Press Release
CLEVELAND, OH -- November 27, 2000 -- Baker & Hostetler LLP today announced its formal affiliation with the
Brazilian-based law firm França Ribeiro Advocacia. The formal relationship follows nearly a decade of significant
work together on domestic and foreign client matters.
"Our clients' need for legal counsel in Latin America in general and Brazil in particular is expanding,"
said Gary L. Bryenton, Executive Partner of Baker & Hostetler. "França Ribeiro Advocacia has advised
major clients from most of our offices. We're extremely familiar with their commitment to clients and confident
that the quality of their service meets the expectations of our firm and clients."
França Ribeiro Advocacia Executive Partner Luiz de França Ribeiro said the formal affiliation will
give clients from each of the firms added assurance that their Brazilian and U.S. legal needs will receive the
utmost attention. "Now, our attorneys will do more than serve clients on a case-by-case basis. In every service
matter, they will be working to strengthen and grow the relationship between our firms," he said.
Stephen Petras, who heads the Baker & Hostetler International Team of attorneys, indicated that the affiliation
is a valuable new resource. "We're dedicated to getting our clients top quality and efficient representation
anywhere in the world that they need it. França Ribeiro Advocacia is now a formal part of our commitment
as we are to theirs."
Attorneys from both firms will continue to practice law only in their own countries, while cooperating and sharing
their resources. França Ribeiro Advocacia has provided counsel to major business clients of Baker &
Hostetler in industries as diverse as manufacturing, technology, retail, hotel/travel and energy. Likewise, Baker
& Hostetler has served Brazilian and European clients of França Ribeiro Advocacia throughout the United
States.
Baker & Hostetler, Counsellors at Law, with more than 500 lawyers, is among the largest law firms in the United
States. The firm has offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Long
Beach and Los Angeles, California; Orlando, Florida; and Washington, D.C. Please visit bakerlaw.com for more information.
França Ribeiro Advocacia is a Brazilian firm with 36 lawyers located in São Paulo. Founded in 1951,
the firm is engaged primarily in corporate law and serves Brazilian, European and United States clients, as well
as clients throughout Latin America.
SOURCE: Baker and Hostetler LLP