Professional Services


QII Adds Four New Hires to Assemble Legal and Real Estate Team

Posted September 28, 2026 Overland Park-based QII has appointed four new positions to its legal and real estate team, which will expand the firm’s site acquisition and deal structuring capabilities. The new additions include Paul Dominick, Marc Russell, Michael Smilow,… more

Polsinelli Hires Data Center Shareholder Jason Romero for its KC Office

Posted September 17, 2026 Polsinelli has introduced Jason Romero as the firm’s shareholder in its data center & infrastructure practice for the Kansas City office. In his new role at Polsinelli, Romero will advise institutional investors, developers, lenders, technology companies… more

Creative Planning to Acquire RVK, Adding $4.3T Institutional Assets Under Advisement

Posted September 16, 2026 Creative Planning has entered into an acquisition agreement for Portland, Oregon-based investment consulting firm, RVK, Inc. RVK advises over 200 institutional clients with approximately $4.3 trillion in assets, according to a Tuesday release. The client base consists… more

CRB Names Helga Margrethe Salling as New Chief Growth Officer

Posted September 14, 2026 Kansas City-based engineering consulting firm CRB announced Helga Margrethe Salling as its new chief growth officer. In her new role, Salling will lead CRB’s global growth strategy as well as expanding presence across key markets. She… more

Overland Park Retirement, Wealth Management Firm Acquired by Higginbotham

Posted August 31, 2026 Overland Park-based wealth management firm Two West Capital Advisors has been acquired by Texas-based Higginbotham. As part of the acquisition, Two West Capital Advisors will bring its full team and operating platform to Higginbotham in a… more

Husch Blackwell Promotes Ryan Mitchem to General Counsel, David Dyroff to Retire

Posted August 10, 2026 Husch Blackwell announced Ryan Mitchem, a nearly 25-year veteran at the law firm, was promoted to General Counsel. Mitchem was promoted from Deputy General Counsel to the new role he began on August 1, according to… more

Ogletree Deakins Adds Employment Litigator Veteran as KC Office Shareholder

Posted August 6, 2026 Ogletree Deakins has added Nicholas Ruble to the firm’s Kansas City office as a shareholder. Before joining Ogletree Deakins, Ruble served at Kansas City-based Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice as a member and vice-chair of the… more

Mariner Names Brad Rollins as New Chief Investment Officer

Posted July 30, 2026 Overland Park-based Mariner has promoted Brad Rollins to chief investment officer. Rollins has been with the firm for over 10 years and has more than 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He first… more

Curry Real Estate Services Completes Transition of New Leadership

Posted July 30, 2026 Gladstone-based Curry Real Estate Services announced it has completed a transfer of ownership to a family partnership led by its vice president, Matt Pepper. The transaction transfers ownership of Curry Real Estate Services and a majority… more

SkillPath Names Erica Jones as First Chief Growth Officer

Posted July 28, 2026 Mission-based SkillPath, a professional development training nonprofit, announced it has named Erica Jones as its first chief growth officer. In this newly created role for the organization, Jones will lead SkillPath’s enterprise growth strategy, with responsibility… more