Faegre Baker Daniels
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| Faegre Baker Daniels | |
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| Name | Faegre Baker Daniels |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Founders | William L. Mitchell; A. Keith Brodie; John H. Baker |
| Key people | Brian R. Burke; Patrick J. McKenna |
| Num attorneys | 1000+ |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
Faegre Baker Daniels was a large American law firm formed by the 2012 combination of two established practices. The firm operated across multiple markets in the United States and internationally, advising corporations, financial institutions, healthcare systems, energy providers, and technology companies. It participated in high-profile litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory matters, and transactional work involving major institutions in New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Twin Cities.
History
The firm's roots trace to predecessor firms with origins in the 19th and 20th centuries, including lineages connected to prominent practices in Minneapolis, Indianapolis, and Des Moines. Over decades predecessors advised entities such as General Mills, Target Corporation, Cummins and Allina Health. Its history is intertwined with national developments including litigation trends exemplified by cases in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, regulatory shifts at the Securities and Exchange Commission, and transactional waves tied to activity on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Leadership transitions reflected patterns seen at comparable firms like Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins, and Jones Day.
Practice Areas
Faegre Baker Daniels maintained multidisciplinary practice groups covering corporate law areas similar to those offered by Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Debevoise & Plimpton, and White & Case. Key groups included mergers and acquisitions advising buyers and sellers in deals involving JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America; litigation teams handling disputes in forums such as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; intellectual property practices litigating before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and handling portfolio matters for clients like 3M and Medtronic. The firm also handled regulatory and compliance matters with intersections at agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Other groups addressed labor and employment issues before the National Labor Relations Board, tax planning with reference to cases from the United States Tax Court, and real estate and energy transactions involving utilities such as Xcel Energy and developers active in Midwest energy markets.
Organization and Leadership
The firm was structured as a limited liability partnership led by an executive committee and practice group chairs, following governance patterns comparable to DLA Piper, Baker McKenzie, and Morgan Lewis. Senior partners included litigators and transactional lawyers with backgrounds at appellate courts like the U.S. Supreme Court and former government officials from the United States Department of Justice and state attorney general offices. Management emphasized client relations with corporate counsel from Procter & Gamble, Ecolab, and UnitedHealth Group, while recruiting laterally from national firms such as Skadden, Arps and Sullivan & Cromwell. Training and professional development referenced standards used by institutions like Georgetown University Law Center and University of Minnesota Law School for continuing legal education.
Major Cases and Transactions
The firm represented clients in notable matters across sectors, comparable in scale to matters handled by firms like Kirkland & Ellis and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Examples included counseling on multibillion-dollar mergers and divestitures involving private equity firms such as The Carlyle Group and KKR, securities offerings linked to Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, and antitrust matters engaging the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission. Litigation engagements spanned intellectual property disputes in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, product liability litigation paralleling cases brought against manufacturers like Johnson & Johnson, and healthcare fraud defense matters implicating enforcement authorities including the HHS Office of Inspector General. The firm also advised on cross-border transactions with parties in China, Germany, and the United Kingdom often involving international arbitration under rules of institutions like the International Chamber of Commerce.
Offices and Global Presence
Faegre Baker Daniels maintained offices in major U.S. cities and select international locations, following footprints similar to Sidley Austin, Hogan Lovells, and Clifford Chance. Domestic offices included hubs in Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, Indianapolis, and Des Moines, facilitating engagement with regional clients in industries such as agriculture with players like Cargill and ADM. The firm’s international work connected it to markets in London, Frankfurt, and Shanghai through alliances and cross-border teams, enabling representation before international bodies including the World Trade Organization and multinational financing arranged with institutions like the European Investment Bank.
Mergers and Evolution
The 2012 combination that created the firm reflected consolidation trends evident in mergers involving Deloitte Legal and firm combinations like Squire Patton Boggs mergers. Subsequent strategic developments included later integrations and brand transitions aligning with large-scale consolidations in the legal industry. These changes paralleled movements by global firms such as Norton Rose Fulbright and Dentons in expanding capabilities and geographic reach to serve multinational clients, private equity sponsors, and public corporations across regulated industries.