Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

Husch Blackwell Sanders is a full-service litigation and business services law firm with a client base of domestic, international and multinational corporations. We offer national-level competitive practices with superior client service for compelling value to leading companies. Our clients include national or global leaders in major industries including agribusiness, energy, financial services, healthcare, litigation practices, particularly in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, tax, insolvency and commercial bankruptcy, business litigation, intellectual property, environmental, labor and employment and real estate.

Our history reflects decades of lawyering excellence and superior client service. We have emerged as a market-leading law firm because we deliver the highest standards of legal services our clients demand.

Through the recent merger of our legacy firms, Husch & Eppenberger and Blackwell Sanders, and most recently, Welsh & Katz, we have grown to more than 675 lawyers with offices in 13 cities, in Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield and Jefferson City, Missouri; Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska; Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee; Chicago and Peoria, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C., and London, U.K.

Dominant regional, national and global companies have relied on our combination of uniquely broad and specialized practices, service levels normally found only in mega-market firms. Our national-level competitive practices, along with our Midwestern rates, provide compelling value to our clients.

We thrive on the cultural standards embraced by our partners:

-Dedication to superior client service

-Excellence in our legal practices

-Enhancement of quality of work and quality of life through diversity

-Commitment to community leadership.

GINA Employment Provisions Effective November 21
Michaelle L. Baumert, Paul Burmeister, Philip Bradford Byrum, Amy M. Fowler, Gerard K. Rodriguez, Paul D. Satterwhite, Mary Hurley Stuart, Randall S. Thompson, John J. "Jack" Yates, November 18, 2009
Title II of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) covering employment goes into effect on November 21, 2009. GINA prohibits employers from making employment decisions on the basis of genetic information of applicants or employees or their dependents or relatives, and from...

New Federal Policy Statement on Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts
Kenneth R. Eathington, Ronald I. Feldman, John S. Katelman, John P. McNearney, Scott H. Thompson, Richard E. Walters, November 18, 2009
On October 30, 2009, the federal regulators of financial institutions issued a new policy statement regarding prudent commercial real estate (CRE) loan workouts. The regulators recognize that financial institutions and borrowers face significant challenges when dealing with diminished operating...

New Legislation Expands FMLA Military Leave
Michaelle L. Baumert, Paul Burmeister, Philip Bradford Byrum, Kate M. Heideman, Deena B. Jenab, Paul F. Pautler, Gerard K. Rodriguez, Paul D. Satterwhite, Mary Hurley Stuart, November 18, 2009
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY 2010 NDAA). The new law amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provisions applicable to military personnel and their families by expanding the availability of both qualifying...