New Developments at HB

Our commitment to our clients, our people, and diversity, equity, and inclusion is at our core. Husch Blackwell invests in talent and infrastructure to provide clients with uncommon solutions to their most complex challenges. The firm also ensures our team members have the support they need and deserve to achieve well-being.

Here are some highlights of our efforts since the Fall Newsletter, spanning October 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024.

Executive Leadership Update

Joe Glynias Named Chair – The partners of Husch Blackwell elected Joe Glynias to serve as the firm’s next Executive Board Chair, succeeding Chair Catherine Hanaway. Glynias, whose term as Chair began on April 1, joined Husch Blackwell in 2003 and has been with the firm for his entire legal career. He served on the firm’s Executive Board from 2015-2022. Learn more about Joe in The American Lawyer and Law360 Pulse.

• In addition to Glynias’ appointment, Husch Blackwell elected two partners to the executive board, whose three-year terms begin on April 1, 2024: Jen Dlugosz, who currently serves as the Deputy Managing Partner of Husch Blackwell’s virtual office, The Link, and Julie Miceli, who is the Chicago Office Managing Partner. 

Annual Report – Husch Blackwell’s 2023 performance has once again proven that our approach to the business of law is not only uncommon, but also effective. The unparalleled value we offer was continually affirmed, from our sixth consecutive year of an industry-leading Net Promoter Score to our recognition among the country’s most innovative firms. Please explore our 2023 Annual Report.

Firm Accolades

Husch Blackwell was one of only eight elite firms considered for the 2023 Best Law Firm of the Year award by The American Lawyer. The award recognizes firms that had an exceptional year across service offerings, netting big wins and demonstrating strong financial performance, but also showing commitment to other important areas of focus, such as pro bono, diversity, or innovation in how legal services are delivered.

In the past few months, the firm also was recognized:

• As Mansfield Certification Plus by Diversity Lab for the fifth consecutive year. 
• As a Best Companies for Remote Workers by Quartz.
• As a top 25 innovative firm by Financial Times. 
• By Good2bSocial as a Top 10 Social Media Performer.
• In the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index. The firm received a score of 100 for the eighth consecutive year.
• By clients as an elite litigation firm in a BTI Consulting report.

Additionally, our attorneys and practices were recognized by respected third parties:

• Benchmark Litigation has recognized Husch Blackwell as a top litigation firm, listing 24 attorneys as 2024 Litigation Stars, 5 as Future Stars, and 5 on its 2023 40 & Under Hot List. The firm was named the Nebraska Firm of the Year at the 2024 Benchmark US Litigation Awards, which marks fifth consecutive years of being the top litigation firm in the state.
• Ten Husch Blackwell Practices Earn National Tier 1 Rankings in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®. 
• Managing Intellectual Property magazine has recognized eight attorneys in its 2023 edition of IP STARS, a leading guide to intellectual property law firms and lawyers. The firm was also shortlisted by Managing IP for its 2024 Americas Awards series.

Lateral Hires (October 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024)

Client Successes

Our talented teams continue to move client goals forward. Among their recent accomplishments, they:

• Represented American Airlines in the negotiation of purchase agreements for 85 of Airbus’s A321neo family aircraft and 85 of Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 aircraft – Husch Blackwell also negotiated various agreements on behalf of American Airlines with CFM International for LEAP 1-B engines to power the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 10 fleets. Learn more.
• Assisted Swift Current in bringing a 260 MW solar project located in Southeast Texas online – Husch Blackwell served as developer’s counsel to Swift Current through the purchase, development, debt financing, and funding, in the areas of real estate, environmental and permitting, and electric regulatory, among others. Learn more.
• Secured a victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Sotera Wireless – Husch Blackwell had previously knocked out all disputed patent claims—175 in total—across eight related inter partes review (IPR) petitions before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, resulting in a precedential PTAB decision that provides a strategy for petitioners to avoid discretionary denial of IPR under the Fintiv factors. Learn more.
• Launched a client-driven artificial intelligence practice group – Husch Blackwell’s newest practice is a cross-practice group of attorneys focused on representing clients in AI-related matters, including advising on new legal and regulatory frameworks governing AI and its risks. Learn more.

HB Footprint

• The St. Louis office—designed by architecture firm Partners by Design—has earned recognition in Interior Design’s 18th annual Best of Year Awards in the category of small corporate office.
• Our Omaha office relocated in November and was featured recently in Omaha Magazine.
• The Jefferson City office relocated in October 2023 and remained downtown. 

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