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.

Executives and Medical Device Company Criminally Indicted for Off-Label Use and False Statements during an Inspection
Karen Weaver, July 3, 2009
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania indicted medical device manufacturer Norian and four of its executives for the alleged improper testing, marketing and sale of two of its bone cement devices and for false statements made by company personnel during a regulatory...

Congress Introduces Bill as an Alternative to Drug/Device Detailing
Karen Weaver, June 25, 2009
Identical bills introduced simultaneously in the House and Senate propose to offer grants to independent third-party entities for developing and distributing physician and patient informational materials related to "prescription drug, non-prescription drug, and non-drug interventions."

Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Advertising Draft Guidance Posted by FDA
Karen Weaver, June 25, 2009
On May 27, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a draft guidance for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries titled Presenting Risk Information in Prescription Drug and Medical Device Promotion (Draft Guidance Document).

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