Joseph W. Baier

Joe Baier is an associate at BFA and represents plaintiffs in federal class actions and related appellate litigation. Joe has substantial litigation experience, including investigating and drafting claims, briefing dispositive and other motions, managing discovery efforts, taking depositions, working closely with experts, preparing for summary judgment and trial, and briefing appeals.
 
Joe was a member of the teams that prosecuted actions against Talis Biomedical Corporation ($32.5 million settlement, pending final approval) and Bioventus Inc. ($15.25 million settlement). He also served on the appellate team that successfully defended the settlement in In re Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation (9th Cir. 2025)—the largest recovery in a data privacy class action to date. Joe is currently litigating actions against Five9, Twist Bioscience, and TD Bank.
 
Prior to joining the firm, Joe served as a law clerk to the Honorable Andrew L. Brasher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Honorable Rodolfo A. Ruiz II of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Before clerking, he was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of a global law firm, representing clients in investigations before the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as in appellate litigation before the United States Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
 
Joe graduated cum laude from Duke University School of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the school’s law review and was a member of the Moot Court and Mock Trial boards. He placed first in the Duke Law Jessup Cup Moot Court Tournament and was a finalist in the Twiggs Beskind Trial Competition.
 
*Not admitted to practice in New York