Christopher A. Pesch

Locke Lord LLP is a full-service, national law firm with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Their team of nearly 650 attorneys has earned a solid national reputation in complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work. They serve their clients' interests first, and these clients range from Fortune 500 and middle market public and private companies to start-ups and emerging businesses. Locke Lord's team builds collaborative relationships and crafts creative solutions to solve problems - all designed and executed with long-term strategic goals in mind. Among Locke Lord's many strong practice areas are appellate, aviation, bankruptcy/restructuring, business litigation, class action litigation, corporate, employee benefits, energy, environmental, financial services, health care, insurance and reinsurance, intellectual property, international, labor and employment, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, public law, real estate, regulatory, REIT, tax, technology, and white collar criminal defense and internal investigations. They embrace multiple points of view and support Local Diversity Committees in each of their cities as well as an overall Firm National Diversity Committee. Women hold positions of power in Firm management and include their top leader, Chair Jerry Clements, the two co-chairs of their Board of Directors and the Managing Partner of their Chicago office. Their groups and committees help promote a firmwide philosophy of inclusion and action, helping raise scholarship money for minority and economically disadvantaged students, hosting holiday parties for lower income children and supporting longtime Firm programs like Flexible Work Arrangements, Domestic Partner Benefits and the Women's Initiative. An important part of Locke Lord's mission is to reach out to the communities they serve in meaningful partnerships and pro bono work.

Guardia LLC engages in the provision of outsourcing solutions within the workers compensation marketplace for insurance companies, employers, local governments, and reinsurance captives. It includes front-end, such as brokerage, underwriting, policyholder, and back-end services, such as claims adjudication and administration. The company was founded by Steven Michael Mariano on November 15, 2013 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Baker & Hostetler LLP is engaged in the provision of legal services. Its practice areas include business, distribution and franchise, employee benefits, employment, energy industry, global practices, government contracts, green business and sustainability, healthcare industry, hedge fund, hospitality industry, international trade, legislative and regulatory, litigation, media law, privacy and data protection, private wealth, real estate, sports and entertainment, and tax. The company was founded by Newton D. Baker, Joseph C. Hostetler and Thomas L. Sidlo on January 1, 1916 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Polsinelli PC provides legal advisory services. The firm's practice areas include business, litigation, financial services, and real estate. It offers antitrust, corporate and transactional, government contracts, intellectual property, labor, employment and technology services. The firm serves construction, energy and utilities, environmental and natural resources, food and agricultural and healthcare industries. The company was founded by James A. Polsinelli in 1972 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Patriot Risk Services, Inc. provides claims administration services. Its services include investigations, reserves, return to work and closures. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.