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Avoiding Aggravation in Ag Lending

Posted on 04/04/2018 at 11:13 AM by The Newsroom

Mollie Pawlosky, David Repp, Brad Kruse, Ben Bruner, Jeff Baxter, John Lande, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Bankruptcy Law, Iowa Banking Law, Iowa Agricultural Law

In case you missed it, Dickinson's Banking Law Group gave a webinar presentation on avoiding aggravation in agricultural...

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Ben Bruner, Brad Kruse, David Repp, Jeff Baxter, John Lande, Mollie Pawlosky, Taxation Law

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Title Insurance: What is it good for anyway?

Posted on 03/30/2018 at 10:22 AM by John Lande

John Lande, Iowa Bankruptcy Law, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

A recent decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals may have property owners wondering what title insurance reall...

Categories: Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

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Iowa Sales and Use Tax for Manufacturers

Posted on 03/29/2018 at 02:54 PM by The Newsroom

Cody Edwards Iowa Tax Law Iowa Table SALT Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

In case you missed it, Dickinson attorney Cody Edwards gave a webinar presentation on Iowa sales and use tax for manufac...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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Let’s Get Serious About Ending the Double Dip

Posted on 03/26/2018 at 12:26 PM by Cody Edwards

Cody Edwards, Iowa Table SALT Law, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa Taxation Law, Des Moines Iowa, Dickinson Law Firm

I previously wrote about the double dip in sales tax in a light-hearted blog comparing George Costanza and the Iowa Depa...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Construction Law, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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Taxing Bitcoin

Posted on 03/21/2018 at 01:54 PM by John Lande

John Lande, Iowa Cybersecurity Law, Iowa Banking Law, Des Moines Iowa ,Dickinson Law Firm

The only thing truly certain about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is that as soon as people start marking money the...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

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DOL’s PAID Program: Wage and Hour to Supervise Settlements When Employers Voluntarily Disclose Violations

Posted on 03/15/2018 at 01:48 PM by Mike Staebell

Mike Staebell, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced an upcoming nationwide pilot designed to streamline the r...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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Adoptions in Iowa Include Enforceable Surrogacy Contracts

Posted on 03/07/2018 at 11:35 AM by Regan Conder

Regan Wilson, Dickinson Law Firm, Iowa Family Law, Des Moines Iowa

As a family law attorney, one of the most rewarding roles I have is serving as legal counsel in adoptions. From step-par...

Categories: Family Law, Regan Conder

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What do Trump's Steel Tariffs Mean to Iowa Farmers?

Posted on 03/02/2018 at 11:26 AM by John Lande

Trump Tariffs Steel Agriculture Dickinson Law Des Moines Iowa Lawyers, Iowa Bankruptcy law

Growing uncertainty in the global commodity trade could mean an uncertain outlook for ag commodity prices in 2018 and be...

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Ben Bruner, Brad Kruse, David Repp, Jeff Baxter, John Lande, Mollie Pawlosky

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Forensic Files: The FDIC Edition

Posted on 02/27/2018 at 12:34 PM by Jesse Johnston

Jesse Johnston, Dickinson Law Firm, Iowa Cybersecurity Law, Iowa Banking Law, Des Moines Iowa

The FDIC​ has released its 2017 Annual Report, which highlights living wills, efforts to simplify regulations, and some...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston

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Lessons from Equifax (part 2): Your vendor contracts are shields and swords

Posted on 02/27/2018 at 12:00 AM by Jesse Johnston

Jesse Johnston, Dickinson Law Firm, Iowa Cybersecurity, Iowa Banking Law, Des Moines Iowa

Part 1 can be found here. The costs of a data breach can be unfathomable.  A recent IBM study found that it costs a U.S....

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston

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