Latest SHB News <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=329">Pat McLarney</a> has been recognized in the January/February 2009 edition of <i>Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition,</i> which highlights the nation’s top attorneys in Administrative Law, Banking, Bonds and Government Finance, Business and Corporate, Insurance Coverage, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities and Corporate Finance, and Securities Litigation. McLarney was recognized in the Administrative Law category.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">Peer-recognition ballots are used to nominate <i>Super Lawyers,</i> and additional candidates are identified through an independent search. Final candidates are selected based on experience, professional achievements, bar activities, pro bono and community service, and scholarly lectures and writings.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=546 2009-01-07T09:37:42.671875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">The <i>South Florida Business Journal</i> recently released its 2009 Book of Lists, ranking the top businesses in South Florida by industry. SHB Miami ranks 24th on the “Top Law Firms” list, which bases its findings on the number of lawyers at South Florida firms.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=547 2009-01-07T09:37:42.671875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">Shook, Hardy & Bacon Chair John Murphy has announced the promotion of nine attorneys to the level of partner in the law firm’s Kansas City, Miami and San Francisco offices.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">The following are new partners for 2009:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=305">Eric Buresh</a> (Intellectual Property, Kansas City); <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=310">Jesse Camacho</a> (Intellectual Property, Kansas City); <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=189">Michael Cargnel</a> (Business Litigation, Kansas City); <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=492">Amy Crouch</a> (Product Liability Litigation, Kansas City) ; <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=493">Frank Cruz-Alvarez</a> (Product Liability Litigation, Miami); <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=246">Randall Haimovici</a> (Tort, San Francisco); <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=605">Daniel Rogers</a> (Tort, Miami); <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=634">Leonard Searcy</a> (Intellectual Property, Kansas City); <li><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=134">Angela Seaton</a> (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation, Kansas City).</ul> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=545 2009-01-07T09:37:42.671875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">The May 2009 edition of <i>Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition</i> will recognize SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=50">Mark Anstoetter</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=152">Ron Bodinson</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=785">Ed Bullard</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=32">Dave Erickson</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=762">Joel Mosher</a>, and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=799">Terry Satterlee</a> as part of a special issue highlighting the nation’s top attorneys in Construction Litigation, Construction/Surety, Eminent Domain, Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental, Environmental Litigation, Land Use/Zoning, and Real Estate law. Anstoetter and Erickson will be recognized in the Environmental Litigation category; Mosher and Satterlee in the Environmental category; and Bodinson and Bullard in the Real Estate category.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">Peer-recognition ballots are used to nominate attorneys for inclusion in <i>Super Lawyers,</i> and additional candidates are identified through an independent search. Final candidates are selected based on experience, professional achievements, bar activities, pro bono and community service, and scholarly lectures and writings.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=544 2009-01-07T09:37:42.671875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Associate <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=908">Matthew Benov</a> has analyzed the recent Siemens AG guilty plea to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in a client alert. Benov cautions that "U.S. companies doing business abroad now face more significant government resources focused on combating bribery since the passage of the FCPA more than 30 years ago." Noting that the "Siemens settlement is almost 20 times larger than any previous penalty under the FCPA," Benov suggests that companies "confer with counsel to consider the benefits and risks of a proactive response to an FCPA enforcement action." <span class="view">To read the alert, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Newsletters/GECU/GECU121808.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=543 2009-01-07T09:37:42.671875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=982">Jonathan Rosen</a> has prepared an analysis of government enforcement actions taken in the marine-hose market where bid-rigging and foreign government official bribes culminated in guilty pleas, jail time and significant fines. Rosen cautions about overlaps between antitrust and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, noting that "unlike FCPA investigations, antitrust authorities provide immunity for the first violator who discloses wrongdoing to the government." He also suggests that active parallel investigations in foreign jurisdictions are strengthening the hand of U.S. investigators. To read the alert, please click <span class="view"></span> <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Newsletters/GECU/GECU121608.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=541 2009-01-07T09:37:42.6875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">Legal Media Group has named Shook, Hardy & Bacon the World’s Leading Product Liability Law Firm for 2009 and SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35">Harvey Kaplan</a> the World’s Leading Product Liability Lawyer for 2009 in its <i>Expert Guides: Guide to the World’s Leading Product Liability Lawyers.</i></p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">The biennial directory also recognizes SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47">Robert Adams</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=373">Simon Castley</a> (London), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=401">Walter Cofer</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=403">Timothy Congrove</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=405">William Crampton</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=406">Sarah Croft</a> (London), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=413">Gregory Fowler</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=498">Diego Gandolfo</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=421">Laurel Harbour</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=424">Gary Long</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=222">Edward Moss</a> (Miami), Craig Proctor (Geneva), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=39">Kenneth Reilly</a> (Miami), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=95">Frank Rothrock</a> (Orange County), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167">William Sampson</a> (Kansas City), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16">Victor Schwartz</a> (Washington, D.C.), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=379">Samuel Sebree</a> (Geneva), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=441">John Sherk</a> (Kansas City) and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=875">Mark Tyler</a> (London) – the most attorneys recognized from a single firm.</p> <p>The Legal Media Group’s process for selecting SHB as the World’s Leading Product Liability Firm, Kaplan as the World’s Leading Product Liability Lawyer, and other SHB attorneys for individual recognition was based on more than 3,000 questionnaires distributed to senior practitioners and in-house counsel in more than 50 jurisdictions worldwide.</p> <p><i>Expert Guides</i> has provided international guides to leading business lawyers since 1994 and publishes the <i>Guide to the World’s Leading Product Liability Lawyers</i> every two years.</p> <p>In addition to this recognition, Shook, Hardy & Bacon has been named Product Liability Law Firm of the Year by <i>The American Lawyer</i> (2008); Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year by <i>Who’s Who Legal</i> (2005 to 2008); and a Band One (highest ranking) firm by <i>Chambers USA for National Products Liability</i> (2008).</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=540 2009-01-07T09:37:42.6875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=982">Jonathan Rosen</a> and Associate <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=908">Matthew Benov</a> have co-authored a client alert that discusses a recent Ninth Circuit decision in a case involving securities fraud claims based on alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations. The claims were dismissed because the court found that the shareholder plaintiffs failed to plead any facts demonstrating that the company's president and CEO knew about illegal payments or was actively involved in the company's overseas sales. <span class="view">To read the alert, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Newsletters/GECU/GECU121208.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=539 2009-01-07T09:37:42.6875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB attorneys will discuss the challenges and opportunities of defending food and consumer product liability cases at the Grocery Manufacturers Association's "2009 Food Claims & Litigation Conference: Emerging Issues in Food-Related Litigation" slated for February 24-26 in Rancho Mirage, California. SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=144">Paul La Scala</a> and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=95">Frank Rothrock</a> will address “Country-of-Origin-Labeling: A Legal Mandate for Some, a Marketing Opportunity for Others, and a Litigation Risk for All.” SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=736">Laura Fey</a> and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=492">Amy Crouch</a> will present on “Pre-Litigation Risk Management for Consumer Products Companies.” <span class="view">To view the compelte conference agenda, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/NewsEvents/GMA2009FoodClaimsAndLitigationConference.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=536 2009-01-07T09:37:42.6875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=826">Amor Esteban</a> joined a distinguished faculty of leading U.S. patent attorneys at the <i>Daily Journal</i> Corporation and West Legalworks’ Litigating Patent Disputes: The Advanced Legal Forum on December 2, 2008, in Palo Alto, California. Esteban’s presentation, titled “e-Discovery in Patent Disputes,” addressed ways of successfully managing e-discovery in patent litigation.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=537 2009-01-07T09:37:42.6875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=41">Justin Johl</a> and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31">Bill Martucci</a> have been recognized in the December 2008 edition of <i>Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition,</i> which highlights the nation’s top attorneys in Employment Litigation: Defense, Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits/ERISA, Workers’ Compensation, and Immigration. Johl was recognized in the Employment & Labor category and Martucci in the Employment Litigation: Defense category.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">Peer-recognition ballots are used to nominate <i>Super Lawyers,</i> and additional candidates are identified through an independent search. Final candidates are selected based on experience, professional achievements, bar activities, pro bono and community service, and scholarly lectures and writings.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=538 2009-01-07T09:37:42.6875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=19">James Eiszner</a> will serve as a faculty member for an American Bar Association CLE teleconference and Web cast titled “Ethics Developments in Antitrust: From the Boardroom to the Outside Lawyers” on December 16, 2008, from noon to 1:30 p.m. (CST). Topics will include organizing for and receiving information concerning investigations; company employee relations; counsel 's dealings with management and witnesses; and potential exposures relating to attorney liability, licensing consequences and privilege waivers. During his segment of the program, Eiszner will extrapolate from the lessons learned from in-house counsel indictments (2000 to 2007) to discuss lawyer liability and ethical issues in the context of antitrust counseling and litigation (although the implications generally apply to counseling and litigation in any context). <span class="view">For additional information about this program, which qualifies for ethic credits in those states accrediting ABA teleconferences and live audio Web casts, please click <a href="http://www.abanet.org/cle/programs/t08eda1.html">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=535 2009-01-07T09:37:42.6875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">Law & Politics recently published <i>Texas Super Lawyers 2008,</i> recognizing five SHB attorneys in the annual outstanding practitioners guide. Texas Super Lawyers published the listing in the October 2008 edition of <i>Texas Monthly.</i> In this latest guide, Super Lawyers recognizes SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=646">Gene Williams</a> (Civil Litigation Defense), along with four Rising Stars, including SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=185">Kristi Belt</a> (Business Litigation), <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=129">Scott Michelman</a> (Personal Injury Defense: Products) and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=135">James Shepherd</a> (Personal Injury Defense: Products) and SHB Of Counsel <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=369">Vicky Alvarez</a> (Personal Injury Defense: Products).</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">Peer recognition ballots are used to nominate Super Lawyers, and additional candidates are identified through an independent search. Final candidates are selected based on experience, professional achievements, bar activities, pro bono and community service, and scholarly lectures and writings. Only five percent of lawyers in Texas were named to the list.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=534 2009-01-07T09:37:42.703125Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=785">Ed Bullard</a> served as co-chair and facilitator of the <i>Ingram’s</i> Downtown and Urban Core Industry Outlook Assembly on November 7, 2008. Hosted by SHB and attended by more than two dozen Kansas City business and community leaders, the discussion focused on recruiting additional major development projects to the urban core and continuing the momentum of the downtown area’s growing residential population. The event was featured in the November 2008 edition of <i>Ingram's.</i> <span class="view">To view the article, please click <a href="http://www.ingramsonline.com/November_2008/Downtown%20Econ%20Dev%20report/DowntownKCpg1.html" target=blank>here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=533 2009-01-07T09:37:42.703125Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=852">David Douglass</a> has been named chair of DRI's Corporate Integrity and White Collar Crime Committee, which was formed in response to an increasing emphasis on federal and state criminal prosecutions for conduct that would, in the past, have constituted a regulatory violation. The committee offers education, networking and communications opportunities and publishes a quarterly newsletter, <i>Corporate Integrity.</i></p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=532 2009-01-07T09:37:42.703125Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=51">Mischa Buford Epps</a> has authored an article in the Fall 2008 issue of the <i>Bloomberg Corporate Law Journal.</i> Titled “Upping the Ante: Increased Emphasis on Nonprofit Corporate Governance, Implications for Public Charities and Their Boards,” the article addresses the recent Internal Revenue Service “best governance practices” guidance, the revised Form 990 (the annual information return that nonprofits must file), and actions to be taken by nonprofit organizations’ directors and management to adequately prepare for increased reporting requirements. According to Epps, “the IRS continues to promote compliance, suffocate abuse in the tax-exempt sector, and increase transparency and accountability by giving the public a clear line of sight into the operations of nonprofit organizations.” <span class="view">To view the article, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/NewsEvents/UppingtheAnte2008.pdf">here</a>.</p></span></p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=531 2009-01-07T09:37:42.703125Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=224">Michael Osborne</a> has authored four chapters of the Defense Research Institute's forthcoming <i>50-State Compendium on Trade Secret Law and Non-Compete Agreements.</i> A part of the DRI Commercial Litigation Committee's Defense Library Series, the publication is a compilation of articles written by attorneys recognized for their expertise in this area of the law. Osborne contributed chapters on non-compete agreements in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Montana. In addition, SHB Associates <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=734">Dana Mehrer</a> and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=189">Mike Cargnel</a> co-authored the Kansas chapter of the non-compete compendium.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=529 2009-01-07T09:37:42.703125Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=40">Michelle Fujimoto</a> will join a distinguished faculty of judges, in-house lawyers, consultants, and law firm partners at DRI's March 5-6, 2009, "Sharing Success--A Seminar for Women Lawyers" program. Fujimoto will address "Dealing with Difficult Witnesses in Deposition and at Trial," sharing her tips on how to turn difficult witnesses into cooperative ones. <span class="view">To view the conference brochure, please click <a href="http://dri.org/open/event_brochures/20090208.pdf" blank=blank>here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=530 2009-01-07T09:37:42.703125Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Of Counsel <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=658">Jim Andreasen</a> served as program moderator for an American Bar Association "Quick Teleconference" on November 18, 2008. Presented by the Agricultural Management Committee of the ABA's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, the program featured a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official who provided an overview of the new agency rule on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and lessons learned from a contentious negotiated rulemaking process. <span class="view">Additional information about the program, titled "The New Clean Water Act Rule on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: Where It Ended Up (And How It Got There)," can be accessed <a href="http://www.abanet.org/environ/programs/teleconference/0809/AnimalFeeding/home.shtml" target=blank>here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=526 2009-01-07T09:37:42.703125Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">Legal Media Group has published its 2009 edition of <i>Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys,</i> ranking Shook, Hardy & Bacon as a Tier One national products liability firm and a recommended local litigation firm in Missouri. Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47">Rob Adams</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35">Harvey Kaplan</a> and former SHB Partner Tim Pratt were named national products liability stars.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">Missouri litigation stars include Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47">Rob Adams</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=413">Greg Fowler</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35">Harvey Kaplan</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=424">Gary Long</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34">John Murphy</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=18">Joe Rebein</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=167">Bill Sampson</a>, and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=96">Scott Sayler</a>.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=527 2009-01-07T09:37:42.71875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=58">Stan Weiner</a> and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=347">Sylvan Siegler</a> opened the University of Missouri-Kansas City's 45th Annual Heart of America Tax Institute, November 13-14, 2008, by participating in an ethics panel discussion titled "Tax Return Preparer: Whose Side Are You on - the Client's, the IRS's, or Your Own?" Some 170 accountants and lawyers attended this informative program, which also featured tax practitioners, scholars and CPAs from around the country. CLE and CPE credits were provided to participants who also heard presentations about individual and corporate tax developments, asset protection planning, and anticipated tax reform in a new administration, among other matters.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=528 2009-01-07T09:37:42.71875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">The hiring of Partner Jonathan Rosen and Of Counsel Tom Moga is noted in a November 12, 2008, <i>Law360</i> article. Titled “Shook, Hardy & Bacon Expands Corporate, IP Groups,” the article highlights Rosen and Moga’s legal expertise in their respective areas of practice. “Shook, Hardy & Bacon remains focused on matching the growth of our Washington, D.C., office to the needs of our clients,” SHB Chair <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=34">John Murphy</a> was quoted as saying. “As our national government enforcement and intellectual property practices continue to expand, so does our need for additional attorneys with high-stakes, complex administrative, civil and criminal defense and intellectual property expertise. Jonathan Rosen and Tom Moga meet that need.” <span class="view">To view the article, please click <a href="http://www.law360.com/articles/76459" target=blank>here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=525 2009-01-07T09:37:42.71875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=421">Laurel Harbour</a> has published an article in <i>Class Action Watch,</i> a publication of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Titled "The New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Medical Monitoring in Product Liability Claims," the article discusses how the court's ruling "reflects the New Jersey legislature's intent to require individuals to have a present physical injury to recover under the New Jersey Products Liability Act." According to Harbour, the New Jersey Supreme Court, by rejecting medical monitoring for non-injured product liability claimants, "joins a growing list of courts which have limited medical monitoring or rejected the theory outright." <span class="view">To read the article, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/NewsEvents/NJSupremeCourtRejectsMedicalMonitoring_2008.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=521 2009-01-07T09:37:42.71875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=279">Chris McDonald</a> and Of Counsel <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=658">Jim Andreasen</a> have co-authored an article for a "Legal Briefs" column in the November 2008 issue of <i>Pork Exec</i> magazine. Titled "Agricultural Sustainability Standard Could Affect You," the article discusses a standard currently being developed under the auspices of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Noting that the initial draft, "if finalized, could have broad-reaching impact," the authors observe that a number of stakeholders "have expressed concerns about certain aspects of the draft," which would cover agricultural activities "from seed to store." Among the requirements for producers in the draft would be the adoption of organic practices, limitations on and phase-out of "synthetic" pesticides and fertilizers, and employment practices in the areas of collective bargaining rights and union organizing activities "that may go beyond existing legal requirements." The article observes that voluntary ANSI standards are often adopted by governments as legal requirements and indicates how interested parties can become involved in the standard's development. <span class="view">To read the article, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/NewsEvents/AgriculturalSustainabilityStandard_2008.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=522 2009-01-07T09:37:42.71875Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=413">Greg Fowler</a> and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=498">Diego Gandolfo</a> have co-authored an article with some of the firm's strategic alliance partners appearing in the October 2008 "Latin American Forum" of the International Bar Association's Legal Practice Division. Titled "Class Actions in Latin America: A Report on Current Laws, Legislative Proposals and Initiatives," the article provides a useful and detailed account of the class-action and collective-action procedural initiatives underway in certain Latin American countries. While noting that a growing number of countries are enacting these types of procedures, the authors caution that "to achieve their purpose, they must provide better access to justice to <i>all</i> parties involved in the litigation, claimants and defendants alike." <span class="view">To read the article, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/NewsEvents/ClassActionsinLatinAmerica_2008.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=523 2009-01-07T09:37:42.71875Z <p>Shook, Hardy & Bacon announced today that Jonathan Rosen (partner) and Thomas Moga (of counsel) join the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, bolstering both the Government Enforcement and Compliance and Intellectual Property practice groups.</p> <p>“Shook, Hardy & Bacon remains focused on matching the growth of our Washington, D.C., office to the needs of our clients,” SHB Chair John Murphy said. “As our national government enforcement and intellectual property practices continue to expand, so does our need for additional attorneys with high-stakes, complex administrative, civil and criminal defense and intellectual property expertise. Jonathan Rosen and Tom Moga meet that need.”</p> <h4>Jonathan Rosen Joins SHB Corporate Law Division as Partner</h4> <p></p> <p>Jonathan Rosen, previously a member at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. has joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon as partner in the firm's Corporate Law Division as a member of the Government Enforcement & Compliance Practice Group.</p> <p>Rosen’s practice includes representation of corporate and individual clients in internal investigations, congressional investigations, regulatory inquiries and enforcement matters, criminal grand jury investigations and prosecutions, parallel civil proceedings and related debarment matters.</p> <p>Rosen also counsels clients on a wide variety of federal and state enforcement and corporate compliance matters, including securities, accounting, banking, the foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.</p> <p>Previously, Rosen served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., where he worked in the Fraud and Public Corruption Section. In that capacity, he successfully litigated high-profile cases involving public corruption, financial institution fraud and other economic crimes and led the prosecution team for fraud in Iraq on behalf of the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C. Rosen also served as Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.</p> <p>Rosen has won over 100 trials and has received multiple awards for his outstanding trial advocacy skills. He is a member of the Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court and several other associations. He has published articles in various publications including <i>Directorship Magazine</i> and <i>Corporate Board Member.</i></p> <p>Rosen graduated with distinction from Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1992) and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with distinction and departmental honors from Stanford University (B.A., 1988).</p> <h4>Thomas Moga Joins SHB Intellectual Property Practice as Of Counsel</h4> <p></p> <p>Thomas Moga, previously a patent attorney at Butzel Long, joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon as of counsel in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice.</p> <p>Moga’s expertise includes domestic and international intellectual property and trade experience.</p> <p>As a patent prosecutor in the mechanical, chemical, biochemical and pharmaceutical arts, Moga’s experience in the arena of intellectual property includes the acquisition of patents and registrations for trademarks and copyrights, licensing, litigation, dispute resolution and mediation, portfolio management, and policy development. Moga has also maintained and enforced overseas intellectual property portfolios, specializing in the identification and development of client-specific patent, trademark and copyright registration strategies in China. He has been qualified and has served as an expert witness in several patent disputes.</p> <p>He has managed several anti-counterfeiting actions in Asia, including overseeing initial counterfeit product investigation, selecting and working with local investigators and counsel, preparing administrative and judicial documents and participating in raids.</p> <p>Moga has also researched and prepared a section on intellectual property laws and practice for country reports for a domestic corporate client’s submission to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative as part of annual Sections 301 and 306 reviews. His work in China has also included assisting in the preparation of a report on counterfeit intellectual property for the U.S.- China Commission in 2002. Moga provided a pharmaceutical client with a review and analysis of rules and practice on data protection related to pharmaceuticals in China.</p> <p>The author of a multi-volume treatise on patent law and practice in Asia, Moga’s articles on various aspects of intellectual property appeared in <i>The National Law Journal,</i> the <i>China Business Review,</i> and the <i>Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society.</i> He has made presentations at programs sponsored by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the World Intellectual Property Office, the European Patent Office, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Bar Association, and the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Moga also was a speaker at the 2008 Ambassador’s IPR Roundtable in Beijing. He has lived, worked and taught for years in Asia, which includes having served as foreign advisor to the Chinese Patent Office while in China as a Fulbright Scholar. He is the chair of the International and Foreign Law Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.</p> <p>Moga is a graduate of the St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1983), the University of Michigan (M.A., 1980; B.A., 1978) and Madonna University (B.S., <i>cum laude,</i> 1994).</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=524 2009-01-07T09:37:42.734375Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">Missouri Governor Matt Blunt has appointed SHB Of Counsel <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=110">Sharon Williams</a> to the Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities. A 23-member, federally-funded body, the council seeks to provide individuals with developmental disabilities and their families access to needed services and assistance that “promote self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration in all aspects of community life.” Williams will serve through June 30, 2009, when she will be eligible for reappointment to a three-year term.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=520 2009-01-07T09:37:42.734375Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Of Counsel <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=471">Pat Sullivan</a> addressed fire safety litigation at the Defense Research Institute’s Fire and Casualty Seminar on November 20-21, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. Presented by DRI’s Fire and Casualty Specialized Litigation Group, the seminar featured the nation’s top fire defense practitioners speaking on cutting-edge topics that included secondary fire liability, fire science, fire scene management, trial skills, and ethics. Pat co-presented “Strategies in the Defense of the Fire Suppression System” with David Nicholas, senior litigation counsel for Tyco International Ltd.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=519 2009-01-07T09:37:42.734375Z <p style="margin-right:10px;"><a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=16">Victor Schwartz</a>, <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=17">Cary Silverman</a> and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=847">Christopher Appel</a>, members of Shook, Hardy & Bacon's Washington, D.C. Public Policy Practice, have co-authored an article for the "Analysis and Perspective" section of BNA's <i>Product Safety & Liability Reporter</i>. Published in the November 3, 2008, issue, the article, which is titled "Consumer Product Safety Reform Could Mean a Boon for Safety or a Boondoggle for Plaintiffs' Lawyers: It's Up to the CPSC, State AGs, the Courts, and You," is part of a series of articles about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">The article focuses on those provisions that create a new online product hazard database, give state attorneys general enforcement authority, prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission from expressing an opinion about the preemptive effect of its exercise of regulatory authority, and establish whistleblower protections. The authors conclude that the law "should prove a boon for product safety," but caution the agency to exercise its responsibilities carefully and state attorneys general to "resist the temptation to overstep their limited authority." The article also suggests that the courts "respect the need for preemption in appropriate circumstances and remain vigilant in preventing abuse of the Act's whistleblower provisions." <span class="view">To read the article, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/NewsEvents/ConsumerProductSafetyReform_2008.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=516 2009-01-07T09:37:42.734375Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Tampa sponsored the Stetson University College of Law’s Advanced Trial Competition, which was held November 1-2, 2008, in Gulfport, Florida. The competition provided second- and third-year law students the opportunity to compete in a mock trial representing a defendant charged with second-degree murder. The case description was created by Stetson Professor Charles H. Rose III and judged by members of the Tampa legal community.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">The SHB-sponsored trial competition was organized by Law & Order, Stetson University College of Law’s criminal law organization. SHB Associate <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=966">Melody Manning</a> attended the awards banquet on November 3, 2008, and presented awards to the winning team of Kerri Clapp, Cari Jones, Craig Whisenhunt, and Aaron Klingand. Craig Whisenhunt was also named best advocate.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=517 2009-01-07T09:37:42.734375Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">Shook, Hardy & Bacon's Intellectual Property Practice has been recognized as a national leader in the November 2008 issue of <i>IP Law & Business</i>. The "Who Protects Innovation in America?" survey recognizes law firms that prosecute patents and protect the patents, copyrights and trademarks of the 50 most innovative companies in the world.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;"><i>IP Law & Business</i> recognizes SHB as a "Top Guardian of the IP Nest" for being among the most frequently mentioned firms in its four-category survey. The national magazine also recognizes SHB as one of "this year's go-to firms for the world's most forward-thinking companies," naming the firm to its "Law Firms on the Cutting Edge" listing for trademark litigation.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=518 2009-01-07T09:37:42.734375Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150">Gene Balloun</a> received the Governor’s Award for Exemplary Service to Children and Families at the 32nd Annual Governor’s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect held October 30, 2008, in Wichita, Kansas. Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson highlighted Gene’s work on behalf of foster children as both a legal counselor and adoptive parent. Gene is currently vice president of the Kansas Foster and Adoptive Children organization and provides pro bono legal aid to foster parents and their families.</p> <p>In 2001, Gene and Shook, Hardy & Bacon used fees paid by the state for finalizing adoptions to establish the Kansas Foster and Adoptive Children Scholarship Fund, which has since granted 115 scholarships to children who have been in Kansas foster care.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=515 2009-01-07T09:37:42.734375Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=13">Mark Behrens</a> and Associate <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=493">Frank Cruz-Alvarez</a> have co-authored an article appearing in the October 2008 issue of <i>Class Action Watch</i>, a publication of the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies. Titled "Rhode Island Supreme Court Joins Other State Courts in Rejecting Product-Based Nuisance Claims," the article analyzes the July 2008 "landmark decision that rejected the highest profile effort to date to turn public nuisance theory into a 'super tort' that would circumvent the well-settled requirements of products liability law." Behrens and Cruz-Alvarez discuss why the court terminated the nine-year lead-based paint litigation by refusing to recognize public nuisance liability and note how the court placed important limitations on contingency fee agreements between the attorney general's office and its outside counsel. <span class="view">To read the article, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/NewsEvents/RISupremeCourtRejectsPublicNuisanceClaims_2008.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=513 2009-01-07T09:37:42.75Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">Reporting within hours of the proceedings, SHB provided a first-hand account to clients of the U.S. Supreme Court's oral argument in the landmark preemption case <i>Wyeth v. Levine</i>. The firm's timely and informative "Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Litigation Alert" discusses (i) the positions advanced by the lawyers who argued on behalf of Wyeth, the Food & Drug Administration and plaintiff Diana Levine; (ii) questions and comments from the Justices; and (iii) the case's significance and factual setting. <span class="view">To view the Alert, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Newsletters/PMDA/PMDA110308.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=514 2009-01-07T09:37:42.75Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=38">Steve Aliber</a> joined a group of Kansas City financial services attorneys for an October 10, 2008, roundtable discussion facilitated by <i>Ingram’s</i> magazine. The discussion focused on economic issues ranging from the government’s response to the banking crisis to challenges involving financial and stock markets. The meeting was featured in <i>Ingram's</i> October 2008 Legal Industry Outlook.</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=511 2009-01-07T09:37:42.75Z <p style="margin-right:10px;"><i>California Lawyer</i> published a report on its Product Liability Roundtable in the magazine’s November 2008 edition featuring comments from SHB Partners <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=407">Alicia Donahue</a> and <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=218">Frank Kelly</a>. Donahue and Kelly were two of seven California attorneys to participate in the discussion of a variety of current product liability issues, including the potential impacts of <i>Wyeth v. Levine</i>, a preemption case presently pending review by the U.S. Supreme Court. <span class="view">To view the <i>California Lawyer’s</i> Product Liability Roundtable report, please click <a href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/NewsEvents/CaliforniaLawyer_2008.pdf">here</a>.</p></span> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=512 2009-01-07T09:37:42.75Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">The <i>Kansas City Business Journal</i> reported in an October 24, 2008, article that the intellectual property industry is “one of the hottest growing legal fields in the Kansas City area,” and noted the doubling of SHB’s practice size in the last five years. The article also recognized the firm’s ability to attract “the nationwide business of companies such as Nike Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Coca Cola Co.” In the article, SHB Partner <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=48">Mike Gross</a> comments, “There may be a softness in the legal market coming up because of the financial climate but not in IP.”</p> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsprint.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"> <link href="http://el.shb.com/nl_images/SHBWebsite/Styles/newsscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"> http://www.shb.com/news_events_detail.aspx?id=510 2009-01-07T09:37:42.75Z <p style="margin-right:10px;">Forty-one Kansas City attorneys have been singled out by Law & Politics for special recognition in <i>Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2008.</i> In addition, six attorneys were named “Rising Stars.” Peer recognition ballots are used to nominate <i>Super Lawyers</i>, and additional candidates are identified through an independent search. Final candidates are then graded on a point scale based on experience, professional achievements, bar activities, pro bono and community service, and scholarly lectures and writings.</p> <p style="margin-right:10px;">SHB Kansas City partners named to <i>Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2008</i> and the categories for which they were recognized include: <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=47">Rob Adams</a> (General Litigation); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=393">Bill Allinder</a> (Civil Litigation Defense); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=50">Mark Anstoetter</a> (Environmental Litigation); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=150">Gene Balloun</a> (Business Litigation); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=152">Ron Bodinson</a> (Real Estate); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=785">Ed Bullard</a> (Real Estate); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=401">Walt Cofer</a> (Civil Litigation Defense); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=154">Stan Davis</a> (Business Litigation); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=63">Leanne DeShong</a> (Civil Litigation Defense); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=32">Dave Erickson</a> (Environmental Litigation); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=736">Laura Fey</a> (Class Action/Mass Torts); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=416">Roger Geary</a> (Personal Injury Defense: Products); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=41">Justin Johl</a> (Employment & Labor); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=217">John Johnston</a> (Environmental Litigation); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=35">Harvey Kaplan</a> (Civil Litigation Defense); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=66">Matt Keenan</a> (Personal Injury Defense: Products); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=424">Gary Long</a> (Class Action/Mass Torts); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=31">Bill Martucci</a> (Employment Defense: Defense); <a href="/attorney_detail.aspx?id=91">Madeleine McDonough</a> (Civil Litigatio