| Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C. | |
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| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee |
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| No. of Offices | 19 total, 2 international |
| No. of Attorneys | 523 (2007) |
| Major Practice Areas | General practice |
| Key People | Jerry Stauffer, President and CEO[1] |
| Revenue | $181.5M (2006)[2] |
| Date Founded | 1888 |
| Founder | James F. Baker |
| Company Type | Professional corporation |
| Website | bakerdonelson.com |
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C. (formerly Baker Donelson) is a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group based in Memphis, Tennessee. According to the National Law Journal's 2007 rankings, it is the 78th largest law firm in the United States, and the largest in the state of Tennessee. The firm also ranked 183rd in profit per attorney on the 2007 AmLaw 200 survey.[2]
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History
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz traces its roots back to the firm of Baker, Worthington, Crossley & Stansberry, founded in 1888. The current firm is the result of a complex series of mergers of many different predecessor firms spread throughout the Southern United States.[3]
Practice areas
In addition to its broad-based litigation and lobbying practices, the firm has practices in corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, labor and employment, real estate, bankruptcy, health law, intellectual property, and tax law.
Notable lawyers and alumni
- David Addington, current Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States under Dick Cheney.
- James C. Duff, current director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
- Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush, served as a foreign policy advisor to the firm[4]
- Robb LaKritz, real estate developer and former Special Assistant and Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of the United States Treasury.
- Howard Baker, Jr., former U.S. Senator and United States Ambassador to Japan, currently Senior Counsel to the firm.[5]
- Linda Hall Daschle, wife of former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, leader of the firm's Federal Public Policy group.[6]
Offices
United States
Birmingham, Alabama- Atlanta (Buckhead), Georgia
- Atlanta (Sandy Springs), Georgia
- Macon, Georgia
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Mandeville, Louisiana
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Oxford, Mississippi
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Huntsville, Tennessee
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Johnson City, Tennessee (Tri-Cities region)
- Memphis, Tennessee (2 offices)
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Washington, D.C.
International
References
External links
- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C.--Official Homepage
- LawPeriscope profile
- Vault.com profile
- Chambers USA profile
- Profile from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
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Added: August 26, 2008