Development and Improvement Districts is a signature practice of Kutak Rock. More than 50 of our attorneys represent community development and other special districts of all sizes and types, from small, in-fill residential projects to large scale multi-use commercial and residential developments.
We provide legal services to a wide range of financial institutions, including commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, bank and thrift holding companies, insurance companies and finance companies. We also represent national and regional investment banking firms in matters involving banks, thrifts and their holding companies and other corporate clients, in addition to companies providing data processing to financial institutions.
Our national Banking Group counsels financial institutions and borrowers on a wide variety of lending transactions including
Other banking and financial institution service areas include compliance and regulatory issues, corporate governance and fiduciary duty issues and disputes, securities activities, bankruptcy, debt collection and insolvency issues, and interest rate swaps.
We are experienced in bank and bank holding company matters and in matters related to thrift institutions. We represent investment banking and other financial parties in transactions involving banks or thrifts in complex loan transactions and in various other related matters.
Our Employment Group is committed to assisting clients navigate employment issues and problems they may face by providing a variety of services, including day-to-day counseling, employment-related investigations, dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration defense, and class action representation. Drawing from our diverse backgrounds and experience, the Employment Group maintains a national practice and performs services for private and public employers of all sizes and organization types, including start-ups, large corporations, not-for-profit organizations and government agencies.
We understand the fundamentals of client service, including the fact that employment issues do not always occur at a convenient time during a regular business day. The group works hard to respond when our clients need us, on their timeframe, providing assurance through our immediate focus on employment issues as they happen.
We also know employment issues may affect a client’s entire organization and we endeavor to provide holistic advice so our clients may navigate both the obvious and more subtle legal issues that may impact their business. Our experience representing many of our firm’s institutional clients fosters insight and acumen that are not typically found in boutique firms. We work collaboratively with each of the firm’s practices and are not bound by geography. We are focused on delivering responsive, creative and efficient service that meet the needs and objectives of every client.
Kutak Rock maintains a broad and dynamic Business, Corporate and Securities practice with more than 100 attorneys involved in all aspects of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and compliance matters, transactional tax and corporate governance and compliance. We work diligently to understand our clients' needs and goals and devise innovative and value-maximizing solutions that allow clients to meet their business goals and objectives. Our Business and Corporate practice has earned a national reputation for innovation and responsive client service.
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Effective representation of corporate finance clients requires a multi-disciplined approach involving attorneys with knowledge and experience in matters beyond corporate and securities law. Specialized knowledge and experience in areas such as environmental regulation, intellectual property, real estate, international law, taxation, employment and employee benefits, government relations, insurance and banking regulation, and bankruptcy matters are important to the successful completion of a securities offering, an acquisition or other transactions.
The firm’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Groups are comprised of dozens of business-savvy attorneys practicing coast to coast. Deeply invested in our clients’ business and innovation goals, we partner with emerging companies and mature companies alike to realize the full potential of intellectual property and market portfolios in all stages of the business life cycle.
Our technology portfolio legal services are national in scale, yet local in presence. Local market presence translates to a deep understanding of market competition, state and local laws and regulations, and jurisdictional factors that affect business economics and legal outcomes. Deeply experienced in all facets of creating, growing and protecting a portfolio of intellectual property and innovation, we consider ourselves vigilant advocates and defenders of your ideas and mind-share. It is our goal to position you for profit whether you’re in it for the long haul or consider yourselves temporary guardians of your brand or market solutions.
We represent clients in all aspects of IP protection, from investigating, securing, maintaining, exploiting and transferring IP rights to resolving IP disputes through complex litigation or mediation. Because our IP attorneys typically are also involved in developing strategies for litigation, we bring that experience to the table in developing comprehensive offensive and defensive IP strategies. As IP becomes increasingly important to distinguish a company from its competitors, our big-picture approach allows us fiercely to protect our clients’ IP assets (e.g. patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, etc.). Our body of work in the IP field provides us with the insight and tools to handle all types of cases, large or small, complex or straightforward. We bring this depth, strategic vision, technical understanding and legal expertise to each of our clients.
Because intellectual property plays such a prominent role in today’s evolving business environment, our team of IP attorneys regularly advises our clients in all aspects of patent law, including patent-ability searches and opinions, right to use opinions, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, patent prosecution and maintenance, and preservation for prior use rights of unpatented inventions.
Kutak Rock maintains a national litigation practice. With nearly 200 attorneys located in offices coast to coast, Kutak Rock offers clients litigation capabilities in more than 30 states and represents clients of all sizes in business disputes and in litigation. Our attorneys represent clients in discrete matters and as coordinated national counsel in general and complex commercial business litigation and in the following specialized areas:
Kutak Rock's real estate team, consisting of more than 70 real estate attorneys, represents national, regional and local clients in all areas of the industry, including owners, developers, lenders, servicers, sponsors and investors. Our offices are uniquely-positioned across the U.S., offering a high level of service access to clients in all types of real estate and related transactions—including multi-faceted, multi-state transactions—and with a more efficient cost structure than many national law firms can offer.
In addition to our broad real estate capabilities, the firm is experienced in:
When real estate projects involve multiple parties, including brokers, title companies, engineers, surveyors and architects, we bring our particular strength of leading the project team. We coordinate and organize project information efficiently and communicate facts and options so clients can quickly comprehend and use information in their decision-making. Through our understanding of the intricate balance between the business and legal aspects of a real estate matter, we deliver a common sense, business-minded approach that fosters smooth transactions.
We work efficiently, creatively and within budget.
Our goal is to build trusting, enduring relationships with clients by responding quickly to requests, anticipating needs and adapting as needs or objectives evolve. We work collaboratively with teams of experienced attorneys who work in the areas of tax, public finance, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, environmental law, workouts and reorganization, bankruptcy, litigation and many related areas to deliver proactive and creative solutions to our clients.
