Overview
Kaplan Kirsch advises project owners and developers on the legal requirements behind transportation networks, energy facilities and real estate development across the United States. Its practice centers on projects that connect private investment with public approvals, from airport expansion and rail systems to environmental cleanup and land conservation. Clients engage the firm for permitting and regulatory advice, contract negotiations and dispute resolution, with legal fees billed against the requirements and budgets of each matter. The firm also advises on the financing and procurement arrangements used to build and operate public infrastructure. Founded in 2003, Kaplan Kirsch is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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What believers are saying
- Kaplan Kirsch's full-time Denver litigation associates get unlimited approved pro bono credit toward their 1,600-hour annual billable expectation.
- Pay is explicit: Kaplan Kirsch's full-time New York legal assistant advertises $87,000-$113,000 annually, depending on education and experience.
- Kaplan Kirsch shares clients across the firm: every attorney is available for matters according to client needs.
What critics are saying
- Client funding brings exposure: Kaplan Kirsch's March 2026 presentation outline flags reimbursement scrutiny threatening schedules and cash flows.
- Weekdays run 8 a.m.-5 p.m., including lunch, for the full-time legal assistant in Kaplan Kirsch's New York office.
- Travel accompanies transactions: Kaplan Kirsch's Denver transactional construction/projects associate travels periodically for meetings, site visits, negotiations and conferences.
What makes Kaplan Kirsch unique
- Public-service clients dominate: most Kaplan Kirsch clients are governments, tribes, airports, transit agencies or nonprofits.
- Government experience runs deep: Kaplan Kirsch's leaders include former federal transportation general counsels and rail/transit agency chief counsels.
- Kaplan Kirsch convenes airport lawyers: its annual workshop partners with national airport executives' and municipal lawyers' associations.
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