Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

About this office:

Our Foundation

For more than a century, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has been providing quality legal counsel to our clients. In recent years, our practice has grown to include 10 offices and taken on national and international clients. Today's full-service practice with more than 450 attorneys continues to live up to the ideals set in 1908 by Frank F. Dinsmore and Walter M. Shohl: efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for every client.

Our Service

At Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, we put our clients first in every element of our full-service practice. The Firm's commitment to quality service extends from our highly-skilled attorneys to our experienced professional staff. By establishing client relationships based on trust, communication and responsiveness, we listen to our clients' concerns and expectations while refining our service to ensure that these needs are met. We recognize that service begins with accessibility and ends with fulfilled expectations.

Our Clients

With over 55 practice areas, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has the experience and variety to meet your legal needs. Our clients range from public and private corporations to charitable organizations and encompass healthcare providers, local and state governments, financial institutions, real estate developers, franchisors and distributors and pharmaceutical companies.

Our Technology

By embracing and utilizing the latest technology, our efficiencies are passed on to clients. We continuously assess and update our case management systems, intranet, extranets, billing systems, document management systems, and other practice-specific software to ensure our work product can be leveraged and measured. In addition, our legal library uses technology to keep important, up-to-date information close at hand. These combined resources help us strategize, plan, develop and integrate our practice to meet your business needs.

Our Future

Utilizing the latest technology and resources, we embrace the future today while maintaining our historical values. With attorneys and staff skilled in a broad range of legal and ancillary subjects, we will continue to offer the knowledge and experience needed to maintain our strict standard of excellence. This commitment has continued to drive our growth and will sustain our foundation into the future.

General Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate, Aviation Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Crimes Law, Chemicals, Closely Held Business Law, Computers, Construction, Corporations, Corporate Succession Planning, Creditors' Rights, Drug and Medical Device, Employee Benefits, E-Commerce, Economic Regulation, Education, Energy and Natural Resources, Entrepreneurial, Environmental, ERISA, Estate Planning, Financial Institution Compliance, Food and Drug Regulation, Franchising, General Counsel Services, Health Sciences, Healthcare, Hospitality and Lodging, Hospitals, Immigration, Initial Public Offerings, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International, Internet and Electronic Commerce, Joint Ventures, Labor and Employment Law, Life Sciences, Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mold and Water Intrusion, Multi-District Litigation, Nonprofit and Charitable Organziations, OSHA, Patent Litigation, Pension and Profit Sharing Law, Pharmaceutical, Probate, Products Liability, Privacy and Information Security, Public Offerings, Railroad Law, Real Estate, Securities, State and Local Government Law, Subrogation, Taxation, Tort and Insurance Law, Trademark, Transportation Law, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Trusts, Venture Capital, Workers' Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

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Kevin P. Braig, Douglas J. Feichtner, November 5, 2009
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SEC Climate Change Disclosure: Is Your Company's Carbon Footprint a "Material" Risk?
Douglas J. Feichtner, August 15, 2009
Securities law requires publicly-traded companies to report material risks. Does the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) currently stipulate that material climate risks be disclosed under existing law? No - at least not yet. Should publicly-traded companies evaluate whether climate change is...

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