Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. is an international law firm with a legacy spanning more than a century. Established in Kansas City in 1889, today the firm has grown to approximately 1,500 employees worldwide, with more than 500 attorneys and 226 research analysts and paraprofessionals. The firm has nine offices strategically located in Geneva, Houston, Kansas City, London, Miami, Orange County, San Francisco, Tampa, Florida, and Washington, DC.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon delivers exemplary client services in nearly 40 different areas of practice. The firm's singular attention to detail has netted Shook, Hardy lawyers extensive experience in high-stakes, complex litigation, experience which has led to the scientific and technical expertise that keeps SHB at the forefront of emerging global legal trends such as climate change, nanotechnology and pressures on global water supplies.

In addition to its well-earned reputation as an international litigation leader, Shook, Hardy & Bacon is equally as renowned for its expertise in tort reform. Members of Shook's Public Policy Practice have been involved in virtually every major legislative effort involving civil justice reform at the state and federal levels over the past two decades. SHB has also developed a strong corporate/transactional presence in such areas as Corporate Compliance, Real Estate, Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Financial Services.