Legal Roundup
Associate Dean Sperino files amicus brief with U.S. Supreme Court
Professor Sandra Sperino co-authored an amicus brief in the case of Ames v. Ohio Dep’t of Youth Services.
Thompson Coburn Promotes Four New Partners and Counsel Attorney for 2025
Thompson Coburn is pleased to announce that the firm has elected four attorneys to partnership and promoted one attorney to counsel.
Attorney General Bailey Slams Biden Administration for Disregarding Property Owners
In an effort to protect Missourians’ property rights, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to Biden’s Department of Energy urging them to halt their $4.9 billion loan to aid the Grain Belt Express (GBE), a massive transmission line project that will unlawfully seize land from Missouri property owners.
Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for Illegally Manipulating Energy Markets
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he joined a coalition of 11 states in suing the largest international investors, BlackRock, State Street Corporation and Vanguard Group, for using illegal means and anticompetitive practices to artificially constrict the market for coal.
Professor Woods publishes book review
Professor Jayne Woods, an associate teaching professor of law at Mizzou Law, has published a new book review, “Process, not Product” in the Fall 2024 Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors: Legal Communication & Rhetoric.
Thompson Coburn Trio Named Influential Lawyers in Missouri
Three partners from Thompson Coburn's litigation practice – David Coffman, Booker Shaw, and Ben Harner – have been recognized as Influential Lawyers by Missouri Lawyers Media.
Halle Dimar Joins Armstrong Teasdale in St. Louis
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Counsel Halle L. Dimar to the firm’s Litigation practice in St. Louis.
Thompson Coburn Earns Recognition in Missouri Lawyers Media Top Law Firms and Power Lists
Thompson Coburn has been named a 2024 Missouri Top 20 Law Firm by Missouri Lawyers Media. Additionally, partner David Dick was named to the Missouri Lawyers Weekly Power List for Construction Law, and six Thompson Coburn attorneys were among the 100 selected by the publications for its Top 100 Power List 2024.
Professor Wechsler’s research aims to elevate the voices of intimate partner violence survivors
When Mizzou Law professor Rachel Wechsler sat down to write her latest article about how COVID-19 re-shaped access to protective orders for survivors of intimate partner violence, her first priority was to understand the facts on the ground.
Professor Shruti Rana featured on “The Real Lawyer” podcast
Shruti Rana, professor of law and assistant provost for strategic faculty initiatives, was featured on three episodes of “The Real Lawyer” podcast discussing her career path, advice to law students, and her recent legal research.
UMKC School of Law Announces New Master of Legal Studies Program
Applications are open for the new University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Master of Legal Studies program. Courses will begin in Fall 2025.
Professor Gouzoules quoted in Bloomberg Law
Professor Alexander Gouzoules was quoted in a story in Bloomberg Law on X (i.e. Twitter) attempting to block the sale of Alex Jones’s social media accounts in the Infowars bankruptcy.
MLM Names Partners to POWER List: Construction Law
For the second year in a row, Missouri Lawyers Media (MLM) has selected Shook Partners, Michael Cargnel and Laura Lawson, for The POWER List: Construction Law 2024.
Professor Susan Appleton Featured on Taboo Trades Podcast
Lemma Barkeloo & Phoebe Couzins Professor of Law Susan Frelich Appleton, a nationally known expert in family law and feminist legal theory, recently appeared as a featured guest on the Taboo Trades podcast, hosted by Kim Krawiec, Charles O. Gregory Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. Joining Appleton on the episode was Albertina Antognini, the James E. Rogers Professor of Law at the University of Arizona.
Justice Matters commentary: Wishing everyone a happy holiday season ... especially those who open their hearts to help children in need
I love this time of year, as I get to enjoy so many fun moments with my grandchildren.
Thompson Coburn Delivers Title IX Training to the University of Hawai‘i System
A team of Thompson Coburn higher education attorneys, including Aaron Lacey, Scott Goldschmidt, and Leah Northener, recently traveled to the University of Hawai‘i to deliver comprehensive Title IX training.
Alumni Spotlight — Meet Arsenio Mims
In between his successful three years at Mizzou Law, where he served as the first Black editor-in-chief of any law journal (the Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law), and his acceptance of a federal clerkship, Arsenio Mims was facing a difficult two months.
Attorney General Bailey Leads 23 States Putting Biden Administration on Notice about Fourth Illegal Student Loan Scheme
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a 23-state coalition in putting the Biden Administration’s Department of Education on notice about their fourth illegal attempt to saddle working Americans with someone else’s debt.
Armstrong Teasdale Adds IP Associate Benjamin Bruce
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Associate Benjamin Z. Bruce to the Intellectual Property practice group in Kansas City.
KCMBA Honors Shook Attorney with President’s Award
The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) has selected Shook Associate William Walberg for its President’s Award.