A Kansas City native, attorney John Kennyhertz previously served General Counsel for a Kansas City-based private equity firm, and now focuses his practice on business transactions and corporate law matters.
As an M&A lawyer, John has a unique set of skills and experience having represented parties on all sides of a transaction. In his former capacity as General Counsel, Mr. Kennyhertz was responsible for the oversight and management of the private equity firm’s non-real estate legal matters, as well as the risk management and compliance for each entity comprising the firm’s portfolio. Prior to this role, Mr. Kennyhertz spent 2011 advising various private equity firms on initiatives relating to M&A and financial services from his west coast office in Newport Beach, California.
A career attorney with expertise in M&A, contract law, transaction law, financial services and corporate litigation, Mr. Kennyhertz began his career at Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown and Enochs, working on complex litigation, insurance defense, employment law and workers’ compensation.
Mr. Kennyhertz has extensive experience in the areas of corporate structure; finance; domestic and international e-commerce; debt collection; consumer data privacy; ACH and payment systems; MSB licensing; online marketing and lead generation.
Mr. Kennyhertz not only advises clients through complex merges and acquisitions, but as well on Federal statutes and regulations, including Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GBL”), Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) compliance issues. He provides a unique blend of legal, technical and practical business advice.
- Washburn University School of Law
- J.D. (2005)
- Activities: John was a member of the Washburn University School of Law Trial Team, and a Student Instructor for Contracts I and II
- University of Kansas
- B.S. (2001) | Business Administration
- Co-Founder/Partner at Kennyhertz Perry, LLC
- Kennyhertz Perry
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- Table of Experts: Mergers & Acquisitions — Setting the Stage for Successful Business Transitions
- Kansas City Business Journal
- Legal Presentation to NEW Venture, New Venture Course, UMKC
- Missouri Small Business Development Center at UMKC
- Table of Experts, Kansas City Business Journal
- Kansas City Business Journal
- Top Legal Innovation Award
- Missouri Lawyers Media
- Missouri Lawyers Media honors 25 attorneys, businesses and firms within the state for their innovative work in emerging practice areas, services and business policies. Kennyhertz Perry has been recognized as one of the first to develop expertise in the up and coming practice area of Cannabis Law.
- State Bar of Kansas  # 22170
- Member
- Current
- The Missouri Bar  # 58055
- Member
- - Current
- Kansas
- Kansas Supreme Court
- ID Number: 22170
- Missouri
- The Missouri Bar
- ID Number: 58005
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- White Collar Crime
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Securities Law
- Cannabis & Marijuana Law
- Marijuana Business Formation, Medical Marijuana
- Education Law
- Native American Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Contracts and Agreements
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Corporate and Incorporation
- English: Spoken, Written