Baker Donelson

Nationally-ranked health care practice handling significant matters in all 50 states.

Industry Focus: Health Care

Trusted by more than 40 of the top 100 financial services companies in the United States.

Industry Focus: Financial Services

Delivering the bottom line on tax changes to businesses across the United States.

Guiding clients with global opportunities in more than 90 countries.

Industry Focus: Global Business

Growing emerging companies in every southeastern state.

Industry Focus: Emerging Companies

Helping clients navigate inside the beltway with connections across all branches of government.

Industry Focus: Government Relations and Public Policy

Why Baker Donelson?

22 offices seamlessly connected across the Southeast REACH

Represent over 1/2 of the Fortune 100 and more than 1/4 of the Fortune 1000 TRUSTED

Industry leader in legal project management and online client services INNOVATIVE

Listed in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 9 years in a row CULTURE

75,000 hours of pro bono work valued at more than $22.5 million COMMUNITY MINDED

More than 750 attorneys supporting our clients DEEP BENCH

Attorney Profile: Richard G. Cowart Shareholder

Mr. Cowart is chair of the Firm's Health Law/Government Relations & Public Policy Department and a member of the Firm's Board of Directors. He is also Past President, American Health Lawyers Association. The Health and Public Policy Department of Baker Donelson is regarded as one of the premier health law practices in the country. It has been nationally ranked by Modern Healthcare, Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Health Lawyers News and other health care publications.

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