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The Benefits of a Memorandum of Understanding

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a non-binding agreement between two parties that sets forth the key terms of a potential, soon to follow binding agreement. For instance, if one business intends to collaborate with another business, the parties may wish to first make sure they are at least generally on the same page before significant... Read More

BrownWinick Participates in 11th Annual Meals from the Heartland

BrownWinick staff and attorneys participated in one of the largest volunteer efforts in the country – the 11th Annual Hunger Fight, sponsored by Meals from the Heartland. The event was held August 29 - September 1. During the Hunger Fight, volunteers package millions of meals for poor and malnourished people around the world. Each meal package is... Read More

Unifying GDPR With US Laws Compliance

Matt McKinney was a guest speakers on an international podcast - Data Security and Privacy with the Privacy Professor Rebecca Herold. The podcast was on "Unifying GDPR With US Laws Compliance." Organizations are struggling to meet compliance with GDPR, US regulations and laws and all the other worldwide data protection legal requirements. There is... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyers of the Year" for 2019

The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named five BrownWinick attorneys as Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year" for 2019. Marc T Beltrame has been named Best Lawyers’ 2019 Des Moines Government Relations "Lawyer of the Year." Michael R. Blaser has been named Best Lawyers’ 2019... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers® List

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the... Read More

Marijuana is Coming (even to Iowa)

As marijuana continues to trend toward the mainstream, states are adopting and reaping the benefits of legalizing the leaf. The marijuana market was valued at nearly $9 billion last year (2017) and is expected to quintuple, rolling up to $50 billion by 2026. 31 states plus the District of Columbia (D.C.) have legalized marijuana in some form,... Read More

BrownWinick Attorney Chris Proskey Selected as a Member of the West Des Moines Leadership Academy 2018-2019 Class

Chris Proskey, an Intellectual Property attorney at BrownWinick, was selected to the West Des Moines Leadership Academy Class of 2018-2019. Community leaders from a variety of industries and backgrounds were selected for inclusion in the Academy. The West Des Moines Leadership Academy is an intensive, regionally-oriented leadership development... Read More

BrownWinick Holds First Annual Day of Community Giving

BrownWinick held its first Day of Community Giving on Friday, June 8, 2018. The firm supported five service projects throughout the community including: Animal Rescue League of Iowa Habitat for Humanity – Habitat ReStore Habitat for Humanity – Rock the Block Salisbury House & Gardens Valley View Village Groups of attorneys and staff went to each... Read More