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The Honorable Birch Bayh: Lawyer with Venable LLP

The Honorable Birch Bayh

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Washington,  DC  U.S.A.
Phone202.344.4705

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Practice Areas

  • Legislative and Government Affairs
  • Healthcare
  • Antitrust
  • Congressional Investigations
 
University Purdue University, B.A., 1951
 
Law SchoolIndiana University School of Law, J.D., 1960
 
Admitted1961, Indiana; 1978, District of Columbia
 
BornJanuary 22, 1928
 
Biography

Senator Bayh is a partner in the Legislative and Regulatory Group of Venable's Government Division. He has a deep and thorough understanding of the legislative process, having represented the State of Indiana for 18 years in the U.S. Senate, followed by a 20 year law career representing individuals, corporate clients, and public entities before all three branches of government.

Senator Bayh was a Member of the United States Senate from 1962-1980. During his Senate career, he served on the Judiciary Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and the Environment and Public Works Committee. He served as Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution. Senator Bayh also chaired the National Alcohol Fuels Commission and the Office of Technology Assessment Study on the Patent System.

Senator Bayh authored two Amendments to the Constitution - the Twenty-fifth Amendment on Presidential and Vice Presidential succession, and the Twenty-sixth Amendment lowering the voting age to 18 years of age. He is the author of Title IX to the Higher Education Act, which mandates equal opportunities for women students and faculty; co-author of the Bayh-Dole Act, which revitalized the nation's patent system; and chief architect of the Juvenile Justice Act.

Over the years Senator Bayh has served as chairman of the AMTRAK Labor/Management Productivity Council; the Mental Health Association's National Commission on the Insanity Defense; the University of Virginia Commission on Presidential Disability the Twenty-Fifth Amendment; and the National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence. He has also served as a member of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Industries

Transportation and Transportation Infrastructure

Government Experience

United States Senator, United States Senate

News

July 11, 2011, Senator Bayh op-ed featured in The Hill

June 16, 2011, Senator Bayh op-ed featured in Intellectual Property Today

April 11, 2011, Bart Stupak, Former Congressman and Chair of House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee, Joins Venable

January 14, 2011, Venable team files Amicus Brief for Senator Bayh in support of Bayh-Dole Act in Stanford v. Roche

November 2, 2010, Venable's "Election Watch" Team of Capitol Hill, Regulatory and Executive Branch Veterans Comment on Impact of Mid-Term Results

July 9, 2009, Birch Bayh featured in Politico article on Robert McNamara's legacy

December 2, 2008, Birch Bayh profiled by Bisnow Legal

November 5, 2008, Venable's "Election Watch Group" featured in Washington Business Journal

November 4, 2008, Venable's "Election Watch Group" Assesses Presidential Election's Impact on Multiple Industries

December 28, 2007, Senator Birch Bayh, Chinese IP officials discuss Bayh-Dole Act's impact on the commercialization of government-funded research

November 7, 2006, Not Business As Usual: Venable's "Election Watch Group" Assesses Impact Democratic House Will Have On Multiple Industries

March 1, 2006, Venable's Birch Bayh Awarded NCAA's Gerald Ford Award for Longstanding Commitment to Gender Equity in Collegiate Sports

October 20, 2003, Venable Partner, Former Indiana Senator Birch Bayh Given Ultimate Honor as Namesake of Indianapolis Federal Building

June 17, 2003, Venable's Legislative Group Advances Smartly in Latest Influence Survey

June 14, 2001, Former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh Joins Venable

Honors

AV® Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Publications

January 2011, Venable Team Files Amicus Brief for Senator Bayh in Support of Bayh-Dole Act in Stanford v. Roche
The Honorable Birch Bayh, William D. Coston, John F. Cooney, Michael A. Gollin, David D. Conway
Client Alerts

December 23, 2010, Venable Team Files Amicus Brief for Senator Bayh in Support of Bayh-Dole Act in Stanford v. Roche
The Honorable Birch Bayh, John F. Cooney, Michael A. Gollin, David D. Conway

October 2007, Capitol View, October 2007
The Honorable Birch Bayh
Capitol View

January 2007, Capitol View, January 2007
The Honorable Birch Bayh
Capitol View

December 2006, Bayh-Dole: Don't Turn Back The Clock
The Honorable Birch Bayh
les Nouvelles

April - May 2005, Bayh-Dole +25
The Honorable Birch Bayh, The Honorable Bob Dole
TechComm: The National Journal of Technology Commercialization

Events/Speaking Engagements

Past Events

December 1, 2010, The Bayh-Dole Act 30th Anniversary Event
The Honorable Birch Bayh

February 7, 2009, National Girls and Women in Sports HPER Alumni Achievement Award Program at Indiana University Bloomington
The Honorable Birch Bayh

September 26, 2007, Venable to Host "Investing in India" Breakfast Seminar
The Honorable Birch Bayh, Lindsay B. Meyer

October 26, 2006, UW-Madison Law School 2006 Kastenmeier Lecture
The Honorable Birch Bayh

September 12, 2006, LES 2006 Annual Meeting
The Honorable Birch Bayh

January 20, 2003, Annual Conference of the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association
The Honorable Birch Bayh

 
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The Honorable Birch Bayh
Venable LLP
575 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004




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