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Control Your Content on Social Media

It’s that time of year again: the copy/paste posts are making their way around Facebook and Instagram declaring ownership of photos and information and forbidding the social media and tech giants from using and abusing your content. Here’s an example of a post you may have seen being shared: Deadline tomorrow !!! Everything you’ve ever posted... Read More

Hemp Fields of Opportunities

There’s a lot of hype around hemp these days. Hemp products, including CBD, or cannabidiol, seem to be all over the market. Indeed, uses for hemp seem endless. The hemp plant can be used for anything from paper to therapeutic oils to rope and have even been considered for food products. Legislation was previously passed allowing physicians to... Read More

Due Diligence: Its Importance in an M&A Deal

Buying a business can be an extremely hectic and overwhelming process. One of the most important things for a buyer to do is understand what they are purchasing. The process of investigating and fully understanding what a buyer is purchasing is called performing due diligence. Due diligence is often the most time consuming and important part of... Read More

PCWA Basket Auction

BrownWinick attorneys attended the 18th Annual Polk County Women Attorney's Basket Auction on October 3,2019. The Basket Auction benefits the Young Women's Resource Center, a local 501(c)(3) organization that works with young mothers and at-risk girls in the greater Des Moines community. The Basket Auction consists of both a silent auction --... Read More

BrownWinick Welcomes New Associates

Amy earned her B.A. in Women’s Studies from the University of Iowa in 2008. She received her Master of Public Health in 2019 from Des Moines University. Also in 2019, Amy earned her J.D. with high honors and certificates in Health Law and Legislative Practice from Drake University Law School. She has a general practice including, but not limited... Read More

BrownWinick Participates in NAMIWalks

Members of BrownWinick's Health Law Practice Group and their families gathered on Saturday, September 28, 2019 to participate in NAMIWalks Iowa, which was held in Johnston. BrownWinick also served as a Bronze Sponsor of the event. The NAMIWalks Iowa event raised over $123,000 for the Iowa Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Health. One in... Read More

Raising Capital Via Rule 504

In general, every security offering in the United States is required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and applicable state securities regulators unless the offering qualifies for an exemption from registration under both federal and state laws and regulations. It is important for companies to qualify for... Read More

BrownWinick Supports Iowa Mission of Mercy

BrownWinick attorneys and staff volunteered at the Iowa Mission of Mercy (IMOM) in Davenport in September. IMOM is a two-day community dental clinic that provides free oral health care to individuals who face barriers to receiving dental care. BrownWinick's attorneys and staff assisted by helping patients get to and from the specific areas for the... Read More

BrownWinick Named a 2019 Top Workplace in Iowa

The BrownWinick law firm has been named in The Des Moines Register’s "Top Workplace in Iowa" for 2019 - only 135 companies made this year’s list of Iowa’s top workplaces, from small, mid-sized, and large employers. The “Top Workplace in Iowa” list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research... Read More