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BakerHostetler attorneys and practice areas spotlighted in the 2026 Legal 500 annual guide

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WASHINGTON — June 11, 2026 — BakerHostetler has once again been recognized as one of the best performing American law firms in the 2026 Legal 500 guide, with 153 attorney honors and 33 practice area commendations. These recognitions are a result of Legal 500’s assessment of hundreds of law firms across the United States, using a methodology involving in-depth market research, client and peer feedback and law firm submissions.

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The firm received new rankings in four categories: Media, technology and telecoms – Advertising and marketing: litigation; Transport – Shipping: litigation and regulation; Intellectual property – Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing); Healthcare – Life sciences; Finance – Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate and Dispute resolution – General commercial disputes – mid-market ($250-500m).

All BakerHostetler 2026 ranked practice areas and individual attorney recommendations are listed below.

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Antitrust – Civil Litigations/Class Actions: Defense (Tier 4)

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Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates (Tier 3)

Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals (Tier 4)

Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration (Tier 4)

Dispute Resolution – International Litigation (Tier 3)

Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes – midmarket ($250 – 500m) (Tier 3)

Dispute Resolution – Securities Litigation: Defense (Tier 4)

Finance -- Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate (Tier 6)

Government – Government Contracts (Tier 4)

Healthcare – Service Providers (Tier 5)

Intellectual Property – Patents: Licensing (Tier 3)

Intellectual Property – Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage) (Tier 5)

Intellectual Property – Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-examination and Post-grant Proceedings) (Tier 4)

Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-contentious Matters) (Tier 3)

Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Litigation (Tier 4)

Intellectual Property – Trademarks non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) (Tier 3)

International Trade and National Security – Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions (Tier 3)

International Trade and National Security –Trade Remedies and Trade Policy (Tier 4)

Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design (Tier 4)

Labor and Employment – Immigration (Tier 4)

Labor and Employment – Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions) (Tier 3)

Labor and Employment – Labor-management Relations (Tier 3)

Labor and Employment – Workplace and Employment Counseling (Tier 2)

M&amp;A/Corporate and Commercial – M&amp;A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) (Tier 2)

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Advertising and Marketing: Transactional and Regulatory (Tier 2)

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection) (Tier 2)

Media, technology and telecoms – Advertising and marketing: litigation (Tier 3)

Real Estate – Real Estate – mid-market ($0-500m) (Tier 1)

Tax – Not-for-Profit (Fortune 1000 Private Foundations, National Trade Associations and Charities) (Tier 3)

Transport – Shipping: litigation and regulation (Tier 3)

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Mark Itri – Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-examination and Post-grant Proceedings)

Alexander Reid– Tax: Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)

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Lana Muranovic – International Trade and National Security: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

Michael Pappert– Real Estate – mid-market ($0-500m)

Steven Goldberg – M&amp;A/Corporate and Commercial – M&amp;A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)

Craig Hoffman – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)

Joann Gallagher Jones – Real estate – mid-market ($0-500m)

Theodore Kobus – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)

Melissa Mannino – International Trade and National Security: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

Amy Ralph Mudge – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing: Transactional and Regulatory

John Siegal – Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-contentious Matters)

Amy Traub – Labor and Employment: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions) and Workplace and employment counseling

John Ferry – Media, technology and telecoms: Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory

Matthew Gases – M&amp;A/Corporate and Commercial: M&amp;A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)

Attorneys with a * received multiple recognitions.

Antitrust – Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense

Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense

Dispute Resolution – General commercial disputes – mid-market ($250-500m)

Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration

Dispute Resolution – International Litigation

Dispute Resolution – Securities Litigation: Defense

Finance – Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

Government – Government Contracts

Healthcare – Lifesciences

Intellectual Property – Patents: Licensing

Intellectual Property – Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage)

Intellectual Property – Patents: Prosecution (Including Re-examination and Post-grant Proceedings)

Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-contentious Matters)

Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Litigation

Intellectual Property – Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)

International Trade and National Security – Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

International Trade and National Security – Trade Remedies and Trade Policy

Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design

Labor and Employment – Immigration

Labor and Employment – Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions)

Labor and Employment – Labor-management Relations

Labor and Employment – Workplace and Employment Counseling

M&amp;A/Corporate and Commercial – M&amp;A: Middle-market ($500m-900m)

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Advertising and marketing: litigation

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Advertising and Marketing: Transactional and Regulatory

Media, Technology and Telecoms – Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)

Real Estate – mid-market ($0-500m)

Tax – International Tax

Tax – Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)

Tax – U.S. Taxes: Contentious

Transport – Shipping: litigation and regulation

BakerHostetler helps clients around the world address their most complex and critical business and regulatory issues. Our highly ranked attorneys deliver sophisticated counsel and outstanding client service. We have six core practice groups — Business, Digital Assets and Data Management, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, and Tax — and more than 1,000 lawyers coast to coast. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/">bakerlaw.com</a>.

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