Kutak Rock

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Kutak Rock LLP
firm_logo =
headquarters = Omaha, Nebraska
num_offices = 15
num_attorneys = approximately 385
num_employees =
practice_areas = General practice
key_people = David A. Jacobson, Managing Partner [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=DspBio&id=3616&site_id=0&cat=0 Jacobson's firm bio] ]
revenue = $144M (2006) [http://www.mindingthelawsbusiness.com/minding_the_laws_business/files/AmLawTop200PerformanceStatistics.pdf AmLaw200 Performance Statistics, 2007] ]
date_founded = 1965
founder = Robert J. Kutak and Harold Rock
company_type = Limited liability partnership
firm_slogan = National resources, local results.
homepage = [http://www.kutakrock.com/ KutakRock.com]
dissolved =

Kutak Rock LLP is a large law firm and lobbying group based in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2007, the firm was ranked by the National Law Journal as the largest law firm in the state of Nebraska, and the 119th largest in the United States by number of attorneys. The firm also ranked 150th in profit per attorney on the 2007 AmLaw 200 survey. The firm's main office is in the historic Omaha National Bank Building. [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=DspSite&site_id=9&cat=2 Omaha office description] ] [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/publications/KR_Omaha_Building.pdf Pamphlet about the Omaha Bank Building, including photos of Kutak Rock's office] ]

The firm has become especially well-known for its connection to the ethanol fuel industry, representing parties investing in and lending to producers of ethanol. [ [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=65637&mode=firms&display=1 Chambers USA profile] ]

History

The firm was founded in 1965 by Robert J. Kutak and Harold Rock. [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=DspLinkDetail&link_id=83&site_id=0&cat=0 Firm History] ] Robert J. Kutak was very influential within the American Bar Association (ABA); today, the ABA offers an legal education award named for him. [ [http://www.abanet.org/legaled/committees/committees.html ABA Legal Education Committees, includes Kutak Award] ] He was also instrumental in purchasing and preserving the Omaha Bank Building for use as the firm's main office, and in building the firm's art collection. He died of a heart attack in 1983, at age 50. [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=DspLinkDetail&link_id=82&site_id=0&cat=0 Robert J. Kutak biography and memorial] ]

In 1999, the firm expanded its operations in Arkansas by adding nine lawyers from Hillary Clinton's former employers, the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock, Arkansas. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5248/is_199906/ai_n19998555 Ex-Rose lawyers "exceed expectations" at Kutak Rock, FindArticles, June 1999] ]

Practice areas

Kutak Rock's Government Relations Group functions as lobbying arm of the firm. [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=DspSite&site_id=46&cat=1 Government Relations Group] ] In addition, the firm has large practices in tax law, bankruptcy & restructuring, construction law, labor & employment, corporate law, bond issues, government contracts, military law, real estate, structured finance, and antitrust. [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=dspSiteLst&cat=1 Full list of practice areas] ]

Notable lawyers and alumni

*David Karnes, former U.S. Senator for Nebraska, is of counsel to the firm. [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=DspBio&id=3712&site_id=0&cat=0 Karnes' firm bio] ]

Notable clients

*Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Government [ [http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=DspNewsDetails&id=946&site_id=0 News of Restraining Order against Housing and Economic Development Financial Corporation, 21 April 2005] ]

Offices

* Atlanta, Georgia
* Chicago, Illinois
* Denver, Colorado
* Des Moines, Iowa
* Fayetteville, Arkansas
* Irvine, California
* Kansas City, Missouri
* Little Rock, Arkansas
* Los Angeles, California
* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
* Omaha, Nebraska
* Richmond, Virginia
* Scottsdale, Arizona
* Washington, D.C.
* Wichita, Kansas

References

External links

* [http://www.kutakrock.com/ Homepage]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/141.html LawPeriscope profile]
* [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?co_page=1&product_id=8531&ch_id=242 Vault.com profile]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=65637&mode=firms&display=1 ChambersUSA profile]
* [http://www.martindale.com/Kutak-Rock-LLP/law-firm-47329.htm Profile] from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell