BakerHostetler’s Class Action Defense team is among the most highly regarded in the country in terms of our attorneys’ experience, strategic sophistication and track record. We are known for our ability to end class actions before they begin, to get meaningful traction through creative case management and motion practice, and to defeat class certification. Our attorneys are routinely recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 and other publications. BTI’s annual Litigation Outlook recognized BakerHostetler as one of the nation’s leading litigation firms, spotlighting its class action defense prowess. BakerHostetler’s Class Action Defense team was recognized in the Leaders category (2022, 2023), honoring the top 3 percent of law firms. According to Law 360, since 2021 BakerHostetler was the second busiest law firm on the defense side, defending clients in 549 cases in 66 federal districts across the country. (May 2024).
We fiercely defend companies across multiple industries – food and beverage, healthcare, insurance, retail, automotive, energy, hospitality, technology, telecommunications, financial services, and professional services among them – and have been involved with some of the most consequential class actions in the U.S. Our Class Action Defense team provides tactical, comprehensive representation in all facets and stages of class action proceedings, from removal under the Class Action Fairness Act to motions to dismiss, discovery, summary judgment, class certification proceedings, trial and appeal. We recognize settlement is sometimes in the best interest of our clients, and we work collaboratively to develop cost-effective and creative resolutions. We also supervise the administration of class action settlements with classes comprising millions of members.