Following the firm’s formal entrance into the Wichita, Kansas market with the addition of attorneys Mary Carson, J.T. Klaus, and Andrew Kovar, Spencer Fane has been spotlighted across several legal and business publications for the steady expansion of its national footprint.
In a recent Wichita Business Journal article, reporter Shelby Kellerman discussed how the newly established Spencer Fane presence in Wichita enhances the firm’s reputation as a “national law firm on a rapid growth path.” Citing the firm’s position as the fastest-growing law firm in the nation according to the AmLaw 200, the piece noted the multifront evolution of Spencer Fane and highlighted the firm’s plans for further expansion in Wichita and beyond.
In an email conversation with Law360’s Adrian Cruz, J.T. and his teammates explained the appeal of joining a law firm with such a wide reach: “New starts are always exciting. Wichita has not really had the kind of national presence that Spencer Fane is bringing to the Wichita legal and business community. Our clients are becoming more and more regionally and nationally focused, with greater and more complex needs and having the ability to address the full complement of business needs, and to do it both locally and nationally, will be truly unique in the Wichita legal market.”
Law360 likewise highlighted the exceptional level of experience the Wichita trio brings to the firm’s Corporate and Business Transactions team, joining KCBJ reporter James Dornbrook in reiterating Spencer Fane Chair Patrick J. Whalen’s statement that “J.T., Andrew and Mary have spent their careers building an exceptional depth of knowledge in public finance and bond counsel matters – areas of law that demand both precision and insight.”
The team explained their specialized legal practice to Law360 as “the hallmark for public/private cooperation that is not always prevalent in other practice areas. Government and industry always want to work together to build communities and foster responsible growth. Municipal finance is frequently at the core of that cooperation.”
By retaining such dynamic and specialized talent across its growing footprint, Spencer Fane continues aligning with clients’ appetite for exceedingly knowledgeable counsel in geographies and industries shaping their goals and successes.
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