When Anheuser-Busch returned to Vietnam in 2008, it tapped Vietnam War veteran William Franke, founder and CEO of Gannon International, to lead the charge. Franke’s business, one of St. Louis’ largest private companies, became the brewer’s exclusive distributor in the country and planned to build a $90 million Budweiser…
Dowd Bennett is proud to announce our newest partners Jennifer Aspinall and John D. Comerford. Dowd Bennett New Partners Announcement-December 2010
Jim Bennett has been named as one of the Top 50 St. Louis Lawyers of 2010 by Super Lawyers Magazine. 2010 also marks the fifth consecutive year that partner Ed Dowd, Jr. was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the top attorneys in Missouri in the area…
The Salute to Excellence in Education Co-chairs are four young St. Louis leaders who have focused much of their energy on promoting the importance of education. Anisha Morrell-Charles is special assistant to thecChancellor of St. Louis Community College. She is a member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and co-founding…
Dowd Bennett has been named by U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" inaugural 2010 publication as a “Tier 1” Law Firm in St. Louis in the areas of both General Commercial Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense.
A St. Louis County jury awarded Creve Coeur-based Monsanto a verdict of more than $7.6 million June 28 in the company’s suit against Houston-based ConocoPhillips. According to Monsanto’s petition, Conoco fell short in delivering petroleum coke that was promised in a sales agreement. Petroleum coke is produced during the oil-refining…
Dowd Bennett recently represented Monsanto Company at trial in the matter of Monsanto Company v. ConocoPhillips Company, 08SL-CC 02002. The matter involved the breach of a supply agreement and was tried for nine days in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
2010 marks Dowd Bennett Partner Jen Kingston’s second year of service as the Chairperson of the Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure. The St. Louis race is the largest Komen Race in the world, with 66,470 participants registered for the 2009 Race and over $3.25…
Dowd Bennett is proud to announce our newest partners James E. Crowe, III, Gabriel E. Gore, and Jennifer S. Kingston.
Missouri courts do their jobs in a fair and impartial way without regard to partisan politics. The non-partisan court plan was instituted in Missouri in 1940 because of rampant voter fraud in the 1930s. Since then, most states have adopted what is called the Missouri Plan.
Dowd Bennett is a litigation firm with extensive courtroom experience. Led by trial-seasoned lawyers, including former federal prosecutors and judicial law clerks, our team shares tenacity, a passion for seeing cases through trial and a complete commitment to client service.