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Koley Jessen Shareholder Don Swanson was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article, "For Struggling Small Businesses, Bankruptcy Law Change Comes Just in Time" published on May 18, 2020.

On Monday, April 27, 2020, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $21.2 million judgment for unfair competition, copyright infringement, breach of contract, and false advertising.

Kevin Siebert, Jennifer Woodward, and Michelle Lewis have all joined Koley Jessen as Counsel. All three attorneys have experience in in-house counsel roles, providing them a unique client ...

Koley Jessen has promoted four attorneys to Shareholder as of January 1, 2020. This class of shareholders includes attorneys from the Immigration; Estate, Succession, and Tax; Health Law; ...

Koley Jessen is pleased to announce that Brandon Hamm has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). One of 42 individuals elected internationally ...

Koley Jessen has grown the Employment, Litigation, Corporate, and Estate and Tax teams with the hiring of 5 new attorneys.

Koley Jessen announced the next step in its long term leadership succession plan. The Firm has elected Executive Vice President Alexander J. Wolf to become President of the Firm, succeeding ...

The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the 18th Annual M&A Advisor Awards, held in New York City. Koley Jessen was honored as a winner for the firm’s involvement in the sale of Red Giant Oil ...

Koley Jessen has hired Chastin Bailey as the Director of Talent and Culture. In her role, Chastin will oversee all aspects of the firm’s talent, culture, and human resources. She will also ...

“We are excited about the addition of these six associates,” says Alex Wolf, Executive Vice President of Koley Jessen. “As our clients continue to grow and succeed, we continue to grow ...

Koley Jessen is pleased to announce that for the third year in a row, our Private Wealth Law practice has been ranked Band 1 by Chambers High Net Worth. The firm was one of two  firms in the state to ...

For the third year in a row the firm is a finalist for “Law Firm of the Year.” Koley Jessen was named the winner in this category for 2017 and 2018. The firm was also involved in several deals ...

Koley Jessen has been recognized in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America© with the inclusion of 22 attorneys across 20 practice areas.

Koley Jessen has added five attorneys to the corporate and tax departments. Jonathan Lawler, Jack Horgan, Kyle Dostal, Ryan Maloley, and Nicholas Bjornson have added depth in their ...

In 2019, the Exit Planning Institute (EPI) will survey the Nebraska business community and will produce primary research called the State of Owner Readiness™ Report; the report will ...

Super Lawyers, which recognizes leading attorneys by state, has announced that 14 Koley Jessen attorneys have been selected to the 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers or 2019 Great Plains Rising ...

Taylor Dieckman has been selected as an Emerging Leader by the M&A Advisor. The Emerging Leaders Awards program—originally known as the ‘40 Under 40 Awards’—were created in 2010 to ...

“We are happy to welcome these nine students to Koley Jessen and look forward to getting to know each of them,” said David Goeschel, Recruiting Committee Chairperson. “Rotating ...

Chambers USA recognized Koley Jessen in four practice areas, including Corporate/Commercial, Healthcare, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate in their 2019 rankings ...

“Ben’s addition to the firm has increased the depth of our banking and finance practice,” says Marlon Lofgren, Chair of Koley Jessen’s Banking and Finance Practice. “Ben has ...

Koley Jessen has bolstered its growing Estate Planning team with the addition of Emily Jung. As trusted counsel to families, business owners, and individuals across the Midwest, Emily helps ...

Matt Maser has rejoined Koley Jessen as Counsel in the Firm’s Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice areas. Matt was an attorney and shareholder at Koley Jessen from 1997 to ...

Two separate deals in which Koley Jessen represented the respective sellers were named “Deal of the Year” in their respective categories by the Global M&A Network for The M&A Atlas ...

For the second year in a row, Koley Jessen has been named “Law Firm of the Year” by the M&A Advisor. Finalists in the category included AmLaw 100 firms, Alston & Bird LLP, Davis Polk & Wardell ...

Alex Wolf, Shareholder, Executive Vice President, and Chair of the Tax Practice Group at Koley Jessen has been named a 2018 Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40 award winner. He was ...

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announced that Brian Koenig, Shareholder at Koley Jessen, has been selected as one of its emerging leaders and honorees for its “40 Under 40” ...

Koley Jessen is proud to announce the recent growth of its Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Health Law, and Corporate practices with the addition of Taylor Cammack, Cassie Langstaff, and ...

Koley Jessen has been named as a finalist in several categories for the 2018 M&A Advisor Awards.

For the second year in a row the firm is a finalist for “Law Firm of the Year” alongside AmLaw ...

Brandon Hamm has earned his BEI Certified Exit Planner (CExP™) designation. The BEI CExP™ designation is the standard for Exit Planning certification. The business owner community ...

Koley Jessen has been recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America© with the inclusion of 18 attorneys across 18 practice areas.

Koley Jessen is pleased to announce that for the second year in a row, our Private Wealth Law practice has been ranked Band 1 by Chambers High Net Worth. In addition to being ranked as a firm ...

Eric, an Omaha native, guides clients through mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, restructurings and equity and debt financings. He began his career in Chicago as ...

Koley Jessen has welcomed eight law students to the firm to participate in its summer associate program. Four are returning for their second summer at the firm and four are new to Koley Jessen ...

Eight attorneys from Koley Jessen have attained individual rankings in the newly released 2018 edition of Chambers USA. According to Chambers USA 2018, market commentators and clients ...

Anthony will work with the Koley Jessen team to manage trust administration & probate matters, as well develop basic estate plans and more advanced strategies involving wealth transfer and ...

The American College of Real Estate Lawyers recently announced that Max Burbach has been elected a Fellow.  Admission to the College is by invitation only to lawyers who are viewed as ...

Daniel Murow has joined Koley Jessen’s Real Estate Practice. Koley Jessen President, Mike Hupp, says “With continued growth locally, regionally, and nationally in all areas of real ...

Koley Jessen Shareholder, James Tews, has earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) designation from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of The American College. This unique ...

Bryan Slone, Of Counsel and Chair of the Tax Practice at Koley Jessen, has been selected as the next President of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“Chamber”).

Koley Jessen recently announced the promotion of Minja Herian to Shareholder status effective January 1, 2018.

Slides are now available from the Koley Jessen webinar series discussing the implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This series walked through various aspects of tax reform to begin ...

Koley Jessen was featured in the January 12, 2018 edition of the Midlands Business Journal. The article discusses the firm's focus on client-service as a key to success and the ...

Joseph Huigens has joined Koley Jessen’s Health Law Practice. Joe brings a wealth of legal and business judgment drawn from his experiences working for the world’s largest ...

The M&A Advisor named Koley Jessen as Law Firm of the Year at the 16th Annual M&A Advisor Awards on Monday, November 13th at the Metropolitan Club, New York, NY. The Awards Gala honored the ...

Koley Jessen Shareholder, Lisa Lehan, has been named a 2017 Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40 award winner. She will be recognized at the Midlands Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Awards ...

Koley Jessen is happy to announce multiple new hires in our Employment, Labor & Benefits, Estate Planning, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Tax practices. Annie Hartnett, Carter ...

The M&A Advisor has announced finalists for the Top M&A Deals, Firms and Professionals Awards, which will be announced on November 13th at the Metropolitan Club in New York. Koley Jessen has ...

Chambers 2017 High Net Worth Guide has recognized Koley Jessen as a leading firm in Private Wealth Law in their recent rankings. In addition to be ranked as a firm, individual attorneys Kurt ...

The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 has recognized 19 attorneys from Koley Jessen across 16 practice areas, including Shaun McGaughey who was named the Best Lawyers© 2018 Mergers and ...

Super Lawyers, which recognizes leading attorneys by state, has announced that 10 Koley Jessen attorneys have been selected to the 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers or 2017 Great Plains Rising ...