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1/19/2009 12:00:00 AM

Holland & Hart Welcomes J. Derek Kearl

Holland & Hart Welcomes J. Derek Kearl

SALT LAKE CITY (January 19, 2009) -  Derek Kearl joins Holland & Hart's Salt Lake City office as an associate and member of the  firm's litigation department.  

Kearl has represented clients in complex civil litigation cases before state and federal courts and in securities enforcement actions before the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Kearl was an associate at Howrey LLP, where he represented one of the Big Four accounting firms in professional negligence actions, securities class actions, and securities enforcement actions and investigations. He also played a key role on a trial team that successfully represented an audit partner of a large accounting firm before an administrative law judge, resulting in the dismissal of all charges. 

Kearl was recently recognized as a "Rising Star" in Business Litigation by Mountain States Super Lawyers 2008.

Kearl graduated with his J.D. from Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School. He earned his B.S. in economics and Russian from Brigham Young University.  

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