Stuart Baggish

The addition of Stuart Baggish to the MWR Legal team as Senior Counsel brings new depth to the firm’s litigation and Outsourced General Counsel programs.  Mr. Baggish is an excellent communicator and reliable resource for assessing the ROI potentially available through litigation, and guides the firm’s clients as to whether an aggressive approach is likely to produce the desired objectives in their case.

Mr. Baggish most recently practiced with Richie & Gueringer, P.C., where he worked with a team to successfully persuade the United States Supreme Court that the National Labor Relations Board had overstepped the bounds of its authority, resulting in President Obama appointing an additional interim director to the NLRB. 

Prior to that, Mr. Baggish served as General Counsel to the Inc. Magazine 500 high-growth startup New Era Publishing, Inc., working directly with the Board of Directors in order to advise on business operations and logistical planning.  In this role Mr. Baggish managed contract negotiations, due diligence and drafting for sales, commercial leases, secured transactions, E-Commerce, import/export, customs, trade regulation, taxation, licensing and permits, and OSHA and environmental compliance. 

Stuart Baggish’s experience in this fast paced entrepreneurial venture is directly relevant to MWR Legal clients, who are often in growth phase themselves.  Mr. Baggish understands that for a young company, each expenditure is critical to the bottom line, and he works with MWR Legal clients to negotiate beneficial contracts and to find improved efficiencies through corporate, employment & tax review.

Prior to New Era Publishing, Stuart served as a litigator at Parker Mills & Patel and at Katten Muchin Rosenman in Los Angeles, California, where he obtained a $1.25 million jury verdict in a construction defect/professional liability trial, litigated complex international securities fraud, as well as studio-side entertainment litigation in the television, film and music production, recording and distribution industries.  Mr. Baggish also handled complex construction disputes involving public bids, government contracting, environmental health and workplace safety, suretyship and bankruptcy.

Mr. Baggish has represented multiple Fortune 500 clients, as well as growing his own law firm practice.  He is an experienced litigator and a valuable asset to MWR Legal clients.  Mr. Baggish received his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1990, after graduating from the University of Texas Cum Laude Ampla et Magna in 1987 with a B.A. in History.