Michael Baltes

Chief of Marketing and Communications

Michael Baltes is Morgan Lewis's chief of marketing and communications, overseeing the firm's marketing and communications functions. Mr. Baltes and the marketing and communications departments work closely with firm management and practice group leaders on initiatives that include business development, market research, prospective clients' requests for proposals, media relations, positioning, web content, and internal communications.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Baltes worked for nearly 18 years at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, most recently as its director of communications. In this role, he led teams that oversaw Wharton's global branding, media relations, crisis and internal communications, alumni magazine, and program marketing.

Previous to his tenure at Wharton, Mr. Baltes worked on communications and marketing initiatives in collegiate athletics; he also worked in the transportation industry.

Mr. Baltes earned his M.A. in communications from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Communications in 1990, and his B.A. in marketing from Wright State University in 1987.