For more than a century, BakerHostetler has maintained an unwavering dedication to the highest standards of client service. With over 1,000 attorneys across 17 offices coast to coast, we provide sophisticated and innovative legal counsel.
Our core practice groups are Business, Digital Assets and Data Management, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, and Tax.
- We are a middle-market corporate leader. With more than 250 transactional attorneys, our corporate practices cover every aspect of a business transaction. Since 2021, our deal teams have worked on more than 500 M&A transactions with an aggregate value of more than $58 billion.
- We provide a 360-degree approach to “everything data.” More than 100 attorneys and technologists in our Digital Assets and Data Management practice, operating at the intersection of innovation and regulation. Our industry-leading IncuBaker team helps lawyers and clients understand and navigate the intersection of digital business, emerging technologies and the law.
- We are trial lawyers with a tech advantage. More than 500 litigators leveraging a sophisticated suite of proprietary technology that includes predictive coding, artificial intelligence and more to efficiently manage large amounts of data and provide clients with tools customized to their needs.
Be Engaged: Pro bono opportunities
One of our founding principles is commitment to the communities where we work and those in need through our pro bono work. Associates receive full billable hours credit for pro bono work with no cap. The dedicated work and time of associates for leading non-billable projects is recognized with Citizenship Hours that provide billable hour credit for bonus eligibility.
Our pro bono work includes significant social impact litigation as well as nonprofit counseling and partnerships with organizations advocating for the legal rights of women, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Be You: Inclusion & Diversity
We value and promote inclusion and diversity at all levels of our firm because it enriches our counsel, our workplace, and our communities. Our firm maintains an active firmwide Inclusion & Diversity Council, many affinity groups, and office-specific diversity and women’s committees supported by our firmwide Inclusion & Diversity Director. We provide a steady stream of events, webinars, and training opportunities, and support associate involvement in diverse bar associations and community organizations. Among our initiatives:
The firm is Mansfield Certified for inclusive consideration of women and diverse candidates in recruiting, advancement, firm leadership, and more.
BakerHostetler has been named a recipient of the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion, receiving a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This is the fourth consecutive score of 100 the firm has received on the CEI.
The firm is ranked a Top Performer by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.
Women attorneys participate in every level of firm management. About half of the firm’s Policy Committee are women or diverse.
BakerHostetler is a member of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, an international collaboration across law firms focused on identifying the causes and solutions for racial inequity.
Through dedicated programming and training, we support candid conversation about lived experience and lasting change.
In tribute to Paul D. White, a pioneer in the legal profession and the firm's first Black partner, a scholarship was created for students who have overcome obstacles in a way that demonstrates that they too have the attributes of a pioneer in the profession or with backgrounds or experiences that enable them to bring a unique perspective to client service.
Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at BakerHostetler.
Learn more about BakerHostetler's Women's Committee.