Recent News & Blogs - 2012

• Matthew McKinney Named to BrownWinick's Government Relations Team

  Posted by Matthew McKinney | in Our News on 12/12/2012

  Matthew McKinney has been named to BrownWinick's Government Relations Team

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• Michael Dee Named Litigation Star in the 2013 Edition of Benchmark Litigation

  Posted by Michael Dee | in Our News on 12/11/2012

  Benchmark Litigation named Michael Dee from the BrownWinick Law Firm to the list of "Litigation Stars" in the areas of construction, labor and employment and intellectual property litigation.

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• The "Fiscal Cliff" and Post-Election Tax Planning for 2012 and 2013

  Posted in Legal News on 12/1/2012

  With the election over and the "Fiscal Cliff" looming, it is a good time to consider all of the potential tax changes coming at the end of the year.

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• Google Inc. Invested in Iowa Wind Farm

  Posted by James Pray | in Our News on 11/16/2012

  BrownWinick attorneys were involved in the environmental, zoning, and utility regulation review for RPM Access, LLC and their recent investment by Google Inc.

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• BrownWinick Ranked in 2013 "Best Law Firms"

  Posted in Our News on 11/1/2012

  BrownWinick has been included in the 2013 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings.

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• BrownWinick Attorney Matt McKinney Selected as a Member of the West Des Moines Leadership Academy 2012-2013 Class

  Posted by Matthew McKinney | in Our News on 10/12/2012

  Community leaders from a variety of industries and backgrounds were selected for inclusion in the Academy.

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• BrownWinick Attorney Marc Beltrame Selected as a Member of the 2012-2013 Leadership Iowa Class

  Posted in Our News on 9/13/2012

  Congratulations to Marc Beltrame, a Partner at BrownWinick, for being selected as a member of the 2012-2013 Association of Business and Industry Foundation's Leadership Iowa class.

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• The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Part III

  Posted by David Breiner | in Legal News on 9/4/2012

  The America Invents Act (AIA) will move the United States Patent System from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system on March 16, 2013.

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• BrownWinick Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

  Posted by Elizabeth Coonan | William Brown | Paul Carey | Douglas Gross | Kelly Hamborg | Alice Helle | Thomas Johnson | James Pray | Brian Rickert | Steven Schoenebaum | Camille Urban | in Our News on 9/4/2012

  BrownWinick is proud to announce that 16 attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

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• Employers Should Continue Using Current I-9 Form

  Posted by Elizabeth Coonan | in Legal News on 8/13/2012

  The I-9 Form should be used for all newly-hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States.

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• Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Small (under 50) Employers

  Posted by Alice Helle | in Legal News on 7/28/2012

  Yesterday (June 28, 2012), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government's power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read.

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• Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Large (50+) Employers

  Posted by Alice Helle | in Legal News on 6/28/2012

  Yesterday (June 28, 2012), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government's power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read.

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• H-1B Cap Has Been Reached

  Posted by Elizabeth Coonan | in Legal News on 6/12/2012

  Sufficient number of H-1B Petitions to reach statutory cap of 65,000 petitions for FY2013.

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• BrownWinick Law Firm and Eight Attorneys Listed in Chambers USA® 2012 - America's Leading Lawyers for Business

  Posted by Michael Blaser | William Brown | Douglas Gross | Kelly Hamborg | John Hunter | Brian Rickert | Christopher Sackett | in Our News on 6/8/2012

  BrownWinick has been ranked as a "leading law firm" in Chambers USA® 2012 - America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate.

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• The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Part II

  Posted by David Breiner | in Legal News on 6/6/2012

  One of the more interesting changes imposed on the United States patent system by the America Invents Act is the redefinition of prior art.

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• The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Part I

  Posted by David Breiner | in Legal News on 5/24/2012

  Historically, the United States patent system has been a first-to-invent system. That is, in a competition between two inventors seeking a patent on the same technology, the patent has been awarded to the inventor who invented first, not the first inventor to file. The United State patent system, however, will soon change!

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• BrownWinick Attorneys Rebecca Brommel and Catherine Cownie Named as Honorees to the 2012 Class of Forty Under 40

  Posted by Rebecca Brommel | Catherine Cownie | in Our News on 2/2/2012

  BrownWinick attorneys, Rebecca Brommel and Catherine Cownie, were named to the Des Moines Business Record's 2012 Class of Forty Under 40 honorees

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