Kutak Rock

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Kutak Rock LLP
Headquarters Omaha, Nebraska
No. of offices 16
No. of attorneys more than 450
Major practice areas general corporate, corporate finance, real estate, litigation, banking and financial institutions, bankruptcy, intellectual property and technology, labor and employment, employee benefits, privacy and data security, construction, securitization, tax, tax credits, health care, public finance, insurance, mergers and acquisitions, REITs, EB-5 investor program, federal practice, energy, international trade, product liability, mass torts, telecommunications, environmental, government relations, agribusiness and antitrust matters.[1]
Key people David A. Jacobson, Chairman[2]
Date founded 1965
Founder Robert J. Kutak, Harold L. Rock and William Campbell
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website
KutakRock.com

Kutak Rock LLP is national law firm with more than 450 attorneys in 16 offices around the nation serving local, regional and national clients in a multidisciplinary practice. Offices are located in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Fayetteville, Irvine, Kansas City, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Richmond, Scottsdale, Washington, D.C. and Wichita. The firm is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell[3] — the highest rating that independent organization confers on a law firm.

History

The firm was founded in 1965 by Robert J. Kutak and Harold Rock.[4] Robert Kutak, a founder of the firm, chaired the American Bar Association commission which developed the new Model Rules of Professional Conduct and rewrote ethical standards for lawyers; today, the ABA offers a legal education award named for him.[5] He was also instrumental in purchasing and preserving the Omaha Bank Building for use as the firm's main office. He died of a heart attack in 1983, at age 50.[6]

Practice areas

Kutak Rock has large practices in general corporate, corporate finance, real estate, litigation, banking, bankruptcy, intellectual property and technology, labor and employment, employee benefits, securitization, tax, tax credits, health care, public finance, insurance, federal practice, environmental, government relations and antitrust matters.

Notable lawyers and alumni

Offices

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kutakrock.com/practices/uniGC.aspx?xpST=ServiceList
  2. ↑ Jacobson's firm bio
  3. ↑ Kutak Rock on Martindale.com
  4. ↑ History of Kutak Rock
  5. ↑ ABA Legal Education Committees, includes Kutak Award
  6. ↑ Robert J. Kutak biography and memorial
  7. ↑ Karnes' firm bio

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