Herbert M. Kohn Senior Counsel Kansas City T: +1 816 374 3216 E:
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Herbert Kohn practices corporate, business and banking
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law, concentrating in the areas of acquisitions, financial
M&A and Corporate Finance
transactions, banking and public finance. He is a former
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member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Kohn
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was Chairman of Kansas City, MO, Mayor Kay Barnes'
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transition team in 1999 and Chairman of the Mayor's Charter Review Commission in 2000. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for the Truman Presidential Museum & Library and is the past Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Kansas City Art Institute. He served as Director of Missouri Boys State and currently serves as a member of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and the Finance Committee of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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Admissions Missouri, 1963 Not admitted in California United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Mr. Kohn is a former director of the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Foundation and past Chairman of the Board of Shalom Geriatric and Convalescent Center and
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past Chairman of the United Way Professional Group.
University of Michigan, J.D., 1963
He served as Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Task Force
University of Michigan, B.A., 1960
studying Kansas City pension plans. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kohn was a partner with another firm in Kansas City and served as Jackson County Counselor. Before that, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Harvey M. Johnsen, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Civic Involvement & Honors Missouri Gaming Commission – Chairman The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Foundation – Trustee Kansas City Art Institute – Former Chairman, Board of Trustees Missouri Boys State – Former Director Shalom Geriatric and Convalescent Center – Former Chairman United Way Professional Group – Former Chairman Truman Library – Board of Trustees Baron of the Boardroom Award, Bench-Bar Conference, May 2008 Missourian Award, 2008 Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Best Rainmaker in Missouri, October 2007 Starlight Theatre - Director, 2011 to present Civic Council, Kansas City, Missouri - Board Member
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Publications Author, "Elements for an Acquisition," February 9, 1998
Speaking Engagements Speaker, "How Many Relationships Do I Need to Be Successful? The Art of Rainmaking," 2013 Business Equality Conference, Leadership and The LGBT Experience, October 10, 2013 Author, "Selling My Business," Presented at The Big Picture Conference, August 5-7, 1999
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