Richard Cook
Real Estate and Contracts Attorney
- Role
- Partner at Stinson LLP
- Location
- Kansas City, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard Cook
Rich is a contracts and real estate attorney specializing in economic development, government relations, real estate transactions, business transactions, special district formation and administration, financial services, and tax incentives. He is licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri. Specialties: Real estate transactions, lease negotiations, economic development incentives, job relocation incentives, local government law, government relations, charter school development, movie theater development, ski facilities and golf courses.Rich previously served as President of the Johnson County Library Foundation. Rich is also a graduate of Leadership Northeast with the Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce.
Experience
Partner
Aug 2010 — Present · US
Rich is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate and Public Finance Division in the Kansas City office. His practice focuses on economic development, government relations, real estate transactions, special district formation, financial services and tax incentives such as tax increment financing and tax abatement. He assisted Cerner Corporation in the site acquisition and development of its planned four million square foot office campus in Kansas City, MO, including zoning and development incentives (TIF, Super-TIF and State Supplemental TIF). He has counseled commercial clients in negotiations with elected officials and municipal staff to secure economic development incentives, zoning and government contracts. He represents clients in a wide variety of complex commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and sales, financing and leasing of all major property types, including office buildings, shopping centers, multifamily projects, industrial properties, hotels, resorts and mixed-use projects. He is active in job retention and expansion projects in both Missouri and Kansas. From 20••••14 he served as chair of the Real Estate Section of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
Education
University of East Anglia
School of English & American Studies
1999 — 2000
The University of Kansas
Business Administration & English
1997 — 2002
University of Kansas School of Law
Doctor of Law - JD, Law
2004 — 2007
Skills
- Mediation
- Real Estate
- Negotiation
- Corporate Law
- Redevelopment
- Real Estate Transactions
- Lease Negotiations
- Courts
- Legislative Relations
- Commercial Real Estate
- Economic Development
- Legal Research
- Construction Law
- Zoning
- Licensing
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
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