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Eric A. Baker
Partner
Indianapolis, IN
Partner
Indianapolis, IN
Eric understands the business, regulatory, environmental and economic challenges facing companies today; he spent 18 years serving as general counsel in the transportation industry, during which time he was also president of an international transportation operating division. As a former corporate officer and general counsel, Eric was involved in determining the strategic direction of companies, managing legal matters, reviewing and drafting employment policies and documents, and reviewing and drafting commercial contracts. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic commercial real estate, corporate compliance and governance, employment law, intellectual property and international licensing and authorized representative agreements.
Eric’s focus as a member of FBT’s Mobility & Transportation industry team is on mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions and general corporate and regulatory matters. Eric also assists in defending clients in commercial litigation, employment issues, personal injury matters and liability issues.
Eric is also President of Transaction Expeditors (TE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Frost Brown Todd. TE is a strategic technology & innovation company with deep experience in the insurance, transportation and mergers & acquisition verticals. TE offers AI-enabled contract review and redlining solutions that help companies do more with less. TE makes contract review easier and helps companies close deals faster utilizing people, process & technology.
Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., 1996
Indiana University, B.A., 1990
Indiana State Bar Association
American Trucking Association
Transportation Lawyers Association
Conference of Freight Counsel
Indiana Motor Truck Association
Truckload Carriers Association
Leveraging AI to Reduce Transportation Risk; Presentation, May 2023
Mergers & Acquisitions I: From the Beginning; Presentation
Mergers & Acquisitions II: Due Diligence, Timing & Process; Presentation
Mergers & Acquisitions III: Representations and Warranties; Presentation
Mergers & Acquisitions IV: The Closing; Presentation
Legal Issues Facing Refrigerated Transport, Truckload Carriers Association, Traverse City, Michigan, July 29, 2022
Life, Liberty, and Pursuant of . . . a New Transportation Company! The Nuts and Bolts of the M&A Process for Transportation Clients, Transportation Lawyers Association, Williamsburg, VA, May 14, 2022
Take Me Out to the Ball Game: The Challenges and Risks Faced by Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders in 2018 – Risk Management and Legal Strategies that Affect Clients in the Transportation Sector, Transportation Lawyers Association; Orlando, FL, May 3, 2018
Raising Capital to Support Growth, Indiana Motor Truck Association Annual Convention; Indianapolis, IN, November 4, 2017
Building Owner Operators for the Longhaul, Indiana Motor Truck Association, April 24, 2017
The Inevitable Class Action: Preparing for, Defending and Recovering from Potential, Company Calamity, Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago, IL, November 2, 2016
Negotiating and Drafting Third-Party Logistics Provider Agreements Stafford; Webinar, June 8, 2016
January 6, 2023
December 22, 2022
May 31, 2022
May 17, 2022
December 1, 2021
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December 17, 2020
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