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Latham & Watkins LLP
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  1. 1. Civic Research Institute - Criminal Justice, Health, Social Services, Behavioral Health, Law
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    Published on: 7/1/2008   Last Visited: 7/1/2008

    WILLIAM R. BAKER III, ESQ.PartnerLatham & Watkins
  2. 2. Latham & Watkins, LLP. - Press Release Detail
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    Published on: 1/27/2003   Last Visited: 12/13/2007

    Bill Baker Joins Latham & Watkins From the SEC's Enforcement DivisionLatham & Watkins, LLP. - Press Release Detail
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    Bill Baker Joins Latham & Watkins From the SEC's Enforcement Division

    Washington, D.C. January 27, 2003 ... Latham & Watkins1 is pleased to announce that William R. Baker III, formerly the Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, will join Latham & Watkins as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, effective February 18, 2003.Baker will join the firm's Global Securities Litigation and Professional Liability Practice.
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    "Bill is a terrific lawyer with a long and outstanding career in the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
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    "Bill adds significantly to our global securities litigation practice because of his deep and significant enforcement experience at the SEC," commented David M. Brodsky, Co-Chair, Global Securities Litigation and Professional Liability Practice.
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    I'm excited to become part of this premier international law firm," said Bill Baker."I look forward to building on the firm's successful securities litigation and regulation practices," Baker added.

    About Bill Baker

    An attorney with the SEC for over 15 years, Baker was an Associate Director in the Division of Enforcement from 1997 to November 2002.In that capacity, he was responsible for supervising a broad range of enforcement activities, including investigations involving issuer accounting fraud, insider trading, market manipulation and broker dealer misconduct.

    Baker graduated from the Georgetown University Law School in 1983 and received his A.B. from the University of Notre Dame in 1979.Baker clerked for the Hon. Douglas W. Hillman, United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, and spent three years in private practice before joining the Commission in 1987.He is a recipient of the SEC's Stanley Sporkin Award which recognizes outstanding contributions to the Enforcement program, and of the Commission's Law and Policy Award.

    Additionally, Baker is an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School, where he teaches Securities Regulation.He is a frequent speaker and panelist on securities law issues.
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    Bill Baker

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  3. 3. Today's News
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    Published on: 1/27/2003   Last Visited: 1/27/2003

    Bill Baker Joins Latham & Watkins From the SEC's Enforcement Division

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Latham & Watkins(1) is pleased to announce that William R. Baker III, formerly the Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, will join Latham & Watkins as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, effective February 18, 2003.Baker will join the firm's Global Securities Litigation and Professional Liability Practice.
    ...
    "Bill is a terrific lawyer with a long and outstanding career in the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
    ...
    "Bill adds significantly to our global securities litigation practice because of his deep and significant enforcement experience at the SEC," commented David M. Brodsky, Co-Chair, Global Securities Litigation and Professional Liability Practice.
    ...
    I'm excited to become part of this premier international law firm," said Bill Baker."I look forward to building on the firm's successful securities litigation and regulation practices," Baker added.

    About Bill Baker An attorney with the SEC for over 15 years, Baker was an Associate Director in the Division of Enforcement from 1997 to November 2002.In that capacity, he was responsible for supervising a broad range of enforcement activities, including investigations involving issuer accounting fraud, insider trading, market manipulation and broker dealer misconduct.Baker graduated from the Georgetown University Law School in 1983 and received his A.B. from the University of Notre Dame in 1979.Baker clerked for the Hon. Douglas W. Hillman, United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, and spent three years in private practice before joining the Commission in 1987.He is a recipient of the SEC's Stanley Sporkin Award which recognizes outstanding contributions to the Enforcement program, and of the Commission's Law and Policy Award.Additionally, Baker is an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School, where he teaches Securities Regulation.He is a frequent speaker and panelist on securities law issues.

    About Latham's Securities Litigation and Professional Liability Practice Securities litigation and enforcement proceedings have long been a major part of Latham & Watkins' litigation practice, which garnered a top three ranking by the National Law Journal in its 2001 "Who Defends Corporate America" feature and The American Lawyer recognized as one of the National Litigation Departments of the Year.Latham represents clients in class action securities fraud matters, derivative litigation, SEC and other regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, internal investigations for corporations and their audit committees, insider trading cases and battles for corporate control.Collectively, our attorneys in the securities litigation group have handled more than 1,000 such cases in the last decade alone.

    About Latham & Watkins Named "International Law Firm of the Year" by Chambers & Partners in June 2002, Latham & Watkins has over 1,500 attorneys and 21 offices including Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, New Jersey, New York, Northern Virginia, Orange County, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information on Latham & Watkins, please visit the Web site at http://www.lw.com/ .

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