Missouri In House Counsel Legal news, updates and analysis

Two years ago, William R. Sampson of Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City set out to help define what “reasonable” data security looks like. The basic answer: More cybersecurity is not always better.

Nothing about George E. Wolf III’s transition from the Jackson County Circuit Court bench to his in-house role at HNTB earlier this year has been typical.

As millions of people work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, their homes are quickly becoming the new battleground for hackers to access sensitive information.

Employers grappling with COVID-19’s impact on the workplace soon may be forced to make another tough decision after months of agonizing about layoffs, furloughs and the right strategies to keep their businesses afloat during the pandemic.

In selecting the honorees for the In-House Counsel Awards, we look not only at expertise in the legal profession, but the commitment and impact these attorneys have made within their companies.

As president of the Mid-America Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Jennifer McAdam makes it her mission to draw more in-house attorneys to pro bono work.

If the Great Recession of 2008 is any indication, 2020 and beyond could be especially litigious years for companies seeking to defend their patents against infringement claims from non-practicing entities, known more colloquially as patent trolls.

In July, Husch Blackwell launched The Link, a fully remote office that encompasses about 40 attorneys and a dozen staff members in eight locations across the country.

A group of Missouri businesses have cleared a significant early hurdle in a suit that alleges their insurer declined to cover business-interruption losses from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Truman Medical Centers/University Health named former state senator and Kansas City councilmember Jolie Justus as its new general counsel, replacing Bill Colby.