BakerHostetler Announces New Partners in Atlanta

1/10/17

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

New partners in the firm’s Atlanta office:

·         Ian K. Byrnside is a member of the firm’s Litigation Group and an experienced trial lawyer, focusing his practice on complex commercial litigation and health care litigation. He also has a significant media law practice in which he represents news media and other content providers in various types of litigation, including First Amendment and defamation matters. Byrnside earned a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2008 and a B.A. from Duke University in 2005.

·         Michael J. Riesen is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, focusing his practice on patent prosecution, including preparing and prosecuting domestic and international patent applications, managing patent portfolios, and providing patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions. He graduated cum laude with a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 2008. He also earned an M.S. in 2008 from the University of Toledo and a B.S. in 2002 from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. 

About BakerHostetler

One of the nation’s leading law firms, BakerHostetler helps clients around the world to address their most complex and critical business and regulatory issues. With five core national practice groups – Business, Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Tax – the firm has more than 900 lawyers located in 14 offices coast to coast. Recognized for its role as court-appointed counsel to the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee in the recovery of billions of dollars in principal lost in the Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard L. Madoff, BakerHostetler is widely regarded as having one of the country’s top 10 tax practices, a nationally recognized litigation practice, an award-winning data privacy practice, and an industry-leading business practice. For more information, visit bakerlaw.com.

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