Jim Bennett has been honored by Best Lawyers® for Bet-the-Company Litigation in the St. Louis Region. This is the third consecutive year that Jim has been recognized by his peers in this category. “Bet-the-Company” is defined as litigation that has the ability to wreak havoc on a company’s finances and/or reputation,…
Best Lawyers® has recognized John Comerford for his work in the practice area of Commercial Litigation which encompasses every type of dispute that can arise in a business context including but not limited to breach of contract cases, class actions, business torts and shareholder issues. Prior to becoming…
Best Lawyers® has recognized Jim Martin for his work in a number of practice areas including Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law and Criminal Defense: White Collar. Jim, who was a former U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Missouri and a federal prosecutor before that, has…
By David Baugher of Missouri Lawyers Weekly
By Nicholas Phillips of Missouri Lawyers Weekly.
Article by Julia Cardi.
Story courtesy of Jack Suntrup of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
On October 17, 2018, Dowd Bennett attorney John Comerford defeated a plaintiff’s motion for temporary restraining order in an employer’s case against its former employee alleging breach of noncompetition agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets. The case was pending in the Circuit Court for St. Louis County and involved…
Sheena R. Hamilton has been appointed to the Eighth Circuit Civil Jury Instruction Sub-Committee. The Sub-Committee will formulate and present proposed changes to the Civil Jury Instructions for presentation to the Committee on Model Jury Instructions for the District Courts of the Eighth Circuit at the 2020 Eighth Circuit…
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