Kirton McConkie

Managing partner: Robert D. Walker

Number of partners: 94

Number of other lawyers: 74

Firm overview: Kirton McConkie is Utah’s premier full-service law firm with five locations and more than 160 award-winning attorneys who successfully represent intellectual property, business, real estate, construction, healthcare, international, employment, litigation, tax, and estate planning clients. Kirton McConkie attorneys have represented clients in more than 150 countries and in all 50 states.

PRACTICE AREAS

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Contact: Adam Wahlquist

Kirton McConkie’s Alternative Dispute Resolution section consists of experienced, trained mediators, and arbitrators who assist parties in resolving disputes outside a court setting. Collectively, the members of our Alternative Dispute Resolution group have participated in settling or resolving hundreds of mediation and arbitration proceedings.

Appellate

Contact: Alexander Dushku

Kirton McConkie's appellate lawyers have assisted clients in numerous appeals and important motions in forums ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Courts of Appeals to state courts across the country. Our appeals run the gamut, including cutting-edge First Amendment questions, contract disputes, personal injury, insurance coverage, estate issues, and business torts.

Bankruptcy

Contact: Jeremy Sink

Kirton McConkie’s Commercial Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights section has extensive experience representing parties in all types and stages of bankruptcy matters. We have assisted clients with chapter 7, chapter 9, chapter 11, chapter 12, chapter 13, and chapter 15 cases.

Construction, Surety, and Design Professionals

Contact: James Ellsworth

Kirton McConkie construction attorneys routinely handle issues for the construction industry, from contracts to complex litigation. We represent project owners, general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, design professionals, suppliers, sureties, governmental entities, and construction lenders.

Corporate

Contact: Gordon Foote

Kirton McConkie business attorneys take particular interest in how their corporate and securities advice affects a client’s overall business goals and objectives. Our Corporate section has a collaborative relationship with other practice sections in the firm, allowing us to resolve the critical needs of emerging and established companies in a continually changing marketplace.

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Contact: Clifford Blair

Kirton McConkie has both the U.S. domestic and international expertise to assess your corporate risk and customize a solution that integrates with your corporate structure and operating systems. Our attorneys have extensive experience in assessing the corporate needs and providing an efficient, cost-effective, and streamlined legal compliance framework that is easy for your staff to administer.

Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy

Contact: Brian Burnett

Kirton McConkie represents clients in several environmental fields, including energy, water, mining, sustainability, impact analysis, and air quality. We have significant knowledge of wetlands and section 404 permitting, evaluation and remediation. Our attorneys represent clients before the Water Rights Division in court and have consulted on water rights issues in all the western states. We have advised clients in several jurisdictions about conducting environmental assessments of lands thought to have suffered releases of hazardous materials.

Family Law

Contact: Sterling Olander

To complement our commercial law practice, Kirton McConkie offers a select range ofspecialties for individuals and families. Our Family and Elder law practice includes adoption, divorce, elder, and immigration assistance.Please click on the area of interestto learn more about our legal services and the attorneys who specialize in each area.

First Amendment and Religious Organizations

Contact: Randy Austin

The First Amendment and Religious Organizations section has handled significant issues in courts and administrative hearings across the country at all levels, including the United States Supreme Court. These constitutional and civil rights issues have related to the rights of religious organizations, free speech and free press, protests, defamation defense, civil rights violations, and land use and zoning ordinances for religious organizations.

Immigration

Contact: Elaine Young

Kirton McConkie’s immigration attorneys handle all aspects of workplace immigration matters. We work with employers to supply worker visas and to assist companies to stay in compliance with immigration requirements. Our attorneys also assist with administrative and federal judicial reviews.

Intellectual Property

Contact: Joshua Rupp

As one of the largest IP law firms in the Intermountain West, Kirton McConkie brings a depth of knowledge to your unique business situation—whether domestic or international. We routinely handle matters involving electrical- and computer-related technologies, medical devices, pharmaceutical products, biotechnology, bioengineering, and a wide variety of mechanical and chemical systems and apparatuses.

International

Contact: Gordon Foote

Kirton McConkie has one of the most comprehensive and experienced international legal practices in the Intermountain West. We have represented clients in more than 150 nations and every state in the U.S. Collectively, our attorneys are fluent in more than 20 languages, and many have resided outside the U.S. for extended periods of time.

Labor and Employment

Contact: Christian Collins

Kirton McConkie’s Labor and Employment section's goal is to work with employers to provide employment law advice,build employee relations and avoid problems through careful planning. The firm represents clients in all areas of the workplace, including discrimination claims, sexual harassment claims, ERISA, unemployment matters, wage and hour issues, avoiding retaliation liability, workers' compensation and occupational disease claims, ADA claims, employee benefits law, wrongful termination cases, misappropriation of trade secrets, non-competition/non-solicitation, reduction in force and reorganization, employee handbooks and personnel policies, executive compensation, and civil rights.

Litigation

Contact: Cameron Hancock

At Kirton McConkie, involvement with clients facing or initiating litigation beginsby developing a strategy in the best interests of our clients. We consider an array of options such as trial, mediation and arbitration and work closely with clients to determine thebest plan of action.

Real Estate

Contact: Bryce Dalton

Kirton McConkie's Real Estate section has substantial experience in all aspects of zoning and land use issues, eminent domain, condemnation, and commercial leasing as well as a wealth of experience in real estate financial transactions, including commercial mortgages, other borrowing and lending transactions, workouts, loan modifications, re-financings, and foreclosures.

Tax and Estate Planning

Contact: Michael Durham

Kirton McConkie has a long-standing tradition of excellence advising and representing clients on domestic and international corporate, partnership, non-profit, and individual taxation issues. We also advise and implement financial planning strategies for high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and senior executives on a range of estate planning strategies and issues.