On August 17, 2018, Sheena R. Hamilton presented to the judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and federal practitioners at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. The national conference included speakers and panelists offering attorneys the opportunity to learn alongside circuit, district, magistrate, and…
On July 17, 2018, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Public Service Commission (PSC) erred in their decision denying Grain Belt Express a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN). The Grain Belt Express is a 780-mile interstate electrical transmission project, which would move clean, low-cost wind power…
On April 3, 2018, Dowd Bennett Partners Jay Nixon and Jamie Rehmann presented oral argument to the Missouri Supreme Court on behalf of Clean Line Energy of Houston, Texas regarding an interstate electrical transmission project known as the Grain Belt Express, which would move clean, low-cost wind power from…
Dowd Bennett Partners Jim Bennett and Jennifer Kingston represented Nucor Corporation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on an appeal of the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Nucor on plaintiff’s claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). On March 1, 2018,…
Partners Jay Nixon and Jamie Rehmann, along with Associate Adam Simon, represent Grain Belt Express Clean Line, LLC. The article below was written by Jeffrey Tomich of E&E News. Former MO Governor pleads case to save $2.3B Clean Line
Story by Cara Salvatore of Law360 2017.12.19 Law360 Article – 8th Circ. Sets Up Do-Over In Massive Malfeasance Suit
Dowd Bennett Partners Jim Bennett, Ed Dowd and Michelle Nasser, along with Chris Bauman of Blitz Bardgett & Deutsch, L.C., represent the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, the City of St. Louis and the County of St. Louis in the lawsuit against Stan Kroenke and the…
Bryce Gray of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, interviewed former Governor Nixon about the appellate brief filed on November 28, 2017, on behalf of Dowd Bennett client. Former Gov. Nixon leads legal challenge over denied wind transmission project
On Thursday, August 17, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed in part the largest plaintiffs’ win in Missouri in 2015, and remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings. The case, Jo Ann Howard and Associates, et al. v. National City Bank,…
In November 2016, Michelle Nasser established the St. Louis Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (“WWCDA”). The WWCDA is a coalition of women attorneys with relevant expertise who specialize in white collar criminal defense. The WWCDA has over 1,200 members nationwide and internationally, with membership organized by…
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