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Managing IP Announces 2025 IP Stars

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:28:14 GMT

Managing IP released its list of 2025 IP Stars on June 4, 2025, and BakerHostetler attorneys have achieved rankings in several categories:

Patent Star

Christopher Arena (Georgia)

Timothy Casey (Washington)

Daniel Goettle (Pennsylvania)

Douglas Grady (Washington)

Mark Itri (California)

Kevin Kirsch (Ohio)

Joseph Lucci (Pennsylvania)

David Mancino (Ohio

Miranda Aiqing Wang (Washington)

Timothy Worrall (California/Colorado)

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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:29:56 GMT

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Craig Hoffman Comments on Cybersecurity and Startups in Wall Street Journal

Craig A. Hoffman — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:54:44 GMT

Partner Craig Hoffman was cited in a Wall Street Journal article titled “Deep-Pocketed Investors Make Startups a Target for Hackers.” Published April 28, 2025, the article discussed how cybersecurity is not always a primary focus for startups as they work to get their businesses up and running – which can end up costing investors $1 million or more.

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BakerHostetler Washington, DC, Office Hosts Penn State School of Public Policy Career Day

Edward J. Beckwith — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:58:33 GMT

Under the auspices of Partner and Penn State alumnus Ed Beckwith, the BakerHostetler Washington, D.C., office hosted students from Penn State’s School of Public Policy for their annual Career Day. While in Washington, the students held multiple site visits with Penn State alumni who work as policy professionals. They also had an opportunity to engage in small group discussions and one-on-one career exploration sessions with more than 20 Penn State alumni from federal agencies, think tanks, consulting firms and other policy-oriented organizations.

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Nathan Ware Attends H.O.P.E. Groundbreaking

Nathan F. Ware — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:19:14 GMT

Partner Nathan Ware attended the groundbreaking ceremony for H.O.P.E., which stands for Healing, Opportunities, Partnership and Empowerment, a campus that will provide treatment options for children who need intense care for medical, mental health, behavioral health and/or trauma-related issues. Per an April 11, 2025, article on the Cuyahoga County website titled “Cuyahoga County, The Centers, Break Ground on H.O.P.E. Campus,” the groundbreaking celebrated the beginning of major capitol renovations that will transform the current Cleveland Christian Home into the new facility. Ware worked on a very complicated tax credit financing with client The Centers for the emergency shelter.

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Alexander Reid Explains Steps Needed for Harvard to Lose Tax-Exempt Status

Alexander L. Reid — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:11:22 GMT

Partner Alexander Reid outlined the process that would need to take place in order for Harvard University to lose its tax-exempt status in an April 18, 2025, article titled “What Revoking Tax-Exempt Status Would Mean for Harvard – and the Rest of Higher Ed.” Published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the article also stated that it could be months or years before the status was actually revoked.

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BakerHostetler Named a Top-Performing Lobbying Firm for Seventh Consecutive Year

Peter J. Roskam, Heath Shuler — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:26:47 GMT

BakerHostetler’s bipartisan Federal Policy team has been named a Top-Performing Lobbying Firm by Bloomberg Government – which ranks firms annually based on business performance, client retention and revenue – for the seventh consecutive year.

The Federal Policy team provides a full range of government affairs, public policy and lobbying services to clients of all sizes. The team is led by Partner and former Republican Congressman Peter Roskam, who served 12 years in the House and as chairman of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee during the writing and enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017. Former Democratic Congressman Heath Shuler serves on the team as a senior advisor, in addition to several former senior congressional staff members.

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Theodore Kobus, Craig Hoffman Named to Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 50 for 7th and 3rd Time, Respectively

Theodore J. Kobus III, Craig A. Hoffman — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:57:23 GMT

Partners Theodore Kobus and Craig Hoffman have been named to Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 50, a list of the 50 best data breach response lawyers and first point of contact for companies experiencing a cyberattack or other data security incident. It is the seventh and third time, respectively, that the two have been so honored. Kobus was selected for the list in 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2022 to 2024. Hoffman was named to the list in 2016 and 2024.

Those selected for the list must meet the following three requirements:

Must be in the private sector for at least the past two years
Must have a practice that is dedicated primarily to data breach response work
Must be attorneys vs. accountants, economists, etc.

Honorees were recognized at the Incident Response Forum Masterclass 2025, April 22, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Phil Eskenazi, JR Lanis Earn 2025 Law Firm Visionary Recognition from LA Times Studios

Phillip J. Eskenazi, JR Lanis — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:43:32 GMT

Partners Phil Eskenazi and JR Lanis are profiled as 2025 Business of Law “Law Firm Visionaries” by the LA Times Studios in the April 20, 2025, edition of the business publication. Those selected for this recognition are driving change across their practice areas and shaping the future of the field of law.

Eskenazi, a commercial litigator, is the co-leader of the Retail Industry team for the firm. He focuses on complex business and securities litigation and class action defense. Lanis leads the Los Angeles Business Group and has extensive experience in public company securities offerings, reporting, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate transactional needs.

International Arbitration and Litigation Team Repeats Ranking in GAR 100 for 2025

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:52:09 GMT

The BakerHostetler International Arbitration and Litigation team has once again been named to the GAR 100, in the 18th edition of the annual guide to international arbitration practices produced by Global Arbitration Review. GAR researches each firm’s reputation, amount of work undertaken and overall experience, as well as the demonstration of a consistent stream of hearings before credible arbitrators. This year’s list includes 218 firms from 57 countries around the world, as it is the publication’s goal to highlight at least 100 international arbitration teams.

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