Dowd Bennett partner Phil Cantwell has been awarded a St. Louis “Ones to Watch”, St. Louis, in the area of Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers®. In this peer reviewed methodology, Ones to Watch recognizes the professional excellence of attorneys in private practice who are in the earlier stages of…
Hannah Preston has been recognized by Best Lawyers® for her work in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Hannah concentrates on defending clients facing class action lawsuits, mass tort actions, commercial disputes and appellate litigation. Her work also includes handling critical motions, appeals and amicus briefs, as well as managing discovery in complex litigation…
Best Lawyers® has recognized Governor Jay Nixon in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Government Relations. Before joining Dowd Bennett in 2017, Jay was Attorney General for the State of Missouri from 1993-2009 and served as Governor of the State of Missouri from 2009-2017. Beyond his public service,…
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 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…
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 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…
Best Lawyers® has honored Robert Epperson for his work in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. This is the sixth time Robert has been recognized by Best Lawyers which is based on the evaluation of a lawyer’s skill by his or her peers in the same geographical and practice…
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…
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,…
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