Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C.
firm_logo =
headquarters = Memphis, Tennessee
num_offices = 19 total, 2 international
num_attorneys = 523 (2007)
num_employees =
practice_areas = General practice
key_people = Jerry Stauffer, President and CEO [ [http://www.bakerdonelson.com/Content.aspx?NodeID=32&PersonID=1753 Stauffer's firm profile] ]
revenue = $181.5M (2006) [http://www.mindingthelawsbusiness.com/minding_the_laws_business/files/AmLawTop200PerformanceStatistics.pdf AmLaw200 Performance Statistics, 2007] ]
date_founded = 1888
founder = James F. Baker
company_type = Professional corporation
homepage = [http://www.bakerdonelson.com/ bakerdonelson.com]
dissolved =

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C. 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.

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. [ [http://www.bakerdonelson.com/ContentWide.aspx?NodeID=14 Timeline of the firm's history] ]

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 S. Addington, current chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney.
*James C. Duff, current director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
*Lawrence Eagleburger, former U.S. Secretary of State under George H.W. Bush, served as a foreign policy advisor to the firm. [ [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Lawrence_Sidney_Eagleburger Sourcewatch article on Lawrence Eagleberger] ]
*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, is currently Senior Counsel to the firm. [ [http://www.bakerdonelson.com/Bio.aspx?NodeID=32&PersonID=1788 Howard Baker, Jr.'s firm profile] ]
*Linda Hall Daschle, wife of former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, is the leader of the firm's Federal Public Policy group. [ [http://www.bakerdonelson.com/ContentWide.aspx?NodeID=4&RequestsNodeID=31 Linda Daschle's firm profile] ]

Offices

United States

*flagicon|United States Birmingham, Alabama
*flagicon|United States Atlanta (Buckhead), Georgia
*flagicon|United States Atlanta (Sandy Springs), Georgia
*flagicon|United States Macon, Georgia
*flagicon|United States Baton Rouge, Louisiana
*flagicon|United States Mandeville, Louisiana
*flagicon|United States New Orleans, Louisiana
*flagicon|United States Oxford, Mississippi
*flagicon|United States Jackson, Mississippi
*flagicon|United States Chattanooga, Tennessee
*flagicon|United States Huntsville, Tennessee
*flagicon|United States Knoxville, Tennessee
*flagicon|United States Johnson City, Tennessee (Tri-Cities region)
*flagicon|United States Memphis, Tennessee (2 offices)
*flagicon|United States Nashville, Tennessee
*flagicon|United States Washington, D.C.

International

*flagicon|United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
*flagicon|People's Republic of China Beijing, China

References

External links

* [http://www.bakerdonelson.com/ Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C.--Official Homepage]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/031.html LawPeriscope profile]
* [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?co_page=1&product_id=8450&ch_id=242 Vault.com profile]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=65807&mode=firms&display=1 Chambers USA profile]
* [http://www.martindale.com/Baker-Donelson-Bearman-Caldwell/law-firm-307399.htm Profile] from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell


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