Category Governmental Relations (2)

The 2017 Legislative Session, By the Numbers

By Matthew McKinney | 07.18.2017

The 2017 session of the 87th General Assembly convened on January 9, 2017 and adjourned Sine Die, 104 days later, on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 7:14 a.m. During this 104 day period, 1653 bills were introduced, of which 174 bills were signed into law. Click for a complete list of bills signed into law, their titles, and effective dates. During... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Featured in 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers and Great Plains Rising Stars

By BrownWinick | 07.17.2017

Ten BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers online listing: Ronni F. Begleiter - Employee Benefits/ERISA William C. Brown - Tax Elizabeth A. Coonan – Employment & Labor Michael A. Dee - Business Litigation Alice E. Helle - Employee Benefits Ann Holden Kendell - Employment & Labor James L. Pray -... Read More

EPA and USACE Move to Rescind 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule

By James Pray | 07.06.2017

BrownWinick environmental attorney James Pray posted recently on his Iowa Environmental Compliance blog on the new rule, proposed on June 27, 2017 by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Army and Army Corps of Engineers ("USACE"), to rescind the 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule and re-codify the regulatory test that existed prior... Read More

Regulatory Trim - The Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth

By Ellen Hames | 05.03.2017

On March 28, 2017, President Trump signed the Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth (the “Executive Order”). This Executive Order emphasizes the nation’s interest in promoting clean energy development and in ensuring safe, affordable, and clean electricity that is able to be produced from coal, natural... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2016 "Best Law Firms" List

By BrownWinick | 11.03.2015

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The sixth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 2, 2015. Firms included in the 2016 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America "Lawyers of the Year" for 2016

By BrownWinick | 08.17.2015

The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named three BrownWinick attorneys as Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year" for 2016. Ronni F. Begleiter has been named Best Lawyers' 2016 Des Moines Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law "Lawyer of the Year." Brian P. Rickert has been named Best... Read More

Matt McKinney Blogs on Business Record's IowaBiz Blog Site

By BrownWinick | 12.03.2013

Matt McKinney, an attorney at BrownWinick, will be contributing blog posts to the Business Record's IowaBiz Blog. Read Matt's blog posts here. Read more IowaBiz Blogs at www.iowabiz.com. Read More

BrownWinick Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2014 "Best Law Firms" List

By BrownWinick | 11.01.2013

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The fourth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 1, 2013. Firms included in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

Matthew McKinney Named to BrownWinick's Government Relations Team

By BrownWinick | 12.12.2012

Matthew McKinney has been named to BrownWinick’s Government Relations Team just in time to start the new legislative session in 2013. Matt joined BrownWinick in December of 2010 and practices primarily in the areas of government relations and complex business litigation. Matt can be reached at 515-242-2468 or mckinney@brownwinick.com. Read More