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Baker & Daniels LLP

Legal Experience That Counts


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Businesses, organizations and individuals have entrusted Baker & Daniels with their legal and consulting needs since 1863. The firm's professionals have honored that trust every day with courtesy, care and commitment — and a goal of distinguishing themselves by unmatched client service.

Baker & Daniels lawyers have expertise and experience in all levels of transactions and disputes, offering a creative approach to every client. Founded in Indianapolis, the firm has grown to more than 370 lawyers and legal professionals in seven offices — two in Indianapolis and one in Fort Wayne, South Bend, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Beijing.

Clients

Baker & Daniels' clients include Fortune 500 corporations, regional businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals. The firm also provides leadership and counsel to national, state and local governments. As a full-service law firm, experienced professionals represent clients throughout the U.S. and around the world in regional, national and international matters. In 1995, Baker & Daniels became one of the first 14 law firms in the U.S. to have an office in China. Baker & Daniels is also the only Indiana law firm with membership in Lex Mundi, providing ready access to expertise and market knowledge in 100 countries covering practically any jurisdiction in the world.

Services

Baker & Daniels provides experience and expertise in dozens of areas of law. They include business restructuring, certified business enterprises and supplier diversity, commercial finance, construction law, corporate finance, economic development, education law, energy and climate change, exempt organizations, government services, health care, immigration, insurance and financial services, intellectual property, international, labor and employment, life sciences, manufacturing and logistics, product liability, real estate and land use, sports and entertainment, and tax law.

Subsidiaries

B&D Consulting, a division of Baker & Daniels and based in Washington, D.C., is a national advisory and advocacy firm focusing on key sectors of the economy. Since 1985, the consulting firm's professionals have served private and public sector clients across the United States with expertise in technical analysis, strategic planning and external communications skills. B&D Equity Property Tax Group, a division of B&D Consulting and based in Chicago, provides a full range of tax services to help clients achieve profitability, cost control, transparency and reporting.

History

Baker & Daniels was founded in 1863 by then-U.S. Senator Thomas A. Hendricks, who later served as Governor of Indiana and Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland. The first Baker at the firm was Conrad Baker, who also served as Governor of Indiana. Senator Evan Bayh was a Baker & Daniels partner before his election to the U.S. Senate. Other former partners include Stephen Goldsmith, former Mayor of Indianapolis; Pam Carter, the first African-American female State Attorney General in the country; and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, a firm partner before taking a senior position at Eli Lilly and Company. One former partner is and another was a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. In 2008, former partners Jack Swarbrick and Fred Glass became athletic directors at the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University, respectively.

—    Tom Froehle, Chair and Chief Executive Partner


Web site:  www.bakerdaniels.com and www.bakerdconsulting.com

Contact:   Melanie Green, Director of Business Development & Marketing
        317.237.1334
        melanie.green@bakerd.com