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Michelle D. Nasser included in the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Michelle Nasser has been recognized by Best Lawyers® for her work in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law and Criminal Defense: White Collar.  Michelle is a criminal and civil trial lawyer, focusing her practice on federal white-collar criminal defense matters and complex business litigation.  Before joining Dowd…

Kelly J. H. Murrie included in the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Kelly J.H. Murrie has been recognized by Best Lawyers® for her work in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar.  Kelly represents major corporations in complex commercial litigation, product liability and employment matters. She regularly handles tort claims; contract disputes; supplier disagreements; employee discrimination, retaliation and…

James G. Martin included in the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Best Lawyers® has recognized James G. Martin for his work in a number of practice areas including Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law and Criminal Defense: White Collar.  Jim, who was a former U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Missouri and a federal prosecutor before that,…

Gabriel E. Gore included in the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Gabriel E. Gore has been honored by Best Lawyers® for his work in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar.  Gabe has tried numerous jury trials to verdict, including cases involving breach of contract, securities fraud, employment and property damage claims.  This is the seventh year…

Edward L. Dowd included in the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Ed Dowd has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law and Criminal Defense: White Collar.  In 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022, Ed was recognized by Best Lawyers® as “Lawyer of the Year” in Corporate Compliance.  This is the 17th…

John D. Comerford included in the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Best Lawyers® has recognized John Comerford for his work in the practice area of Commercial Litigation which encompasses every type of dispute that can arise in a business context including but not limited to breach of contract cases, class actions, business torts and shareholder issues.  Prior to becoming a lawyer,…

Elizabeth C. Carver included in the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Best Lawyers® has recognized Elizabeth Carver for her work in Appellate Practice.  Beth has argued cases before the Eighth Circuit, the Federal Circuit, the Missouri Supreme Court, and the Eastern and Western Districts of the Missouri Courts of Appeals.  This is the 14th year that Beth has been honored by…

James F. Bennett included in the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Jim Bennett has been honored by Best Lawyers® for his work in the practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law and Qui Tam Law.  This is the 17th year Jim has been recognized by Best Lawyers, an achievement bestowed by his peers based on consensus opinion…

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