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Todd R. Kerr Partner

Phoenix Office Managing Partner

  • Phoenix

    D +1.602.351.8055

    F +1.602.648.7055

    Phoenix

    2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 500

    Phoenix, AZ 85016-4227

    +1.602.351.8055

    TKerr@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Todd Kerr is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice and former chair of the firmwide Securities Litigation subpractice group (2014 – 2019). He has more than 30 years of experience in a wide variety of complex litigation matters, including securities, corporate control and governance, professional liability, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, blockchain and digital asset regulation and litigation, class actions, unfair competition, and other business torts. His experience includes matters in state and federal court, appeals, arbitrations, and state and federal investigations. Todd also currently serves as managing partner of the firm’s Phoenix Office.

Todd’s practice extends to a wide array of clients, including public and private companies, startup entities, partnerships and joint ventures, technology development companies, accounting firms, financial advisory firms, law firms, and other professional entities. He also serves as counsel for several large family offices and related companies in Arizona.

Professional Recognition

  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
    (AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)

Professional Leadership

  • Arizona State Bar
  • Maricopa County Bar Association
  • J. Reuben Clark Law Society
  • Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Advanced Leadership Program, 2022
  • Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Strategic Leadership Program, 2013

Clerkships

  • Hon. Robert Corcoran, Supreme Court of Arizona, 1990 - 1991

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Arizona
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Education

  • Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1990, Managing Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review
  • Brigham Young University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1987