Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn is ranked as one of America’s “Best Law Firms” for 2024 as compiled by Best Lawyers® again this year. The firm earned the honor in two new areas of law this year including Economic Development Law and Litigation – Labor & Employment. KDDK is recognized in the Evansville Metropolitan Tiers...Read More

KDDK Partner G. Michael Schopmeyer has been invited to share his insights into recent Indiana economic development initiatives as part of an expert panel discussion hosted by the NAIOP Cincinnati. The program, New Legislation Affecting Economic Development: Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana is intended to provide a comparative analysis of legislative approaches in each state, their...Read More

We are very proud to announce that 23 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts an extensive peer-review process to compile a list of the best attorneys in a broad range of...Read More

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn has been ranked as one of America’s “Best Law Firms” for 2023 as compiled collaboratively by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. “All three tier rankings represent the highest-level feedback a firm can receive and demonstrate the best in the legal industry across the United States,” according to...Read More

Again this year, the KDDK team is honored to have multiple attorneys receive recognition from The Best Lawyers in America©. Three KDDK attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in Evansville for specific practice areas including Monica Edwards, Real Estate Law; Mark Samila, Corporate Law; and Jeffrey Ahlers, Labor Law – Management. “Lawyer of...Read More

On Monday, May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued a game-changing decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. striking down provisions of the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), which prohibited states from authorizing sports betting. Background: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) Since...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) is pleased to announce that several KDDK attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 in recognition of their work in labor and employment law, labor and employment litigation, economic development law, real estate law, land use and zoning law,...Read More

This past Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Army, and Army Corps of Engineers proposed a repeal of the controversial 2015 federal waters rule covered by the Clean Water Act. As we have previously reported in blogs and seminars, this very controversial prior rule encompassed management of rivers, streams, wetlands, and other...Read More

While it is commonly held that land use and zoning analysis for a new development – or new use of an existing development – should begin during the site selection process, there is a common misconception that only the owner of a property can seek a rezoning or other land use approvals.  Actually, a prospective...Read More

Having worked on real estate development projects and served regional economic development agencies, we have heard many site selectors’ differing perspectives. However, those site selectors and their job-producing global clients repeat three (3) key points that owners, developers and their communities should heed in trying to attract their next major project. Data must be open....Read More