Kayla M. Kuri

Associate

Kayla M. Kuri is a transactional attorney who represents individuals and both privately-held and public companies in a wide range of commercial and business matters, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, private securities offerings, and commercial financing transactions.

Contact

Kayla M. Kuri
Associate

kmkuri@phillipsmurrah.com

Oklahoma City
405.235.4100 Main
405.552.2419 Direct
405.235.4133 Fax

Practice Areas

Real Estate Transactions
Business Law
Financial Institutions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Securities and Private Equity
Tax Law

Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Kayla has represented clients across many industries in structuring, negotiating, and documenting business transactions, with an emphasis on merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions. Kayla counsels public and private companies on matters related to corporate governance and routinely drafts and negotiates a wide range of commercial contracts. In addition, Kayla also has extensive experience representing oil and gas industry clients in drafting and negotiating various industry-related agreements, including master services agreements.

While in law school, Kayla was Assistant Managing Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review, as well as a member of the Dean's Leadership Council and the Ruth Bader Ginsberg Inn of Court. She received the American Jurisprudence Award in business associations, real estate transactions, wills and trusts, conflicts of law, and criminal procedure. Kayla was also a recipient of the Comfort “Top Ten” Scholarship and graduated with highest honors.

Kayla grew up in Beebe, Arkansas, but she now lives in Oklahoma City and considers herself a true “Okie.” In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family (including the three four-legged members of her household), cooking, and traveling.

EDUCATION

University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, with highest honors, 2017)
Arkansas State University (B.S. in Accounting, 2014)

ADMISSIONS

2017, Oklahoma

Experience

EXPERIENCE

Represented the largest franchisee of a national fast-food chain in the sale of over 350 restaurant locations
Represented a NASDAQ-listed company in multiple acquisition and disposition transactions, including the sale of its largest subsidiary
Represented a local real estate developer in the preparation of multiple private placement memorandums for various real estate projects located in federal opportunity zones
Represented a regional property management company in multiple transactions in connection with the acquisition, development, disposition, and financing of multi-family apartment complexes
Reviewed and negotiated over 300 Master Service Agreements and other industry-related agreements for multiple regional and national clients, including operators and contractors, in the oil and gas industry
Represented multiple clients in securities compliance matters, including maintaining up-to-date compliance with SEC and blue sky Form D filings
Represents multiple clients in negotiating, drafting, and reviewing various commercial contracts
Represents landlords and tenants in negotiating and drafting commercial lease agreements
Represents clients in the formation and organization of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability business entities
Represents borrowers and lenders in the negotiating and drafting of commercial loan documentation

Recognition

RECOGNITION

NextGen Under 30 (2021, Law Category)
Order of the Coif (University of Oklahoma College of Law)
Comfort Scholarship (University of Oklahoma College of Law)
College of Business Honor Student (Arkansas State University)

Community

Volunteer Income Tax Association (Volunteer, 2014-2017)
Phoenix Rising Alternative School Foundation (President, Member of Board of Directors, 2018-2020)
University of Oklahoma College of Law Sisters in Law Mentor Program (Volunteer, 2019-2021)
Urban Land Institute (Member)
Grow OKC (Member of Board of Directors, 2021)

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Kayla M. Kuri

Associate

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