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Spencer Fane attorney Theresa Becerra

Spencer Fane attorney Theresa Becerra

Theresa C. Becerra
Partner

Santa Monica (Los Angeles)

Spencer Fane attorney Rachael Chubey

Spencer Fane attorney Rachael Chubey

Rachael Gray Chubey
Associate

Santa Monica (Los Angeles)

Maureen H. Cook
Associate

Denver

Theresa has practiced business, real estate, and construction counseling and litigation for more than 25 years. She specializes in conventional and affordable housing counseling, administrative actions, and litigation, as well as in commercial construction counseling and litigation and complex business litigation, including consumer class action defense, issues arising from claims of unfair competition, unfair business practices, interference with contract and other business torts, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Rachael Gray Chubey provides clients with proactive and reactive legal strategies to address the full range of risks businesses encounter, first working to avoid exposure to litigation, then seeking out beneficial resolutions that align with goals and objectives when necessary. Her wide-ranging practice includes multidistrict, class action, and mass tort matters in federal and state courts.

Maureen H. Cook handles aspects of trust and estate matters, including probate, trust administration, and probate litigation. Her experience encompasses creating simple and complex wills and trusts, financial power of attorney documents, and advanced medical directives.

Michael F. (Mike) Delaney
Partner

Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Sarah Fandrey

Spencer Fane attorney Sarah Fandrey

Sarah B. Fandrey
Partner

Dallas

Peter (Pete) Hartweger
Partner

Kansas City

Mike Delaney has represented management in traditional labor relations matters, including collective bargaining negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, and union campaigns and matters before the National Labor Relations Board for more than 39 years.

Sarah B. Fandrey represents and advises private equity (PE) firms; real estate investment trusts (REITS); multi-family housing operators; and shopping center, office, warehouse, hotel, multi-family, and single-family housing developers; in addition, she represents and advises railway companies, lenders, trusts, families, restaurants, tenants, joint ventures, non-profits, and investors across the country. Her representation spans corporate transactions, acquisitions, dispositions, development, construction, leasing, and financing, where she proactively mitigates risk and efficiently solves issues that arise in the context of business transactions.

Pete Hartweger is a partner in the firm’s Business Transactions group. Pete’s emphasis is in mergers and acquisitions, tax, general business, pass-through entities, non-profit and tax-exempt entities, and IRS tax controversies. A large portion of Pete’s practice involves representing small to medium sized closely-held businesses, counseling on contract, employment, tax, licensing, and ownership matters, and the day-to-day issues encountered by these businesses. His clients also include several large organizations, including a few publicly traded companies.

Tara Holterhaus
Partner

Omaha

Kimberly H. (Kim) Kerns
Partner

Plano

R. John Klevorn III
Partner

St. Louis

Tara is a full-service litigation attorney who focuses primarily on banking and financial services litigation, commercial litigation, real estate litigation, and bankruptcy litigation. She represents a variety of clients, including state and nationally chartered banks, non-bank lenders, loan servicers, and debt collectors.

Kim Kerns guides clients through all phases of litigation using her extensive courtroom experience to not only achieve favorable verdicts when trial becomes necessary but also coordinate favorable outcomes through dispositive motions and settlement to provide resolutions that match a client’s unique business objectives.

John Klevorn is a transactional attorney, assisting clients in effectively structuring and executing a wide range of corporate and business transactions, and providing responsive, day-to-day legal services that lead to successful operations.

Amanda (Amy) Lewandowski
Associate

Kansas City

Mitchell (Mitch) Martin
Of Counsel

St. Louis

Lisa K. Mayers
Partner

Denver

Amy Lewandowski helps individuals and businesses navigate complex litigation issues and explore dispute resolution tactics to ensure that clients can focus on their business needs.

Mitchell (“Mitch”) Martin represents businesses of all shapes and sizes. With more than a decade of litigation experience, Mitch relies on lessons from the courtroom to keep his clients out of court. Much of his compliance practice focuses on counseling clients from various industries – including housing, tech, construction, and healthcare – on federal and state privacy laws; proper practices for gathering, using, and protecting personal information; and the legal risks associated with emerging technologies, biometric data, and artificial intelligence (AI).

Lisa Mayers is a local government attorney who handles municipal, special district, and real estate related matters. She provides general counsel to public entities, including advising on municipal bond financings.

Spencer Fane attorney Karen McCay

Spencer Fane attorney Karen McCay

Karen McCay
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Andrew McElmeel

Spencer Fane attorney Andrew McElmeel

Andrew J. McElmeel
Associate

Omaha

Patrick T. (Pat) McLaughlin
Partner

St. Louis

Karen McCay’s practice focuses on the legal needs of the multi-family housing industry, with a particular emphasis on operational issues, regulatory compliance, and fair housing.

Andrew McElmeel works to simplify complicated matters for individuals, businesses, and financial institutions by providing astute legal support in complex litigation processes, including commercial litigation, real estate litigation, banking and financial services litigation, and bankruptcy litigation.

Pat McLaughlin has successfully litigated a broad array of disputes at both the trial and appellate court levels in federal and state courts in Missouri, Illinois, and elsewhere. Pat’s practice is focused on resolving, through litigation or otherwise, commercial and business disputes, including contract actions, shareholder disputes, construction and real estate issues, supply chain disputes, and product liability cases, as well as employment, non-compete, unfair competition, trade secret, and intellectual property matters. Pat also has significant experience representing creditors in troubled asset, workout, and collection matters.

Robin L. Nolan
Partner

Denver

Karen D. Olson
Partner

Minneapolis

Nathan A. (Nate) Orr
Partner

Kansas City

Robin L. Nolan’s practice focuses on the representation of individuals and businesses in their commercial real estate and business needs, as well as representing religious organizations to help them in carrying out their missions. She dedicates herself to understanding her clients’ needs and then planning, designing, and implementing strategies to address those needs. Her clients rely on her legal knowledge and analytic skills in all aspects of their commercial real estate and business needs so they can achieve their desired goals, as well as advising clients in the non-profit sector to carry out their religious and charitable missions.

Karen D. Olson is an experienced regulatory, compliance, and litigation attorney that uses her significant government and private practice experience to represent her clients. Most recently, Karen served as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Minnesota for more than a decade. As Deputy Attorney General, Karen represented the Attorney General, Governor, Legislature, and state agencies and boards on complex and high-profile legal matters.

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.

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Pahl

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Pahl

Stephen Pahl
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Ernesto Prado

Spencer Fane attorney Ernesto Prado

Ernesto Prado
Associate

Santa Monica (Los Angeles)

Robert B. (Robb) Preston
Partner

St. Louis

Stephen Pahl’s practice concentrates in the areas of real property transactions and litigation, employment matters representing exclusively management, commercial litigation, and financial institutions law. A business owner with personal experience managing apartment buildings, banks, restaurants, and hotels, Stephen truly understands and shares the entrepreneurial spirit of his clients.

Ernesto Prado has a broad-ranging practice with significant experience in complex real estate and general commercial matters. While always preparing for a potential trial, he regularly manages cases with an eye toward his clients’ strategic objectives, utilizing the full spectrum of dispute resolution methods to achieve favorable outcomes through proactive and collaborative client service.

Robb Preston is a seasoned real estate attorney that enjoys helping clients by providing creative, economical and practical solutions to complex real estate problems, with an emphasis on transactions that leverage economic development incentives. His collegiality, experience, and versatility allow him to assist clients in closing thorny transactions and developing valuable relationships with both public and private stakeholders. By developing lasting relationships with clients, Robb is able to deliver specialized value through personalized strategies and candid counsel.

Peter L. Riggs
Partner

Kansas City, Phoenix

Caleb Rush
Partner

Dallas, Plano

Spencer Fane attorney Alexandra Samafalova

Spencer Fane attorney Alexandra Samafalova

Alexandra Samofalova
Senior Associate

Santa Monica (Los Angeles)

Peter Riggs is an experienced litigator and regulatory attorney that advises clients across the financial services industry in litigation, government and internal investigations, and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters.

Caleb Rush guides lenders and borrowers through the structuring, documentation, and negotiation of various financial transactions, including large-scale loans, within a comprehensive practice spanning both financial services and corporate transactions.

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.

Spencer Fane attorney Servando Sandoval

Spencer Fane attorney Servando Sandoval

Servando Sandoval
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Scot J. Seabaugh
Partner

St. Louis

Spencer Fane attorney Evan Singleton

Spencer Fane attorney Evan Singleton

Evan C. Singleton
Associate

Denver

Servando R. Sandoval represents both for-profit and non-profit owners, property managers and developers, employers, and other businesses and individuals involved in state and federal litigation and administrative hearings. He also provides guidance to his clients in all aspects of day-to-day employment issues, including but not limited to discrimination, sexual harassment, leaves of absence, and wage and hour claims.

Scot is a partner in the firm’s Banking and Financial Services group. He has over 30 years of experience in advising banks, lenders, and borrowers regarding commercial loans as well as navigating complex regulatory issues his bank and lender clients face in today’s economy. Scot helps his clients stay focused on getting the transaction closed so they can move forward to realize their goals.

Evan Singleton assists clients with negotiating and drafting documents for real estate projects from the ground up, including purchase and sale contracts, easements, title review, restrictive covenants, declarations and maintenance agreements, leases, financing documents, and construction contracts. He has represented purchasers and sellers of real estate, with specific experience in navigating complex environmental matters related to the transaction and subsequent development of property.

Eric J. Steinle
Partner

Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Eric Stephenson

Spencer Fane attorney Eric Stephenson

Eric J. Stephenson
Senior Associate

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Andrew VanSlyke

Spencer Fane attorney Andrew VanSlyke

Andrew VanSlyke
Senior Associate

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Eric Steinle is a partner on the firm’s Corporate and Business Transactions team. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, securities offerings, and corporate governance.

Eric J. Stephenson focuses his practice in the areas of civil and business litigation.

David N. Zimmerman
Of Counsel

Overland Park

Based in the firm’s Kansas City office, Dave is a partner with the corporate practice group. Honored with his selection to Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, Dave brings a wealth of knowledge to the firm, including experience in taxation, corporate, estates and trust, non-profit organizations, and real estate.