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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…

Ampleman Elevated to Partner

Dowd Bennett is proud to add Matt Ampleman to its partnership ranks.  Ampleman joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Missouri.  Prior to Matt’s career as a litigator, he obtained a master’s degree in civil and…

Jay Nixon Named Recipient of Harry S. Truman Public Service Award

Dowd Bennett partner and former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon recently was awarded the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award for 2024 at a ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. The Truman award was established by the City of Independence in 1974 to recognize Americans who…

Five Dowd Bennett Partners are Named to 2024 Missouri Super Lawyers List

Super Lawyers, a company that rates lawyers using surveys and peer review, recently announced that five Dowd Bennett partners are included on their list of Missouri Super Lawyers, which includes fewer than five percent of the lawyers in the state. Jim Bennett has been named to the Super Lawyers…

Best Law Firms Recognizes Dowd Bennett as Metropolitan Tier 1 Firm in Eight Categories

Dowd Bennett has been recognized by Best Law Firms (as ranked by Best Lawyers®) as a St. Louis Metropolitan Tier 1 Firm in eight categories: Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Governance Law Criminal Defense-White Collar Government Relations Practice Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants Best Law Firms…

Dowd Bennett Listed As One of the “Most Feared” Law Firms in Litigation

BTI Consulting Group and “The Mad Clientist” included Dowd Bennett in its annual list of most feared litigation firms.  According to BTI, the past year has brought about more aggressive and complex litigation including issues involving data privacy and artificial intelligence to name a few.  BTI data shows that…

Anticipating the Impacts of Spiking Demand from AI

The Institute for Energy Law published Ben Barnes‘ and Robyn Parkinson‘s article, “Anticipating the Impacts of Spiking Demand from AI” in their August 2024 edition of Energy Law Advisor. Energy Law Advisor – August 2024

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