In light of ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, I want update you on some of the proactive steps being taken by Shook to assure the health and wellbeing of our people, clients and communities.
Shook Associate Colman McCarthy has earned the designation of Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
For the third time, Shook, Hardy & Bacon is offering a national diversity and inclusion intensive fellowship for law students to impart the high-level skills necessary to become an accomplished lawyer.
Missouri Lawyers Media has selected Shook for legal innovation for the creation of its Cannabis Law Practice. MLM chose Shook in the Emerging Practice Areas category, which recognizes firms that “identify and support a practice area in an emerging legal field and are among the first to develop expertise.”
Shook earned three National Tier 1 rankings, including Patent Law, in U.S. News-Best Lawyers in America® 2020. The “Best Law Firm” Tier 1 rankings also include Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants.
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) selected Shook for its 2019 Compass Award. The LCLD presents the Compass Award to law firms that meet certain criteria and demonstrate a commitment to building diverse organizations.
ALM’s Litigation Daily reports that Partners Hildy Sastre and Jon Strongman were nominated as Litigators of the Week, for their win in a Taxotere bellwether trial September 26, 2019.
The Guadalupe Centers, Inc. (GCI) will recognize Shook Pro Bono Director Jolie Justus for her strategic guidance contributing to the growth and development of one of the nation’s first Latino social service agencies.
Shook lawyers, staff and their families celebrated the success of the Foster Adopt Connect (FAC) program at the annual “Road to Home” event and fundraiser, September 13, 2019 in Overland Park, Kansas.
Missouri Lawyers Weekly interviewed lawyers and professors about two informal advisory opinions on ethical issues facing Missouri attorneys who represent clients in the medical-marijuana industry.
The Kansas City Business Journal has chosen Shook Chair Madeleine McDonough and General Litigation Liability Co-Chair Rob Adams for the 2019 class of “Best of the Bar.” An independent panel of judges selected only 53 Best of the Bar honorees deemed as practioners who “provide the highest-quality legal advice.”
Shook Partners John Barkett and Bill Martucci, with Associate Ruth Anne French-Hodson, will present a webinar examining key U.S. Supreme Court decisions during the 2018-19 term and providing a preview of the upcoming 2019-20 term, from 1:00-2:15 p.m. EST, Friday, September 6, 2019.
