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Steven Baumer has been elected to succeed Therese Pritchard as co-chair of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, the firm announced today. Baumer, a St. Louis-based partner who specializes in mergers and acquisitions and other complex business transactions, will begin a four-year ...

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Mark E. Stallion, an officer in the St. Louis office of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, has been inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis Alumni Hall of Honor. Stallion, who is one of six inductees for ...

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Carson Maricle, an officer in the St. Louis office of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, has been selected for the FOCUS St. Louis 2019-2020 class of Leadership St. Louis, a program for established and emerging leaders who are committed to improving ...

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The Association of Corporate Counsel has honored St. Louis-based agricultural lender Rabo AgriFinance for its unusual partnership with law firm Thompson Coburn. Rabo AgriFinance was named a 2019 ACC Value Champion, which recognizes “best-in-class” innovations that drive value and dramatically ...

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Erik Rome has joined Lathrop Gage as an associate in the firm’s Overland Park, Kansas, office. Rome, previously with Spencer Fane, joins Lathrop’s wealth strategies team. He concentrates his practice in estate planning. Rome earned his law degree from the ...

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Greg Smith, chairman of Husch Blackwell, will serve as a co-chair of the United Way of Greater St. Louis’ 2019 annual community campaign. Smith will lead the annual fall fundraising campaign, which officially begins in September, along with Tim Wentworth, ...

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Todd Thornhill, chief judge of Springfield Municipal Court, received the George Pittman Award presented by the Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association at its annual conference May 22-24 in Lake of the Ozarks. The award recognizes contributions to the ...

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Jessica M. Mendez, of-counsel in the St. Louis office of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, has been chosen as a member of the 2019 class of the Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy, to be held June 23-25 in Denver. The CBLA is ...

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Gov. Mike Parson has elevated Judge Madeline Orling Connolly to the circuit bench in St. Louis. Connolly, who was an associate circuit judge, fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Mark H. Neill. The 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission ...

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Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice has added Kathryn Huelsebusch as of-counsel to the firm’s St. Louis office. Huelsebusch represents health care providers throughout Missouri and Illinois, as well as other types of businesses. She earned her law degree from Saint ...

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The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission will meet in July to select finalists for two positions on the St. Louis County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge Thea Sherry is scheduled to retire soon, and Judge Richard Stewart was recently elevated to the ...

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