BakerHostetler announced today that three lawyers associated with the firm’s Washington office have been elected to the partnership. Nationwide, 12 attorneys were elected to the partnership.

New partners in the firm’s Washington office:

·         W. Barron A. Avery is a member of the firm’s Business Group and leads the firm’s Government Contracts team. He counsels and represents government contractors and subcontractors in a wide range of matters involving all aspects of federal government procurement. Avery graduated cum laude with a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2007 and earned his B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College in 2001.

·         Peter G. Fischer is a member of the firm’s Employment Group, focusing his labor and employment litigation practice on the hospitality and food service industries. He provides strategic advice to owners and management companies nationwide on labor relations, employment litigation and regulatory compliance. Fischer graduated from Emory University School of Law in 2003 and earned his B.A. from Emory University in 2000. Before private practice, he served as a trial attorney in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps with combat service in Afghanistan.

·         Tayan B. Patel is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, focusing his practice on strategic client counseling, global IP portfolio management, licensing and litigation. Patel earned his M.S. in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 2012, his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law in 2006 and his B.E. in chemical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2003.

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