Kutak Rock

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Kutak Rock LLP
HeadquartersOmaha, Nebraska
No. of offices19
OfficesAtlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Fayetteville, AR; Irvine, CA; Kansas City, MO; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis, MN; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Rogers, AR; Scottsdale, AZ; Spokane, WA; Springfield, MO; Tallahassee, FL; Washington, D.C.; Wichita, KS
No. of attorneysmore than 500
No. of employeesmore than 900
Major practice areas Corporate law, public finance, banking, real estate
Key peopleJay N. Selanders, Chair John L. Petr, Vice Chair
Date founded1965
FounderRobert J. Kutak, Harold L. Rock and William Campbell
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website KutakRock.com

Kutak Rock LLP is a US law firm, founded in 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska. As of January 2021, it had more than 500 attorneys in 19 offices across the U.S. [1] In 2020, Kutak Rock LLP was ranked as the 94th largest law firm in the U.S. based on number of attorneys and 124th based on revenue. [2]

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History

The firm was founded in Omaha in 1965 by Robert J. Kutak, Harold Rock, and William G. Campbell. [3] After 1972 the firm pursued an aggressive expansion strategy, first by absorbing two other Omaha firms and then by adding offices in other cities, beginning in 1977 with offices in Denver and Washington, D.C. By 1978 the firm, with its main concentration in public finance law, was reported to be the fastest growing law firm in the United States. [4]

Federal legislation in 1968 required American industry and business to commit to massive expenditures over the next two decades to address water and air pollution abatement requirements of that legislation. In conjunction with its Wall Street investment banking clients, Kutak Rock pioneered the use of municipal debt backed solely by the relevant corporate credit (a form of transaction at that time known as industrial development revenue bond financing) to finance tens of billions of dollars of these requirements, thus establishing the foundation of the broad-ranging corporate and governmental finance practice that exists today in all of the firm's offices. The firm's national corporate, real estate and litigation practices also began during this period. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7]

Today, the firm has more than 500 attorneys located in offices coast-to-coast.

Notable alumni

Awards

Awards include:

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  6. ↑ "ABA Legal Education Committees, includes Kutak Award".
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