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Burton A. Amernick
Senior Partner
Washington, D.C.202.626.8374bamernick@polsinelli.com
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R. James Balls
Shareholder
Washington, D.C.202.626.8376jballs@polsinelli.com
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Corey M. Casey, Pharm.D.
Shareholder
Kansas City816.572.4439ccasey@polsinelli.com
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Kathryn J. Doty
Science & Technology Division Chair | Chemical Science Patent Prosecution Chair
St. Louis314.552.6850kdoty@polsinelli.com
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Ron Galant, Ph.D.
Shareholder
Chicago312.873.3633rgalant@polsinelli.com
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Kendall K. Gurule
Shareholder
Washington, D.C.303.256.1921kgurule@polsinelli.com
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Eric J. Hanson
Shareholder
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Warefta Hasan, Ph.D.
Patent Agent
Houston713.374.1658whasan@polsinelli.com
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Jing (Jean) He, Ph.D.
Patent Agent
Denver720.931.8165jhe@polsinelli.com
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J. Morgan Kirley
Chemical Science Patent Prosecution Vice Chair
Chicago312.873.3624mkirley@polsinelli.com
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Allison N. Krepel
Shareholder
St. Louis314.622.6159akrepel@polsinelli.com
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Ryan M. Murphy
Shareholder
Washington, D.C.202.626.8373rmurphy@polsinelli.com
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Emily C. Peyser
Shareholder
Seattle206.393.5441epeyser@polsinelli.com
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Andrea M. Porterfield
Shareholder
Kansas City816.360.4119aporterfield@polsinelli.com
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Blake A. Ronnebaum
Associate
Kansas City816.572.4684bronnebaum@polsinelli.com
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Andrew M. Solomon
Of Counsel
St. Louis314.622.6132asolomon@polsinelli.com
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Trevor D. Wagner
Associate
Phoenix602.650.2006tdwagner@polsinelli.com
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  • Event
    Back to School – A Refresher of Wage and Hour Developments from the First Half of 2026
    As back to school season comes upon us, join Polsinelli for a refresher on wage and hour developments.
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  • Event
    AI Risk Management: Navigating Cybersecurity and Privacy Compliance
    As part of our Digital Risk and Innovation Summit Series, join Polsinelli for this webinar that will explore the key cybersecurity and privacy issues associated with AI.
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  • Publication
    Shelf Space: The Master of your Supply Chain: Choosing a Supply Chain Partner Is Only Part of the Equation
    Founders think heavily about how much it will cost to engage a broker, or a distributor, or a co-man, or a co-packer, or a 3PL or all of the above. 
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    Polsinelli Advises Gibraltar Industries on Sale of Solar Racking and Foundations Operations to Unirac
    Polsinelli recently represented Gibraltar Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer and provider of products and services for the residential, agtech and infrastructure markets, in the sale of its solar racking and foundations operations to Unirac.
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    AI vs. Authors Update: Court Approves Historic Anthropic Settlement While Meta Litigation Continues
    In July 2025, we discussed two decisions from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California addressing the use of copyrighted books to train large language models.
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    Polsinelli Enhances REIT Tax Capabilities with Addition of Shareholder Katie LaKoma in Chicago
    Highly regarded REIT tax lawyer Katie J. LaKoma has joined Polsinelli’s Chicago office as a shareholder in the firm’s nationally recognized Real Estate and Tax practices. 
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