About

BakerHostetler, one of the nation’s largest law firms, represents clients in the life sciences arena around the globe. With offices coast to coast, our more than 1,000 attorneys resolve disputes that potentially threaten clients’ competitiveness, navigate the laws and regulations that shape the global economy, and help clients develop and close deals that fuel their strategic growth and take their products to market.

We have six core practice groups: Business, Digital Assets and Data Management, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation and Tax. Within these groups, there are several large specialty practices and teams, including antitrust, bankruptcy, healthcare, energy, middle market mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial litigation, data privacy and security, patent prosecution and international tax. Our attorneys have broad knowledge and experience in many industries, including energy, media, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services and insurance, consumer products, and hospitality. In the life sciences, our attorneys are well versed in small-molecule pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines, biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics, veterinary products, foods, nutritional supplements, medical and nonmedical research, personal care products, pharmacies and other distributors of pharmaceutical and medical device products.

We distinguish ourselves through our commitment to the highest standard of client care. By emphasizing an approach to service delivery as exacting as our legal work, we are determined to surpass our clients’ expectations. Our focus on continuous growth and improvement enables us to advise our clients as they explore new opportunities and markets for their products in the changing technical and scientific landscapes. 

Our firm was founded on three core principles: to develop and sustain mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with each of its clients; to provide timely, responsive and high-quality legal services; and to be generous with both time and money to the communities in which we work. We have consistently nurtured a collegial approach among our lawyers, ensuring effective teamwork in handling client work, while maintaining a culture of providing exceptional legal counsel with a clear focus on value. We are committed to the ongoing development of our people and of the resources essential to delivering effective and distinctive legal services worldwide.