INDIANAPOLIS (07-December-2011) — Seventeen Baker & Daniels LLP partners are being recognized by
Benchmark Litigation 2012, the definitive guide to America's leading law firms and attorneys. Also, Baker & Daniels has been named a "highly recommended" law firm in Indiana and a "recommended" law firm in Illinois by the publication.
Baker & Daniels has received "highly recommended" in Indiana during all five annual editions of Benchmark Litigation, the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on litigation in the U.S. It was the first "recommended" ranking in Illinois since Baker & Daniels opened a Chicago office in mid-2008.
In the first-ever appellate version of Benchmark Litigation, Baker & Daniels was ranked as a "highly recommended" firm for the Seventh Circuit-Indiana.
Ten Baker & Daniels lawyers in the firm's business litigation group are listed as "local litigation stars," individuals who are recommended consistently as reputable and effective litigators by clients and peers. They are:
- David Allen, Illinois — commercial litigation
- David Herzog, Indiana — commercial litigation and securities
- David Irmscher, Indiana — intellectual property
- Jon Laramore, Indiana — appellate and Seventh Circuit-Appellate
- Andrea Roberts Pierson, Indiana — appellate, commercial litigation and products liability
- Chris Scanlon, Indiana — commercial litigation, insurance, products liability and securities
- Robert Stanley, Indiana — commercial litigation
- Joseph Tanner, Indiana — products liability
- Kevin Toner, Indiana — civil litigation and commercial litigation
- Joseph "Jay" Yeager, Indiana — commercial litigation and securities
Additionally, seven Baker & Daniels lawyers are listed as "future stars," partners who were consistently referenced by peers and clients as litigators who are likely to become "local litigation stars" in coming editions of the guide. They are:
- Craig Borowski, Indiana
- Ellen Boshkoff, Indiana
- Trevor Carter, Indiana
- Scott Chinn, Indiana
- Rachel Nguyen, Illinois
- Kathy Osborn, Indiana
- Paul Wolfla, Indiana
With more than 100 litigation lawyers in six U.S. offices, Baker & Daniels defends clients in local, national and global matters. The team has experience in virtually any type of civil litigation — from antitrust to wills and trusts — as well as corporate and white collar criminal matters.
Benchmark Litigation's results are the culmination of a six-month research period that allows the publication's researchers to conduct extensive interviews with litigators and their clients. During these interviews, researchers examine recent casework handled by the firms and ask sources to offer their professional opinions on litigators practicing within their state or national practice areas.
Benchmark Litigation provides general counsel with a detailed analysis of the best commercial and financial litigators in the U.S. That makes the publication a one-stop shop for in-house counsel and an effective tool when seeking an individual expert in a particular field, a national powerhouse with exceptional bench strength or a local leader in an unfamiliar jurisdiction.
The U.S.-based publication operates from the New York offices of Institutional Investor and Euromoney's Legal Media Group. For more information about Benchmark Litigation, visit www.benchmarklitigation.com.
ABOUT BAKER & DANIELS
Baker & Daniels LLP provides advice and counsel to regional, national and international clients with legal and business needs. With 365 legal and consulting professionals, the full-service law firm has offices in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Beijing. B&D Consulting, the firm's national advisory and advocacy division, is focused on key sectors of the economy and based in Washington, D.C. On Jan. 1, 2012, the firm will combine with Faegre & Benson, which has 450 lawyers, to become Faegre Baker Daniels. The consulting division will become FaegreBD Consulting. The combined firm will have U.S. offices in Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa and Colorado and international offices in London, Beijing and Shanghai. For more information about Baker & Daniels or B&D Consulting, visit www.bakerdaniels.com or www.bakerdconsulting.com.