AFFILIATION WITH BAKER & HOSTETLER

On November 2001, Enríquez, González, Aguirre y Ochoa, S.C. formalized an affiliation with Baker & Hostetler, LLP. (www.bakerlaw.com)

Baker & Hostetler, LLP was founded in 1916. The National Law Journal's most recent annual survey placed the firm as one of the Top 50 law firms in the United States. Baker & Hostetler has more than 500 lawyers in ten cities across the United States. Its offices are located in:

• Cincinnati
• Chicago
• Cleveland
• Columbus
• Costa Mesa
• Denver
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• New York
• Orlando
• Washington D.C.

Each office provides clients with the accessibility and personal attention of a local law firm, backed by the national resources of one of the nation's largest law firms.

The attorneys at Baker & Hostetler have provided innovative counsel to business and decision makers. Take Newton D. Baker, the firm’s co-founder. He was a counselor to presidents. Indeed, President Woodrow Wilson appointed him Secretary of War in the midst of what was then the world’s most tumultuous period – World War I. He later became involved with several landmark cases that were decided in the U.S. Supreme Court.

PRACTICE AREAS

Back in 1994, Baker & Hostetler was one of the first law firms to establish industry practice teams to provide clients service beyond traditional geographic and practice area boundaries.

Baker & Hostetler‘s lawyers, no matter where they are located or in which area of law they practice, work closely together to form a team who know the client’s industry, understand the business issues and provide the practice experience to deliver custom solutions.

Following is a list of some of Baker & Hostetler’s major practice areas:

• Business
• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Banking Law
• Bankruptcy & Commercial Law
• Customs & International trade
• Environmental Aspects of Business Transactions
• Legislative &Federal Affairs
• Health Care
• Hospitality Industry Group
• Intellectual Property
• International
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private business
• Real Estate
• Securities Law
• Technology & Internet Law Industry Group
• Employment & Labor
• Environmental
• Intellectual Property
• International
• Litigation
• Tax, Personal & Employee Benefits