Press Releases

Dinsmore is excited to announce that Michael Paul, the firm's office managing partner in Denver, has been named a Fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America. CLSA is a construction lawyer honorary society, with selective membership by invitation only.  Michael's addition to the international honorary association is especially significant given that CLSA Fellowship is limited to 1,200 lawyers worldwide ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes Shaka Scott to the firm’s rapidly expanding Tampa office and national health care practice group.  The firm’s presence in Florida was established in 2020 with six business law attorneys and has continued to build incredible momentum. The new addition brings the attorney count to ten. Shaka spent more than two decades as general counsel dealing in corporate transactions before expanding his skillset to health care ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes leading patent attorneys Nick Transier and Ankur Garg as technology focused intellectual property partners in the San Diego office.  Their presence on the west coast demonstrates Dinsmore’s commitment to expanding resources within one of the nation’s fastest growing IP and technology practices. It was important for Nick and Ankur to join as a team ...

Three Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys have been named to Florida Super Lawyers' Rising Stars lists for 2022. Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected by a multi-phase process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement. The Rising Stars list recognizes up-and-coming attorneys in the state ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to welcome partner Lovee Sarenas to its Los Angeles office and national bankruptcy and restructuring practice group. Sarenas brings decades of experience in bankruptcy law and has practiced at both a large national firm and small corporate firms ...

Eight Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys have been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for 2022. Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected by a multi-phase process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement. The Rising Stars list recognizes up-and-coming attorneys in the state. Dinsmore attorneys on the lists are: Super Lawyers Chris Azzara, Commercial Finance/Real Estate C ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is continuing its aggressive growth in Detroit with the addition of corporate partner Gustaf “Gus” Andreasen, a highly regarded attorney who joins from Howard & Howard. He is the second esteemed partner to join the office this month, and he is the seventh working in mergers and acquisitions to choose Dinsmore in Detroit since July of 2021, following in the footsteps of prominent Michigan attorney Joe DeVito last year ...

Though the final rules will not be expected until the end of this year, according to Bloomberg, major banks are leaving the SPAC market. Some have has paused IPOs of new SPACs, others have ended involvement with SPACs they previously took public, and yet others are ending relationships with current SPAC clients. The proposed rules are open for public comment until the later of May 31, 2022 or the date that is 30 days after their official publication in the Federal Register ...

Dinsmore Lexington litigators Grahmn Morgan, Kristeena Johnson and Elizabeth Barrera, along with local counsel David Baird of Baird & Baird, were pleased to earn a unanimous jury verdict for Big Sandy Company, LP that awarded the client more than $4.8 million in a breach-of-contract claim ...

Twenty-one Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys have been named to the West Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for 2022. Dinsmore's Mark Carter was also named a top-10 attorney in the state by Super Lawyers. Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected by a multi-phase process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement. The Rising Stars list recognizes up-and-coming attorneys in the state ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to welcome partner Thaddeus Harrell to the nationwide firm’s growing Chicago office and nationally recognized labor and employment department. Harrell is the latest in a string of new hires for Dinsmore in the Windy City, which added 25 new employees (12 attorneys and 13 support staff) from the beginning of the pandemic through the end of 2021 ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner Dennis Boren to the firm’s Detroit, Michigan office and nationally recognized labor and employment department. Boren joins Dinsmore after a 40-year career with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). His most recent role there was as regional attorney for Region 7, which includes the Lower Peninsula of Michigan as well as four Upper Peninsula counties—a position he held since 2006 ...

Dinsmore attorneys were pleased to work alongside several litigators from other respected firms to earn a unanimous jury verdict for Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Company. On March 24, after a nine-day product liability trial in a state court in Prestonsburg, Ky., a jury rejected the plaintiffs’ claimed damages of $17,882,484 after just 75 minutes of deliberations ...

Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce three of its attorneys from the Los Angeles and San Diego, Calif. offices have been recognized by Super Lawyers. Los Angeles Office Managing Partner Peter Mastan has been named to the Super Lawyers list every year since 2012. San Diego Office Managing Partner Joseph Leventhal has been named to the Super Lawyers list each consecutive year since 2014. Robert Prine, an associate at the San Diego office, has been named to the 2022 Rising Stars list ...

Dinsmore & Shohl’s patent procurement and management group was ranked in the top 10 of The Patent Lawyer magazine’s list of best practices, specifically in the publication’s North America – South region ...

Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce two of its attorneys from the Denver, Colo. office have been recognized by Super Lawyers. Denver Office Managing Partner Michael Paul has been named to the 2022 Super Lawyers list for the third consecutive year. Partner Kelley Albright has been named to the 2022 Rising Stars list for the third time. Paul represents general contractors and developers in construction-related matters ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to welcome partner Eric Farris in Shepherdsville Ky. to the firm’s national real estate practice and education industry. Farris joins Dinsmore after running his own firm for 40 years. His practice focuses primarily on corporate and real estate law, and his experience includes counseling state entities, local municipalities, and public school systems on economic development, real estate, and corporate matters ...

World Trademark Review has classified Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as a gold-ranked firm (its top ranking) and given five Dinsmore trademark attorneys individual recognition in the annual WTR 1000 for 2022. The firm’s trademark group services more than 50,000 active trademark and copyright matters worldwide. WTR lists Dinsmore trademark attorneys April Besl, Jim Demetrijevs, Karen Gaunt, Kimberly Gambrel and Grant Monachino as recommended attorneys ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP recently marked 20 years since its first West Virginia office was established in Charleston. Since its inception, the firm’s West Virginia presence has grown from eight attorneys and nine staff in one office that first year to 93 by 2012, and 133 total in 2022. Charleston Office Managing Partner Ashley Pack credits attorney Henry Jernigan with singlehandedly establishing the Charleston office ...

Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce nine of its attorneys have been named to the Indiana Super Lawyers list, while three were recognized on the Rising Stars list for 2022. All of the honorees are repeat winners from previous years. Attorneys are based in Dinmore’s Indianapolis, Evansville and Bloomington offices ...

Dinsmore equine industry partner Laura Holoubek has been appointed president of the board of directors for Equestrian Events, Inc. The Kentucky-based nonprofit organization was established to develop the 1978 World Three-Day Event Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. Following the success of those championships, the organization created an annual event that evolved into the Kentucky Three-Day Event. Held each spring, the event draws more than 80,000 spectators each year ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to welcome partner Robert Schein to its Indianapolis office and to its award-winning national construction law practice. Schein joins Dinsmore from a local firm, where he practiced for nearly 21 of his 25 years as an attorney. His practice focuses primarily on construction law and litigation, as well as municipal and governmental law and economic development ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP demonstrated the strength of its public finance practice by maintaining its top-20 position nationally, attaining higher placements in Pennsylvania and Illinois than in years past and, for the second year in a row, ranking first overall in Kentucky in The Bond Buyer 2021 rankings. Thomson Reuters compiles transaction data for bond counsel services for The Bond Buyer. Nationally, Dinsmore clinched a top-20 spot, serving as bond counsel on 238 deals totaling $5 ...

Cincy Magazine has named 27 Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys to its 17th annual Leading Lawyer Awards program. For 2022, 300-plus attorneys in the Cincinnati/northern Kentucky region were included on the list. All Leading Lawyers were nominated by local peers. The nomination list is then reviewed by the magazine’s editorial committee for final selection. Dinsmore’s Leading Lawyers include 19 partners, three partners of counsel, four of counsel and one associate ...

Alan Abes, a partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and co-chair of the firm’s commercial litigation practice group, has been named to the 2022 BTI Client Service All-Stars list. To compile its annual list, BTI Consulting Group interviewed more than 350 corporate counsel with Fortune 1,000 and large organizations to research law firm relationships ...