Attorney Janet Phipps Burkhead has been selected as one of this year’s Women of Influence.

We have all heard the hype about social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, chat rooms. Many claim it’s the latest, greatest and most cost-effective way to market a business. But does it have the same benefits to the banking industry, and if so, what are the risks?

This month’s Intellectual Property Magazine features an article written by Dickinson Attorney Janet Phipps Burkhead. It discusses patent infringement issues in the financial services industry.

As anticipated, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released the list of businesses and organizations that have applied for customized top-level domain names (TLDs). This will be a significant expansion of the domain names in existence today – some 22 TLDs currently. The full list is available at here. From a review of the list, [...]

On March 14 the Iowa Civil Justice Task Force released recommendations for reforming the state’s civil justice system, including a recommendation to establish specialized “business courts.” Before Iowa can launch a business court system, however, two important issues must be addressed.