Spencer Fane attorneys Eric Johnson and Elizabeth Lally recently co-authored an article for The Show-Me Banker, a bimonthly publication from the Missouri Independent Bankers Association.
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04.19.2023 |
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01.31.2023 |
Spencer Fane attorneys Andrea Chase, Eric Johnson, and Jim Lodoen recently authored an article on a bankruptcy code provision meant to protect farmers – Section 557, which concerns distressed grain storage facilities, and its additional protections. |
01.18.2023 |
Spencer Fane attorneys Joe Hatley and Eric Johnson have both been included in the Missouri Lawyer Media Inaugural MO POWER 100, a year-end list of the top 100 attorneys in Missouri chosen from the publication’s previous 2022 POWER Lists. They were honored in the Education Law and Bankruptcy Law Section, respectively. |
01.17.2023 |
Spencer Fane attorney Eric Johnson recently served as a moderator for a panel at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) Annual Winter Leadership Conference on December 9 in La Quinta, California. |
11.14.2022 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 16 firm attorneys have been selected to the 2022 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and 10 attorneys have been recognized on the Rising Stars list. |
10.27.2022 |
Spencer Fane proudly sponsored the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City’s eighth annual Ag Outlook Forum on September 26. Attorneys Andrea Chase and Eric Johnson represented the firm at the event. |
08.31.2022 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce the firm earned multiple distinctions, as did three individual attorneys, in the 2022 IFLR1000 rankings in the categories of Banking and Finance, Restructuring and Insolvency, and Mergers & Acquisitions. |
08.19.2022 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 201 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers in America in 70 practice areas. |
08.18.2022 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce eight attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. In addition to the honor as “Best Lawyer,” each individual lawyer with the highest overall peer feedback for their specific practice area and geographic region is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year.” |
02.10.2022 |
Spencer Fane attorneys Scott Goldstein, Eric Johnson, Elizabeth Lally, and Jim Lodoen were recently named to the 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list. |
02.04.2022 |
Spencer Fane attorneys Joe Hatley and Eric Johnson were recently included on the Missouri Lawyers Media (MLM) 2021 POWER list. |
12.09.2021 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 72 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of the Super Lawyers list. The list includes: |
08.19.2021 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 132 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch. Attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas. |
01.05.2021 |
Spencer Fane attorney Eric Johnson recently provided insight for an article in the Kansas City Business Journal on the ways the pandemic has impacted small businesses. |
11.30.2020 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 57 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of the Super Lawyers list. The list includes: |
11.20.2020 |
The American College of Bankruptcy (ACB) recently announced that Spencer Fane attorney Eric Johnson will be inducted as a Fellow of the College in March, 2020 in Washington, DC. Eric currently serves as the group leader of Spencer Fane’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Group. |
08.20.2020 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 79 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas. |
08.14.2020 |
Spencer Fane attorneys Scott Goldstein, Eric Johnson, and Jim Lodoen were recently named to the inaugural edition of The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers. |
06.08.2020 |
Spencer Fane attorney Eric Johnson was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the ABI (American Bankruptcy Institute). |
11.21.2019 |
Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce that 54 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of the Super Lawyers list. The names with asterisks have been recognized as Rising Stars. The list includes: |
08.22.2019 |
Spencer Fane attorneys Sherry Dreisewerd, Eric Johnson, Rod Nichols, John O’Brien, and Paul Satterwhite will present at the upcoming Missouri Bar Association Annual Meeting. The conference is the largest gathering of lawyers and judges in Missouri, with professional development courses that cover a full range of topics. A schedule of panels and presentations with Spencer Fane participation is included below. |
08.19.2019 |
Spencer Fane attorneys Eric Johnson and Zach Fairlie recently wrote an article for The Missouri Banker on assessing risk during economic uncertainty. |
08.15.2019 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 70 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas. |
11.21.2018 |
Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce that 57 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of the Super Lawyers list. The names in italics have been recognized as Rising Stars. The list includes: |
08.14.2018 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 59 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas. |
12.05.2017 |
Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce that 40 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. |
08.16.2017 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 58 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas ranging from white collar criminal defense and environmental litigation to bankruptcy and tax law. |
08.07.2017 |
In an article in American Bankruptcy Institute Journal titled “Chapter 11 Conversion Conundrum,” Spencer Fane attorneys Andrea Chase and Eric Johnson, together with co-authors Mark Stingley and Sarah Holdmeyer with the Bryan Cave law firm, discuss the challenges of property ownership when an individual Chapter 11 case is converted to a Chapter 7. |
04.26.2017 |
The Missouri Bar has appointed Spencer Fane Partner Eric Johnson as the Division Chair for the Business/Corporate Division. |
11.02.2016 |
In an article in American Bankruptcy Journal that he co-authored with Mark Stingley from Bryan Cave, Spencer Fane Partner Eric Johnson updates readers on the potential effects of a recent ruling by the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in the Intervention Energy Holdings LLC matter. |
10.14.2016 |
Spencer Fane is proud to announce that five of the firm’s attorneys were included among this year’s “Best of the Bar” issue in the Kansas City Business Journal. |
08.18.2016 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 47 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas ranging from white collar criminal defense and environmental litigation to bankruptcy and tax law. |
08.17.2015 |
Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 41 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas ranging from white collar criminal defense and environmental litigation to bankruptcy and tax law. |
11.10.2014 |
Spencer Fane congratulates 44 of our attorneys selected for inclusion in 2014 Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska Super Lawyers®. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Attorneys are selected for inclusion by their peers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. |