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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 Private Equity 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
FBT Connect™ Manufacturing: Nearshoring Outlook; Presentation, April 2025
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
April 25, 2025 | Publications
For many reasons, companies in the U.S. have recently invested significantly in “nearshoring,” r...
March 7, 2025 | Press Releases
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) is pleased to announce the inaugural FBT Connect™ Manufacturing conference,...
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Free Webinar
January 6, 2023 | Publications
With the arrival of 2023, we have some thoughts on the ever-growing cyber threats to our digital inf...
December 22, 2022 | Publications
A newly introduced bill could give truckers an undeniable right to access bathrooms across the count...
July 1, 2022 | Publications
On June 30, the United States Supreme Court denied the petition for review filed by the California T...
May 31, 2022 | Coronavirus Response Team
On May 27, 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOT) extended its Modified Emergency Declaration ...
May 17, 2022 | Coronavirus Response Team
On May 13, 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOT) added products to its Modified Emergency Dec...
December 1, 2021 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extended a waiver from some regulations that...
December 1, 2021 | Coronavirus Response Team
Effective December 1, 2021, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extended a waive...
December 1, 2021 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended and amended the Emergency Decla...
February 5, 2021 | Publications
On January 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew a previously issued opinion letter,...
December 17, 2020 | Experience
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) attorneys from across the firm’s 14 market footprint were lead counsel for ...
September 1, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) revised hours of service regulations are...
June 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In an effort to aid motor carriers recovering from the economic impact of the COVID-19 public health...
May 27, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued guidance on its intent to expand ...
May 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has expanded the extension of the emergency ...
April 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended the emergency declaration origi...
April 3, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued guidance to assist motor carriers...
April 2, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On March 28, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted a temporary waive...
March 27, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On March 20, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a waiver of some r...
March 17, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On March 13, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a historic Emergency Declaration th...
October 1, 2018 | Press Releases
October 1, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN) – Michael J. Case, Eric Baker, and Stacey Katz, all promine...