Gerry Brenneman has over 40+ years’ experience representing both large corporations and closely held companies related to their corporate legal needs, including mergers and acquisitions, the negotiation of major contracts, formation/dissolution and corporate strategy. He has extensive merger and acquisition experience across numerous industries and, more recently, his M&A focus is in the insurance and health care fields.
For his insurance practice, Gerry works on mergers and acquisitions related to insurance companies (including Form A filings and approvals) and insurance agencies. Gerry has also represented insurance clients on many other types of issues, including drafting and negotiating insurance distributor, third party administrator and reinsurance agreements, and the resolution of contract disputes between insurance clients and their agents. He also has his life and health producer license.
In health care, Gerry is a key member of the Polsinelli mergers and acquisition team that works on all major acquisitions and divestitures for a faith-based, nonprofit health organization operating over 140 hospitals and 700 other care sites in 21 states.
Education
- University of Kansas (J.D., Order of the Coif, 1985)
- Phi Delta Phi, President
- Creighton University (B.S., 1982)
Bar Admission
- Missouri, 1985
- Kansas, 1988
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1985
- U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1988
Professional Affiliations
- The Missouri Bar
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Business Law Committee Chair, 1999, 2008
- Rockhurst High School
- Past Board Member, 2011 – 2017
- Alumni Board Executive Committee, 2017 – 2023
- Class of 1978 Captain, 1992 - Present
- Ronald McDonald House Charities, Kansas City
- Past President and Director
- Current Advisory Board Member
- Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri
- Past Advisory Board Member
- Creighton University
- Past National Alumni Board Director
- Leadership Overland Park
- Co-Chair 2002
- Member 2001
Recognition
- AV-Preeminent Ratings from Martindale Hubbell
- Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2012, 2013
- Co-Taught Due Diligence Class at the University of Kansas School of Law – Polsinelli Transactional Law Center (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023)
- Co-Taught Deals Class at the University of Kansas School of Law – Polsinelli Transactional Law Center (2017, 2019, 2021)
