Steven Dettelbach Nominated U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio

CLEVELAND, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Steven M. Dettelbach, a partner in Baker
Hostetler's Litigation group, has been nominated by President Obama for the
position of United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Mr.
Dettelbach, a member of the firm's White Collar Defense and Corporate
Investigations practice, was one of six U.S. Attorney nominations announced by
the White House.

Prior to joining Baker Hostetler in 2006, Mr. Dettelbach worked in the
executive, legislative and judicial branches of government over a 15-year
span, serving as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice in
Washington, D.C., and at two U.S. Attorney's offices, and serving as counsel
to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Just prior to joining the firm, Mr.
Dettelbach was an Assistant U.S. Attorney on the Organized Crime and
Corruption Strike Force for the Northern District of Ohio.

In a statement, President Obama praised Mr. Dettelbach and his fellow nominees
for "their dedication and accomplishments in both public service and private
practice . . . these fine attorneys have distinguished themselves as some of
the best and brightest their profession has to offer. I am honored to nominate
them as United States Attorneys and know that they will faithfully and
tirelessly pursue justice on behalf of the American people."

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who recommended Mr. Dettelbach for the
position, said, "Steve Dettelbach has demonstrated professional achievements
and an outstanding commitment to the northern Ohio community. I applaud
President Obama for choosing a talented and driven Ohio leader. I look forward
to his confirmation by the Senate."

"I am honored and humbled by President Obama's decision to nominate me as U.S.
Attorney," said Mr. Dettelbach. "If confirmed, I will strive to serve with
excellence and integrity -- as Northern Ohioans deserve and should expect from
their public servants." Mr. Dettelbach, who also currently serves as a
Commissioner on the Ohio Ethics Commission, graduated from Dartmouth College
and Harvard Law School.

"This well-deserved nomination is a tremendous honor for Steve and our firm,"
said Steven Kestner, Executive Partner of Baker Hostetler. "Steve has been a
great asset to our firmwide white collar team, which includes other former top
prosecutors from the U.S. Justice Department and enforcement officials from
various federal agencies. His wide-ranging legal background, leadership
experience and integrity will serve him -- and the public -- well in his new
role," said Kestner.

Baker Hostetler's White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations team
includes more than thirty dedicated professionals in offices in New York,
Washington, D.C., California and Ohio. The team, which includes former
business crimes prosecutors from large metropolitan areas, in addition to
former federal prosecutors and enforcement officials, has represented top tier
banking and investment firms by establishing monitorship programs in
conjunction with government regulators, and represented clients involved with
complex white collar crime, regulatory investigations and litigation.

About Baker Hostetler
Founded more than 90 years ago in 1916, Baker Hostetler is among the nation's
100 largest law firms with 600 attorneys coast to coast. The firm has offices
in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Costa Mesa, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles,
New York, Orlando and Washington, D.C. Its five primary practice groups are
Business, Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Tax. For more
information, visit the firm's Web site at www.bakerlaw.com.

SOURCE Baker Hostetler

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