Frank advises clients on complex corporate and financial transactions, with a particular focus on private mergers and acquisitions. As Chair of the Private Equity – Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group, he counsels private equity funds, strategic acquirers, family offices and their portfolio companies on stock and asset purchases, mergers, divestitures and financial reorganizations. He has represented clients in transactions ranging from multi-million to multi-billion in value.
Beyond transactional work, Frank serves as outside general counsel to private companies, investment funds and family offices, supporting their day-to-day legal needs with a focus on practical solutions that drive business growth. His experience spans a wide range of industries, including:
- Health care products, services and technology
- Telecommunications, technology and media
- Highly engineered manufacturing, light manufacturing, industrials and distribution
- Consumer products
- Professional services
- Infrastructure, transportation and logistics
Education
- Miami University (B.S., 2000)
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2005)
- Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Dispute Resolution, Deans List
Bar Admission
- Missouri, 2005
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Member, 2005-Present
- Member, M&A Market Trends Subcommittee and Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
- Centurions Leadership Program Alumni, 2011
- Team Smile
- Past Board Member, Past Board Chair 2017-2024
- American Cancer Society
- Past Board Member
- Sunflower House
- Past Board Member, Past Board Chair 2014-2021
Recognition
- Ranked in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds, 2022-2025
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Corporate Law, 2019-2026
- Named to the Missouri Lawyers Weekly POWER List in Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2025
- Named to Missouri Lawyers Media’s Power List 100, 2024-2025
- Selected for Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law in Kansas City, 2023
- Kansas City Business Journal’s Best of the Bar, Mergers and Acquisitions
