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Andy G. Anderson
Partner

Phoenix

602.333.5447

Keith Call
Partner

Salt Lake City

801.322.9144

Shelli J. Clarkston
Of Counsel

Kansas City

816.292.8893

Andy Anderson helps clients, from negotiation to closing, in corporate transactions such as debt and equity financings and M&A, allowing them to execute with purpose and speed.

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Keith Call is a full-service litigator who helps corporate and individual clients with all of their litigation needs so they can stay focused on their core business and personal interests. His expertise lies in handling complex commercial litigation and the defense of professional liability matters.

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Shelli Clarkston provides financial institutions of all sizes with proactive legal counsel on regulatory and compliance matters, allowing them to conduct business and complete transactions with more precision, speed, and cost-efficiency.

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James R. (Jim) Dankenbring
Partner

St. Louis

314.333.3939

Kyle L. Elliott
Partner

Kansas City

816.292.8150

Jon L. Farnsworth
Partner

Tampa, Minneapolis

612.268.7018

Jim Dankenbring represents businesses in mergers and acquisitions, securities matters, complex contract negotiations, and executive compensation.

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Kyle Elliott helps his clients obtain patent, trademark, and copyright protection for their innovative products and services, so they can secure exclusive rights gaining a competitive advantage. Concentrating on electrical, computer, mechanical and chemical technologies, Kyle has extensive experience working with a broad range of products including aerospace fasteners, oil well drilling bits, transformers, vision systems, encryption software, UAV control systems, advanced polymer coatings, and bio-fuels.

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Jon Farnsworth assists clients with all aspects of business and technology law, motivated by the belief that the best way to drive progress is to empower business owners and executives with innovative solutions. His guiding principle is clear: “Help good people do good things.” With a steadfast conviction that an attorney should foster business, not inhibit it, Jon has built his career on being a trusted advisor, enabling entrepreneurs and companies to innovate, grow, and thrive.

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Paul J. Hanley
Partner

Denver

303.839.3861

Stacy Harper
Partner

Overland Park

913.327.5120

Thomas W. Hayde CIPP/US
Partner

St. Louis

314.333.3921

Paul Hanley is a partner in our Denver business transactions and financial services practices. Paul’s corporate and commercial law practice involves mergers and acquisitions, Regulation D and Private Placements, private equity and debt finance, corporate and partnership structuring, commercial loans, family limited partnerships, UCC foreclosures, including strict foreclosures, tax planning, international structuring and transactions, and commercial transactions.

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Stacy Harper counsels organizations in the health care space on regulatory compliance, health care reimbursement, and data privacy and cybersecurity issues. Stacy’s unique background as a certified professional coder and compliance officer provides her with first-hand knowledge of the legal and practical requirements faced by health care organizations.

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As a privacy professional, Tom Hayde aids clients in developing comprehensive strategies to address information practices and data breach risks, avoid potential claims and liabilities, and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements.

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Johanna Hyman
Senior Associate

Minneapolis

612.268.7009

James A. Jacobson
Of Counsel

Denver

303.592.8344

J. Kirby McDonough
Partner

Tampa

813.424.3501

Johanna Hyman advises, counsels and advocates for clients across various industries in support of their unique business objectives. Her work spans a range of industries, including financial institutions, manufacturing, real estate, technology, art, media, and entertainment.

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Whether negotiating a venture capital financing or e-commerce agreement or overseeing regulatory compliance for an investment advisor or investment company, James Jacobson works closely with his clients to further their business goals.

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Kirby focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on consumer finance, real estate, and corporate disputes. He has experience representing financial institutions and corporate clients in all phases of litigation and dispute resolution, including consumer class action defense, intellectual property disputes, derivative shareholder actions, dissolutions, and contractual disputes.

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Nathan A. (Nate) Orr
Partner

Kansas City

816.292.8872

Glenn K. Robbins
Of Counsel

St. Louis

314.333.3932

Jeremy D. Rucker
Partner

Plano

214.459.5880

Businesses face issues that do not exist within the rigid legal silos present in most law firms. Rather, those issues are almost certain to require a collaborative approach across two or more legal disciplines. But the current law firm model and rate structure restrict and make financially infeasible the ability to deliver that approach effectively to business clients. Recognizing this systemic inefficiency, Nate Orr created a model where he serves as fractional general counsel for his clients, managing their legal matters across all the firm’s practice areas.

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As an intellectual property attorney, Glenn Robbins represents clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and is involved in prosecution of patent and trademark applications, appeals, patent and trademark litigation, inter partes actions before Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, licensing, client counseling, and copyright matters.

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Jeremy Rucker leads businesses through the evolving and complex landscape of data privacy, security, and incident response. Jeremy regularly counsels clients in all industries on the emerging federal, state, and international data laws and regulations, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA); the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA); the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA); the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA); the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA); the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA); and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Spencer Fane attorney Alexandra Samafalova

Alexandra Samofalova
Senior Associate

Santa Monica (Los Angeles)

424.428.1129

Ben Shantz
Partner

Springfield

417.888.1022

Lauren A. Taylor
Senior Associate

Denver

303.839.3711

Alexandra’s practice encompasses data privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, real estate, corporate, and business law. She provides strategic legal counsel to corporations, nonprofits, management companies, developers, contractors, and other professionals, helping them navigate complex evolving legal and regulatory landscapes.

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Ben Shantz is a trial attorney and counselor who helps his clients by fighting for their interests both in and out of court so they can focus on growing their businesses. Ben has a reputation for providing practical legal advice that enables clients to make real-time, critical business decisions. He uses his experience in the courtroom to help clients prevent litigation in the first place and best position them when disputes do arise by drafting a wide range of contracts to better protect their interests on the front-end.

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Lauren Taylor focuses her practice on helping clients navigate complex litigation, bringing specific experience in construction, intellectual property, and corporate matters. In addition, she has experience serving as in-house counsel for a large nonprofit corporation, interning at a global consulting company, and clerking at a law firm focused on IP and patents.

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Shawn Tuma
Partner

Dallas, Plano

972.324.0317

James L. (Jim) Wooll
Partner

Denver

303.592.8361

Stephen J. Zralek
Partner

Nashville

615.238.6305

Shawn Tuma helps businesses protect their information and protect themselves from their information. He represents a wide range of clients, from small to midsize companies to Fortune 100 companies, across the U.S. and globally in dealing with cybersecurity, data privacy, data breach and incident response, regulatory compliance, computer fraud related legal issues, and cyber-related litigation.

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When a dispute arises that affects your business or its future, having a trial lawyer like James L. Wooll on your team is crucial. Jim has extensive experience – in trials with juries and with appellate courts, as well as mediation and arbitration – helping clients head off potential lawsuits when possible and aggressively litigating them when they cannot.

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Stephen Zralek is an accomplished litigator who helps clients resolve intellectual property, business, entertainment and technology disputes in federal and state courts, arbitration and mediation. Clients seek Stephen’s advice as a result of his experience in the courtroom, his creative problem-solving, his tenacity, and his engaging approach.

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