Missouri In House Counsel Legal news, updates and analysis

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.

Some employers may be itching to bring back their employees to the workplace. Not so fast, labor and employment attorneys say.

From a big-picture perspective, it’s critical for in-house legal teams to consider a wide range of issues, from reviewing contracts for force majeure provisions, to labor and employment issues surrounding employees who get sick, and more.

The slow reopening of the economy is a welcome relief for businesses. But in a COVID-19 world, it also brings a host of new challenges for employers.

All types of workplaces will be reconfigured and personal interactions changed, at least until an effective vaccine is developed, which could be at least a year from now.