Bio

Kevin Schutte is a partner in the firm’s Dallas and Denver offices. Mr. Schutte’s practice focuses on general commercial and business litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels, as well as arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. While Mr. Schutte represents clients in a variety of industries, he works closely with the firm’s banking and financial services clients with matters concerning financial crisis advisory and litigation, financial regulatory, government relations strategy, regulatory enforcement actions and investigations, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), mortgage banking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), breach of loan agreements and securing collateral, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), cyber security and data breach issues, lender liability, derivative shareholder disputes, and corporate fiduciary duties. Mr. Schutte previously served as the interim deputy general counsel for a publicly traded financial institution, overseeing the bank’s litigation department. In this role, he gained valuable boardroom experience dealing with some of the most pressing litigation issues facing banks. In his general commercial litigation practice, Mr. Schutte represents clients in disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, securities fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, real estate, intellectual property, and labor and employment, including enforcement of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. Mr. Schutte was named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2021-2023 for his work in Commercial Litigation.