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Complex legal challenges are best approached with sharp insight and creative solutions. At Stinson, our attorneys combine industry knowledge and business acumen to deliver practical legal guidance to clients ranging from individuals to privately-held enterprises to international corporations. We prove our value in situations that demand innovative strategies, excellent service and impactful results by:

DELIVERING EXTENSIVE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE

With knowledge and experience across multiple industries and practices, we’re prepared to help you minimize risk and realize opportunities.

STAYING CLOSE TO YOUR BUSINESS

We immerse ourselves in your industry and invest the time to understand your business and your goals.

HONORING YOUR VALUES

Our attorneys present recommendations that align with your values and company culture, because representing your standards is an essential part of achieving your objectives.

SPEAKING YOUR LANGUAGE

We distill and deliver the information you need—efficiently and effectively.

PROVIDING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Our attorneys are resourceful problem solvers who craft realistic solutions that are both insightful and actionable.

DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We believe providing a diverse and welcoming workplace that values all backgrounds and perspectives is the best path to serving our clients, our people and our profession.

GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES

We have a longstanding commitment to give voice to those who would not otherwise have access to the law, and strive to donate at least three percent of total billable hours to pro bono every year.

About Stinson LLP

Founded in 2002

12 Offices

985 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Intellectual Property
Bankruptcy & Debt
Insurance
Employment & Labor
Real Estate

Languages spoken
English

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Practice areas

Business

Stinson attorneys are trusted advisors to banks and financial institutions, acting as strategic partners through every phase of the business cycle. Our banking and financial services attorneys represent and advise financial institutions of all sizes across the entire country, including small community banks, multiple bank holding companies, regional and super-regional banks, and larger national banks. A key strength of the firm, our attorneys have also served the needs of numerous industrial loan and thrift companies, as well as government entities.

Stinson's attorneys provide a depth of banking and financial services industry experience and boasts one of the largest groups in the country focused exclusively on understanding and advising the industry. Whatever your institution's banking and financial services legal issue, we have attorneys with the right experience to assist your institution.

Banking & Finance

Intellectual Property

  • Patent Preparation & Prosecution
  • Trademark Prosecution & Brand Management
  • Copyright Protection
  • IP & Technology Transactions
  • IP & Technology M&A Due Diligence
  • Patent Litigation
  • Post-Grant Proceedings
  • Trademark, Trade Dress, False Advertising & Unfair Competition Litigation
  • Copyright Litigation
  • Trade Secret Litigation
  • Entertainment & Media
Copyright
Patent
Trademark

Bankruptcy & Debt

Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

In today's volatile business climate, bankruptcy is a part of doing business. Clients trust the attorneys in Stinson's Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights practice to approach all insolvency issues with swift, decisive action and creative, thoughtful solutions. This trust is earned by our commitment to diligently understand our clients' business needs and offer innovative, practical solutions based on our attorneys' knowledge in all aspects of bankruptcy and creditors' rights throughout the United States.

Stinson's bankruptcy attorneys develop effective business solutions that reflect our clients' visions and goals. Our firm's national practice consistently creates strategies for clients of all sizes across a broad spectrum of industries, such as real estate, hospitality, healthcare, nonprofit, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, professional sports, and the transportation and automotive industries.

Stinson's Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights practice understands all dimensions of insolvency issues, whether in bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings, state court receiverships, or out-of-court restructurings. Stinson has considerable experience representing the full range of parties, including secured and unsecured creditors, landlords and tenants, official and ad hoc committees, asset purchasers and lenders, as well as trustees and other estate representatives.

Our attorneys are not only skilled at navigating bankruptcy protection procedures, but also are highly skilled in related litigation. We are uniquely positioned to handle bankruptcy cases—large and small—by providing our clients with strategic counsel and smart litigation. Our Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights practice has consistently been ranked as a National Tier 1 Practice by U.S. News and Best Lawyers.

Bankruptcy
Credit Repair
Creditor
Debt & Collection

Insurance

Insurance & Health Plans

Stinson's insurance lawyers advise insurance companies and health plans handling the transactional, regulatory and governance challenges presented in today's rapidly evolving marketplace. Many of our attorneys have previous experience in regulatory agencies and the insurance industry, managing legal matters unique to insurance businesses. This perspective enables us to efficiently and effectively handle the broad range of legal challenges that insurers face.

INSURANCE CLASS ACTION & LITIGATION

Our litigation experience spans a wide range of matters, including policyholder class actions, antitrust matters, bad faith disputes, institutional issues and market conduct examinations. We frequently defend clients in industry attacks, and represent insurers in attorneys general and other regulatory enforcement proceedings nationwide. Learn more.

INSURANCE REGULATORY & ENFORCEMENT

Insurers trust Stinson's regulatory counsel to handle complex investigations and examinations. We stay up to date on often conflicting and ambiguous state regulatory statutes and administrative rules, advising clients and addressing regulatory concerns in order to minimize intrusion on a client's business operations. Learn more.

INSURANCE TRANSACTIONS

Our team has handled countless deals from start to finish, including the structuring, negotiation, documents, closing and handling regulatory approvals. Attorneys combine a unique understanding of transactional matters with all facets of the insurance industry and its regulation. We handle all manner of transactions for insurers, health plans, HMOs, fraternal benefit societies, producers, administrators, and others in the insurance industry.

Bad Faith Insurance
Health insurance
Insurance Defense
Insurance Fraud
Life Insurance

Employment & Labor

Labor, Employment & Benefits

Stinson represents employers in virtually all areas of labor, employment, immigration and employee benefits law with deep experience representing clients across industries. Our nationally recognized and highly experienced team guides local, regional, national and international companies through all facets of their employment needs, including litigation, labor law services, avoidance counsel, employee training, personnel practice counseling and comprehensive employee benefits.

Our attorneys work in close partnership with clients to develop strategies consistent with their business goals and employment objectives. We are experienced in developing sensible employment policies, managing sensitive workplace investigations and guiding clients through emergency personnel situations when they arise.

Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination

Real Estate

Real Estate & Public Finance

As one of the leading real estate practices in the Midwest, we provide trusted counsel on sophisticated transactions in regional and national markets throughout the U.S. We’re known for our work on some of the nation's most innovative and prominent real estate projects across the full range of commercial, mixed-use, residential and public finance projects. We often serve as local counsel, with lenders and borrowers from across the country taking advantage of our regional experience and contacts.

Midwest Real Estate News ranked Stinson third on the list of the "2021 Best of the Best" in real estate law, with 2,410 completed real estate transactions throughout the Midwest. Many of our real estate attorneys have prior professional experience as architects, in-house real estate counsel, assistant attorneys general and more. Five members of the real estate team are members of the Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame: Kate Hauber, David Frantze, Alan Van Dellen, Todd Phelps and Todd LaSala. Clients also benefit from our deep industry connections, including our involvement in such organizations as the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the International Council of Shopping Centers, American Land Title Association Lender's Counsel Group and Corporate Real Estate Network.

Commercial Real Estate
Foreclosure
Housing, Construction & Development
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage

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