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Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Recognizes Four Dowd Bennett Attorneys

Dowd Bennett is proud that four attorneys have been recognized as Ones to Watch® by Best Lawyers in America. St. Louis, MO Partner, Philip Cantwell Commercial Litigation Partner, Arsenio Mims Criminal Defense:  White Collar Entertainment and Sports Law Product Liability Litigation—Defendants Partner, Milton Wilkins Commercial Litigation Corporate Law Criminal…

Best Lawyers In America® Recognizes Multiple Dowd Bennett Attorneys

Best Lawyers®, a nationally recognized, peer-based evaluation of a lawyer’s skill in his or her same geographical and practice area, has recognized 11 Dowd Bennett attorneys in its 32nd edition.  The attorneys and practice area(s) are listed below. Partner, James F. Bennett Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Health Care Law…

Arsenio L. Mims recognized for Diversity and Inclusion Work

Dowd Bennett partner was recognized by Missouri Lawyers Media (MLM) as a leader in the area diversity and inclusion.  As an editor from MLM wrote: “Arsenio…has dedicated his career to advancing diversity and inclusion within the legal profession. During the 2020-2021 Bar Year, he was appointed to the Missouri…

Michael Gans Honored as ICON by Missouri Lawyers Media

Michael Gans, Of Counsel at Dowd Bennett, was honored as a Missouri Lawyers Media ICON along with 21 other lawyers and judges at the Missouri Athletic Club today. The award is given to distinguished men and women over age 60 who have had “exemplary careers and longstanding commitment to…

Texas Business Court Decision – Friday, May 16, 2025

No. 24-BC11B-0023 Westlake Longview Corp., et al v. Eastman Chemical Co. (Eleventh Div., J. Andrews) Civil case – Protective Orders. Eastman sells plaintiffs ethylene, which plaintiffs use at their polyethylene plants in Longview, Texas. The parties agreed that a protective order was needed in  this case, and agreed on…

Texas Business Court Decision – Friday, March 28, 2025

No. 24-BC01B-001   Targa Northern Delaware, LLC v. Franklin Mountain Energy 2, LLC, etc., et al. 1st Division – Judge  Whitehill.  25-bc01b-0001.pdf Jurisdiction. Targa is a midstream company that operates natural gas gathering and compression facilities, and defendants are two upstream oil and natural gas exploration and production companies; the…

Partner Ben Barnes Published in The Texas Lawbook

Dowd Bennett partner Ben Barnes was featured in The Texas Lawbook along with fellow author John Adams about a key court case and its implications for corporate governance in the Lone Star State.  A link to the article is below. The Texas Lawbook

Jay Nixon Featured on St. Louis Magazine’s The 314 Podcast

Dowd Bennett partner and former two-term Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was the featured guest on The 314 Podcast on February 13. Jay was interviewed by St. Louis Magazine’s Sarah Fenske and discussed a wide array of topics, including how to reduce crime in Missouri’s cities, his advice for Missouri’s…

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