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Baker McKenzie

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded

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Baker McKenzie

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie has considerable strength in commercial litigation, representing multinational clients across sectors including technology, healthcare, financial services and manufacturing. The firm is experienced in handling complex disputes such as product liability suits, consumer class actions, securities litigation and banking-related matters. It also offers capabilities in arbitrations. The firm leverages its global network to advise on a broad range of domestic and cross-border commercial disputes.

Notable practitioners

William (Widge) Devaney is the head of Baker McKenzie's North American litigation and government enforcement group and Americas chair of the global dispute resolution practice. He is based in New York.

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Work Highlights

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  • Baker McKenzie successfully represented Bay Hills Capital Partners against a lawsuit brought by the Kentucky Retirement System alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.

Strengths

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  • It is a deep and sophisticated team that is result-oriented and refuses to lose.

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  • The firm has a proven ability to navigate complex and sophisticated matters with precision, drawing on deep subject matter expertise and global resources to develop practical, strategic solutions.

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  • Baker McKenzie has an entrepreneurial spirit and develops novel strategies for complex securities matters.

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  • Subject matter expertise is a key strength of Baker McKenzie, it offers expertise in a wide variety of areas and I would trust the firm with the most sophisticated, sensitive and complex matters that I have. It is also able to put its legal advice into a business context.

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  • The firm's service is consistently prompt, reliable and solution-oriented. The team responds quickly, even under pressure, and always provides clear, thoughtful guidance tailored to business needs.

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