Faegre Baker Daniels

About this office:

The vibrant and diverse Iowa economy offers companies a variety of business opportunities. To assist these companies, Faegre Baker Daniels established a Des Moines office in 1990 — making it the first national law firm in the city. Through this office, we are positioned to handle the domestic and international legal needs of Iowa businesses in a variety of industries — and represent foreign and domestic companies with regard to their interests in the state.

General Practice including Agribusiness, Corporate, Banking, E-Commerce, Employment, Insurance, Media and Communications, Products Liability, Real Estate, Antitrust and Commercial Litigation.

Industry Reaction to USDA Office Closures
John D. Shively,Kimberly J. Walker, February 16, 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ushered in the new year at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting on January 9, with Secretary Tom Vilsack's announcement of USDA's "Blueprint for Better Services." This initiative will close 259 USDA offices across the country in 2012. ...

GIPSA Final Rule Emerges with Limited Provisions
Jacob D. Bylund,John D. Shively,Kimberly J. Walker, December 22, 2011
When last seen at the end of 2010, GIPSA's the controversial rules the Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration ("GIPSA") proposed rules to implement significant changes in livestock markets had disappeared into the U.S. Department of Agriculture. GIPSA The Grain Inspection...

New NTSB Recommendations and FMCSA Regulations Warrant Reconsideration of Employer Cell Phone Policies
Angela J. Morales,John W. Polley, December 22, 2011
On December 13, 2011, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that states ban nonemergency use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) by drivers of any motor vehicle.

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