Matthew W. Baker

Matthew W. Baker is a trusted legal advisor known for his experience handling complex business transactions across a wide range of industries. He provides strategic counsel to clients involved in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and private equity or venture capital investments. His practice extends to sectors including technology, healthcare, industrials, financial services, aerospace, life sciences, and media. Through a thoughtful and practical approach, he helps clients define business goals and develop effective strategies to achieve them.

Matthew earned his A.B. degree from Harvard University in 2003, graduating cum laude. He went on to receive his J.D. from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2009, where he graduated magna cum laude. During law school, he was honored as a member of the Order of the Coif and served as Co-Editor in Chief of the International Law & Management Review. He was also recognized with the Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Award, earning First Prize in 2009. His academic achievements reflect the same level of dedication and excellence that he brings to his legal work today.

Matthew’s experience includes representing private equity funds, portfolio companies, and corporate clients in acquisitions, growth capital transactions, and strategic divestitures. His transactional work encompasses the sale and purchase of companies across the United States and internationally. He has represented clients in industries ranging from manufacturing and consumer products to telecommunications, energy, and medical technology. His ability to handle intricate deal structures and negotiate favorable outcomes has established his reputation as a skilled and reliable counsel in high-value matters.

Matthew W. Baker also dedicates time to pro bono service, working with Public Counsel’s Adoption Project to assist foster parents in finalizing adoptions and securing vital benefits for children in foster care. His commitment to both his clients and his community underscores a career built on integrity, excellence, and meaningful impact in the legal field.

Law Office Affiliations

• Counsel, Baker & Hostetler LLP
• Member, State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Harvard University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)
  

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