
On July 10, 2009, the Ohio state legislature and Governor Ted Strickland reached a compromise agreement regarding a balanced 2010--2011 operating budget. Following is a summary of the various healthcare-related provisions contained in Ohio's budget.

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