Baker & Daniels
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Baker & Daniels LLP is a full-service law firm representing clients in regional, national and international matters.
With more than 370 lawyers and legal professionals, the firm counsels clients in transactional, regulatory and litigation issues throughout the United States and around the world. Founded in 1863 by Thomas Hendricks, Conrad Baker
, Oscar Hord as Baker, Hord, and Hendricks, its founders all died in 1880s. Baker's son Albert Baker took owenership of the firm and took on a new partner, Edward Daniels, renaming the firm Baker & Daniels'. The firm's clients include Fortune 500 corporations, regional businesses, local governments, nonprofit organizations and individuals. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Baker & Daniels also has offices in Chicago, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; Fort Wayne, Indiana; South Bend, Indiana; and Beijing, P.R. China.
, 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. Later, Albert Baker, the son of Conrad Baker, and Edward Daniels, the first Daniels at the firm, joined the practice. After going through several name changes, the firm became known as Baker & Daniels in 1888. After that, Joseph Daniels, the son of Edward Daniels, joined the firm.
Through the years, Baker & Daniels has expanded. In 1976, the firm established an office in Washington, D.C.
The Fort Wayne, Indiana, office opened in 1983. Two years later, Baker & Daniels created a subsidiary company — Sagamore Associates, which later became B&D Sagamore. Located in Washington, D.C., Sagamore assisted clients with federal relations issues.
In the 1990s, Baker & Daniels continued to expand. The South Bend, Indiana, office opened in 1990, followed by the Elkhart, Indiana, office in 1993. In 1998, the firm’s first overseas office was opened in China. During that time, Baker & Daniels created a second subsidiary company called Capitol Direct (which later became B&D Quorum). This D.C.-based company assisted clients through grassroots advocacy, direct marketing and public affairs efforts.
In 2000, Baker & Daniels opened its 96th Street office in Indianapolis. In addition, a new Baker & Daniels subsidiary was founded — Aventor, a global medical technology consulting firm. At the start of 2006, merging the people and practices of Aventor, B&D Quorum and B&D Sagamore into one company, B&D Consulting, assured a new approach.
As part of a long-term growth strategy, Baker & Daniels consolidated its practices in North Central Indiana into a regional model in 2007 by transferring operations in Elkhart to the South Bend office. Then in 2008, the firm opened a new South Bend office. Baker & Daniels was part of a multimillion dollar renovation project, allowing the firm to occupy the top five floors in a 14-story bank building.
Also in 2007, B&D Consulting expanded its national services to the property tax industry with the addition of the B&D Equity Property Tax Group in Chicago. The group, which brought many years of experience in national property tax matters, aligned with the firm's growth initiative and provided entry into the Chicago market.
Baker & Daniels expanded its presence in Chicago with the opening of a new law office in 2008.
From the beginning, lawyers have practiced at Baker & Daniels, including many whose careers involved public service. 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. Jack Swarbrick
, a former Baker & Daniels partner, became athletic director at the University of Notre Dame
in 2008, and Fred Glass
, another former partner at Baker & Daniels, became athletic director at Indiana University
at the start of 2009.
In 2008, B&D Consulting moved to a new LEED
Gold building at 1050 K Street
NW, Washington, D.C.
B&D Consulting serves clients in a number of sectors, including communities and local governments, community services, education, energy and climate change, federal government relations, health and life sciences, insurance and financial services, social services, sports and entertainment, and strategic and public policy communications.
B&D Equity Property Tax Group is a division of B&D Consulting. With an office in Chicago, the group provides a range of services, including implementing tax strategies and creating tax policies. B&D Equity Property Tax Group staff also recommend deal structuring options.
Today, lawyers, paralegals and other professionals at Baker & Daniels are involved in dozens of pro bono and public interest projects, engagements and cases impacting communities, states, the nation and the world.
Attorneys in Baker & Daniels' China practice in Beijing
, as well as many in the firm's U.S. offices, are U.S.-educated lawyers who speak Mandarin and Shanghaiese, understand governmental compliance issues and restrictions, and are knowledgeable on the way Chinese companies conduct business.
Baker & Daniels has been a member of Lex Mundi since 1989, the year it was established. Each Lex Mundi member firm is among the oldest, largest and most prominent in its location. Baker & Daniels is the only Indiana member. Outside the United States, Lex Mundi law firm members are located in Africa & the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe and Latin America & the Caribbean.
Baker & Daniels professionals also develop seminars on various topics and are frequent speakers at seminars and conferences across the country.
With more than 370 lawyers and legal professionals, the firm counsels clients in transactional, regulatory and litigation issues throughout the United States and around the world. Founded in 1863 by Thomas Hendricks, Conrad Baker
Conrad Baker
Conrad Baker was a state representative, 15th Lieutenant Governor, and the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1867 to 1873...
, Oscar Hord as Baker, Hord, and Hendricks, its founders all died in 1880s. Baker's son Albert Baker took owenership of the firm and took on a new partner, Edward Daniels, renaming the firm Baker & Daniels'. The firm's clients include Fortune 500 corporations, regional businesses, local governments, nonprofit organizations and individuals. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Baker & Daniels also has offices in Chicago, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; Fort Wayne, Indiana; South Bend, Indiana; and Beijing, P.R. China.
History
Baker & Daniels was founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1863 by then-U.S. Senator Thomas A. HendricksThomas A. Hendricks
Thomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana , and the 21st Vice President of the United States...
, who later served as Governor of Indiana and Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
. The first Baker at the firm was Conrad Baker
Conrad Baker
Conrad Baker was a state representative, 15th Lieutenant Governor, and the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1867 to 1873...
, who also served as Governor of Indiana. Later, Albert Baker, the son of Conrad Baker, and Edward Daniels, the first Daniels at the firm, joined the practice. After going through several name changes, the firm became known as Baker & Daniels in 1888. After that, Joseph Daniels, the son of Edward Daniels, joined the firm.
Through the years, Baker & Daniels has expanded. In 1976, the firm established an office in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
The Fort Wayne, Indiana, office opened in 1983. Two years later, Baker & Daniels created a subsidiary company — Sagamore Associates, which later became B&D Sagamore. Located in Washington, D.C., Sagamore assisted clients with federal relations issues.
In the 1990s, Baker & Daniels continued to expand. The South Bend, Indiana, office opened in 1990, followed by the Elkhart, Indiana, office in 1993. In 1998, the firm’s first overseas office was opened in China. During that time, Baker & Daniels created a second subsidiary company called Capitol Direct (which later became B&D Quorum). This D.C.-based company assisted clients through grassroots advocacy, direct marketing and public affairs efforts.
In 2000, Baker & Daniels opened its 96th Street office in Indianapolis. In addition, a new Baker & Daniels subsidiary was founded — Aventor, a global medical technology consulting firm. At the start of 2006, merging the people and practices of Aventor, B&D Quorum and B&D Sagamore into one company, B&D Consulting, assured a new approach.
As part of a long-term growth strategy, Baker & Daniels consolidated its practices in North Central Indiana into a regional model in 2007 by transferring operations in Elkhart to the South Bend office. Then in 2008, the firm opened a new South Bend office. Baker & Daniels was part of a multimillion dollar renovation project, allowing the firm to occupy the top five floors in a 14-story bank building.
Also in 2007, B&D Consulting expanded its national services to the property tax industry with the addition of the B&D Equity Property Tax Group in Chicago. The group, which brought many years of experience in national property tax matters, aligned with the firm's growth initiative and provided entry into the Chicago market.
Baker & Daniels expanded its presence in Chicago with the opening of a new law office in 2008.
From the beginning, lawyers have practiced at Baker & Daniels, including many whose careers involved public service. Evan Bayh
Evan Bayh
Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III is a lawyer, advisor and former Democratic politician who served as the junior U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011. He earlier served as the 46th Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. Bayh is a current Fox News contributor as of March 14, 2011.Bayh first held...
was a Baker & Daniels partner before his election to the U.S. Senate. Other former partners include Stephen Goldsmith
Stephen Goldsmith
Stephen "Steve" Goldsmith is the former mayor of Indianapolis and most recently served as the Deputy Mayor of New York City for Operations, stepping down effective August 4, 2011 after a domestic violence arrest. He is also the Daniel Paul Professor of Government at the John F...
, former Mayor of Indianapolis; Pam Carter, the first African-American female State Attorney General in the country; and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...
, a firm partner before taking a senior position at Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States...
. One former partner is and another was a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Jack Swarbrick
Jack Swarbrick
John Bryan "Jack" Swarbrick, Jr. is the athletic director at the University of Notre Dame. His appointment was announced in July 2008, replacing Kevin White, who resigned in June 2008 to take the same position at Duke University.-Biography:...
, a former Baker & Daniels partner, became athletic director at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
in 2008, and Fred Glass
Fred Glass
Fred Glass is the current athletic director at Indiana University. He was hired by university president Michael McRobbie on October 28, 2008, following the resignation of Rick Greenspan. Glass is twice a graduate of Indiana University, having earned his undergraduate degree in 1981 and his law...
, another former partner at Baker & Daniels, became athletic director at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
at the start of 2009.
Divisions
B&D Consulting, a national advisory and advocacy firm based in Washington, D.C., is a division of Baker & Daniels. Since 1985, the consulting firm's workers have served private and public sector clients across the United States with expertise in technical analysis, strategic planning and external communications skills. In 2005 — B&D Sagamore, B&D Quorum and Aventor combined people and resources to form B&D Consulting.In 2008, B&D Consulting moved to a new LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
Gold building at 1050 K Street
K Street
K Street can refer to:* K Street , a street located in Washington, D.C.** By metonymy, the U.S. lobbying industry, many of whose firms have offices on this street* K Street Project, a lobbying effort by the Republican Party...
NW, Washington, D.C.
B&D Consulting serves clients in a number of sectors, including communities and local governments, community services, education, energy and climate change, federal government relations, health and life sciences, insurance and financial services, social services, sports and entertainment, and strategic and public policy communications.
B&D Equity Property Tax Group is a division of B&D Consulting. With an office in Chicago, the group provides a range of services, including implementing tax strategies and creating tax policies. B&D Equity Property Tax Group staff also recommend deal structuring options.
Pro bono
Baker & Daniels has a long-standing commitment to pro bono and public interest work. Baker & Daniels fully integrates pro bono and public interest work into its practice, philosophy and culture.Today, lawyers, paralegals and other professionals at Baker & Daniels are involved in dozens of pro bono and public interest projects, engagements and cases impacting communities, states, the nation and the world.
China
Baker & Daniels began building relationships in [China] during the 1980s and was representing U.S. companies in China by the early 1990s. In 1995, Baker & Daniels applied for a license to formally establish an office in China, becoming one of the first 14 U.S. law firms with an office in China.Attorneys in Baker & Daniels' China practice in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, as well as many in the firm's U.S. offices, are U.S.-educated lawyers who speak Mandarin and Shanghaiese, understand governmental compliance issues and restrictions, and are knowledgeable on the way Chinese companies conduct business.
Global network
Baker & Daniels has developed relationships with many foreign law firms through membership in Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of more than 160 independent law firms. With its membership, Baker & Daniels has access to more than 21,000 lawyers from more than 560 law offices. Member firms provide access to the expertise and market knowledge in 100 countries, covering practically any jurisdiction in the world.Baker & Daniels has been a member of Lex Mundi since 1989, the year it was established. Each Lex Mundi member firm is among the oldest, largest and most prominent in its location. Baker & Daniels is the only Indiana member. Outside the United States, Lex Mundi law firm members are located in Africa & the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe and Latin America & the Caribbean.
Clients
Baker & Daniels' legal professionals stay current on the laws. One of the ways the firm keeps its clients informed is through practice-specific newsletters. Baker & Daniels newsletters are structured to provide legal updates and case studies.Baker & Daniels professionals also develop seminars on various topics and are frequent speakers at seminars and conferences across the country.