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Lathrop & Gage LC will combine with Los Angeles litigation and intellectual property firm Spillane Shaeffer Aronoff Bandlow LLP in a deal scheduled to close on Jan. 1. The merger makes Lathrop & Gage only the second Kansas City-based law firm with an office in Southern California. “It makes us a coast-to-coast law firm,” Lathrop’s CEO says.

Real estate agents sign out in tough market

The ongoing housing slump has caused fewer new real estate agents to enter the field, and the Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors has seen 1,000 existing agents leave its rolls.

Euronet president rolls up his sleeves

Kevin Caponecchi has fine-tuned his management style starting from the bottom to be the kind of boss colleagues describe as a motivator and a leader. "He's somebody you want to work for," one says. Read more about how he uses that expertise as president of Euronet Worldwide Inc. to prepare the company for growth without stunting its entrepreneurial spirit.

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