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BakerHostetler LLP

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded

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BakerHostetler LLP

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

BakerHostetler LLP has a highly respected commercial litigation practice with strengths spanning complex contractual, securities and privacy-related disputes. The firm has considerable prowess in nationwide class action defense touching on a wide array of subject areas. It offers broad expertise in matters including consumer protection, product liability breach of contract and trade secrets disputes, with additional experience in cross-border litigation. It represents a diverse client base across sectors such as financial services, healthcare, insurance and energy.

Notable practitioners

Cleveland and DC-based Steven Dettelbach serves as firmwide chair of the firm's litigation practice group.

Work Highlights

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  • BakerHostetler LLP defended SoundCloud in an advertising class action relating to a yearly automatic renewal and price increases over time.

Strengths

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  • BakerHostetler provides very good practical advice, knows our risk tolerance and what we are trying to achieve.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • BakerHostetler's incredibly efficient allocation and use of resources within the firm to best achieve client service is what distinguishes it. The team is led by partners at the engagement level who not only onboard clients and cases, but are masterful tacticians in their ability to analyze and strategize how best to pursue the path most likely to achieve the objective at hand.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • BakerHostetler stands out for its combination of deep substantive knowledge, strategic creativity and truly exceptional client service. The team brings a wide range of litigation experience, which allows them to approach problems with both technical precision and practical insight. What distinguishes them most, however, is their responsiveness and dedication.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
  • The department's depth of bench is what is the most impressive. They have enough resources and they know our stuff as well if not better than we do. They really get up to speed quickly, which makes their understanding of the business smooth.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

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