Kennyhertz Perry is pleased to announce that the growth of the firm has led to an office location change — we have moved to the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo. The move to a larger space in a more prominent location allows us to better serve our growing client base. The firm’s new address is
John Kennyhertz had the opportunity to discuss business entities and intellectual property with aspiring entrepreneurial students at the University of Kansas School of Business last month. Kennyhertz provided the students with thoughtful answers to questions such as, “What are the biggest legal issues small businesses face during the start-up phase?” and “Which business entity do
Kennyhertz Perry’s Braden Perry provided insight and background into the possible regulation of the virtual currency Bitcoin in an article recently published by Institutional Investor. In the article, Perry explains that even the U.S. government has accepted the idea of a virtual currency: A little over a year ago, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network provided
Providing his point of view in a March op-ed article in the Kansas City Star, Braden Perry counters the notion that the virtual currency Bitcoin is a bubble about to burst. The article discusses the capricious nature of Bitcoin and the author, Steve Paul, admits he is a cynic when it comes to the virtual
i-Sight, a global leader in case management software for corporate investigations, turned to Kennyhertz Perry’s Braden Perry on a critical compliance issue. The company featured Perry’s knowledge on heightened disclosure requirements in an article that offered business leaders advice on reporting employee misconduct. The article stated that because mandatory reporting obligations vary according to the
Last week, FinCEN issued two administrative rulings clarifying that certain Bitcoin participants do not constitute money service businesses (MSBs) under the BSA. The rulings furthered the guidance issued by FinCEN last March, which excluded from the definition of MSB users that obtain convertible virtual currency and use such convertible virtual currency to purchase real or virtual goods or services. In the Guidance, FinCEN established Users are not MSBs because they are not engaged in money transmission services.
KMBZ’s Entrepreneur KC Radio recently featured the Kennyhertz Perry’s emphasis on serving entrepreneurs as they endeavor to establish and grow their businesses. As an attorney who serves the start-up community, Partner John Kennyhertz discussed a range of issues relevant to new companies including challenges faced with establishing capital, deciding how and where to form a
Kennyhertz Perry partners John Kennyhertz and Braden Perry spoke as Bitcoin experts during a program hosted by Thinking Bigger Business Media’s Smart Companies Thinking Bigger Radio. Show host Kelly Scanlon featured Kennyhertz and Perry as guests on the show to speak about how Bitcoin works, how it’s being used and the future of the up-and-coming digital
Kennyhertz Perry’s John Kennyhertz and Braden Perry were recently featured as guests on NBC affiliate KSHB 41 Action News for being among the first businesses in the metropolitan area to accept the cyber currency Bitcoin. Kennyhertz Perry commented not only on the business decision made to accept Bitcoin, but also the traction the new currency
Braden Perry has been selected to serve as an expert on councils within the Gerson Lehrman Group – a global research firm that creates networks of leading experts to advise investment institutions as well as companies in various industries. Perry will serve on GLG’s Legal, Economic & Regulatory Affairs councils as well as the New
Braden Perry was quoted as an authority on Bitcoin in a Minyanville article. The article, titled “What Bitcoin Arbitrage Can Teach Us About the Crypto-Currency,” analyzed the Bitcoin market. In the article, Perry said he saw similarities between the early Forex trading market and Bitcoin markets. “Forex essentially started the same way, and it has become automated
The Kansas City Business Journal featured the ways in which Kennyhertz Perry has embraced Bitcoin – an up-and-coming digital form of currency. The article, titled “KC law firm bets on the future of Bitcoin,” explained that the firm accepts Bitcoin as client payment and also reported on the firm’s representation of a client in the