A St. Louis judge tossed out a malpractice lawsuit against Bryan Cave that a businessman filed alleging the firm’s mistakes in his prenuptial agreement cost him as much as $25 million in a divorce.

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"Extending our geographic reach while expanding the range of our services in California are important steps in our firm's long-term growth," said Don Lents, Bryan Cave's chairman.

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Bankruptcy trustees for mortgage loan broker Estate Financial Inc. and its fundraising company Estate Financial Mortgage Fund sued Bryan Cave and a firm lawyer, Katherine Windler, this year in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California.

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Christopher Schmidt has carved out a niche in the Bryan Cave's pro bono efforts: He handles international child abduction cases for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the U.S. State Department.

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Kindred Healthcare Inc. agreed to buy St. Louis-based RehabCare Group Inc. for about $877 million in cash and stock, creating the largest U.S. provider of rehabilitation services.

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In a rare opportunity for a law firm, Bryan Cave lawyers Tuesday appeared on the U.S. Senate floor to defend a federal judge during the closing of an impeachment trial.

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In a rare opportunity for a law firm, Bryan Cave lawyers today will appear on the U.S. Senate floor to defend a federal judge during the closing of an impeachment trial.

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Hire new lawyers, incoming president Thomas Bender begged Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association members in an address Dec. 11. “Take them in,” Bender said at the bar’s at the annual meeting. “We can’t have our lawyers serving us coffee at ...

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State Economic Development Director Linda Martinez has resigned after less than a year on the job. Gov. Jay Nixon made the announcement Monday afternoon, saying in a statement that he wished Martinez well in her return to private legal practice but didn't elaborate on where she's headed. His office would not release her resignation letter, with spokesman Scott Holste calling it a personnel matter. That's not the only change in personnel in the Nixon administration. Nixon tapped attorney Bill Bryan on Monday to be deputy director of the Department of Natural Resources and also lead the Division of State Parks.

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A businessman is suing Bryan Cave for more than $10 million, alleging the law firm’s mistakes in his prenuptial agreement cost him at least that much in his subsequent divorce.  Donald Bryant Jr. claims Lawrence Brody, an attorney with the ...

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Bryan Cave is offering some would-be incoming associates payment in lieu of starting work at the firm. The firm is taking steps to ensure would-be associates "have resources to assist them during this time," said a letter from Dennis Fleischmann, a member of Bryan Cave's management committee. The firm's measures will vary from office to office, the letter said. That could mean that lawyers slated to start in Missouri offices would be offered less than those who would start at other offices; starting salaries are lower in Missouri than at the firm's offices in bigger markets, such as New York.

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