10 Kiewit legal leaders
A senior vice president and chief legal officer, a group general counsel and eight assistant general counsels hold the current roles among these Kiewit legal leaders. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Kiewit from people who have held the role.
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Angela Nadler
LinkedInExperience: Group General Counsel · Kiewit
Angela Nadler has been Group General Counsel at Kiewit since July 2022, based in Kansas City, and was Assistant General Counsel there from 2012 to 2022. The profile says Angela Nadler represents Kiewit in commercial transactions, including drafting, revising and negotiating engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreements, design-build contracts and joint venture agreements.
Brian Davidson
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Kiewit
Brian Davidson has been Assistant General Counsel at Kiewit since February 2022, based in Damon, Texas. Brian Davidson was Director- Legal Operations, Americas at Technip USA, Inc. - Technip Energies from 2021 to 2022, Senior Legal and Compliance Counsel at Technip USA, Inc. from 2011 to 2021 and a Contracts Advisor at Chevron from 2008 to 2011.
Chris Mohart
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Kiewit Corporation
Chris Mohart has been Assistant General Counsel at Kiewit Corporation since January 2019, based in Kansas City. Chris Mohart was a Shareholder at Polsinelli PC from 2013 to 2019 and a Shareholder - Attorney at Polsinelli from 2009 to 2013, and was an Associate - Attorney at Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC from 2007 to 2009.
David Vandeginste
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer · Kiewit
David Vandeginste has been Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer at Kiewit since January 2025, based in Omaha, and was Vice President & General Counsel there from 2022 to 2025 and Group General Counsel from 2017 to 2022. David Vandeginste was Assistant General Counsel - Commercial at Kiewit Energy Group from 2013 to 2022 and Senior Commercial Counsel at Kiewit Industrial Group from 2010 to 2013.
George Burkoski
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Kiewit
George Burkoski has been Assistant General Counsel at Kiewit since February 2008, based in Omaha. George Burkoski was an Associate Attorney at Holland & Knight LLP from 2005 to 2008, an Attorney at Thompson & Waldron from 2000 to 2005 and an Engineer at Yonkers Contracting Company from 1994 to 1997.
Hannah Schartiger
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Kiewit
Hannah Schartiger has been Assistant General Counsel at Kiewit since September 2019, based in Lone Tree, Colorado, a role the profile tags at director level in legal. Hannah Schartiger was an Associate Attorney at Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK) from 2010 to 2019 and a Senior Civil Engineer at Naval Facilities Engineering Command from 2007 to 2010.
Jeremy Stewart
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Kiewit
Jeremy Stewart has been Assistant General Counsel at Kiewit since April 2016, based in the Kansas City area, with a headline of Assistant General Counsel & Privacy Officer, and the profile describes day-to-day employment law counseling for Kiewit's North American organization. Jeremy Stewart was Senior Employment Litigation Counsel at Kiewit from 2014 to 2016 and an Attorney at Seyfarth Shaw LLP from 2011 to 2014.
Mishelle Drake
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Kiewit
Mishelle Drake has been Assistant General Counsel at Kiewit since December 2018, based in Lenexa, Kansas. Mishelle Drake was an Associate at Polsinelli from 2014 to 2018, and the listing shows summer associate roles at Polsinelli and at Langdon & Emison.
Patrick Ortman
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Kiewit
Patrick Ortman has been Assistant General Counsel at Kiewit since October 2018, based in Omaha, and the profile says Patrick Ortman focuses on insured liability and construction safety as in-house counsel. Patrick Ortman was Major Case Director at IAT Insurance Group from 2015 to 2018 and an Insurance Defense Attorney at Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes, LLC from 2006 to 2014.
Vedrana Balta
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Kiewit Corporation
Vedrana Balta has been Assistant General Counsel at Kiewit Corporation since May 2021, based in Kansas City. Vedrana Balta was a Senior Corporate Attorney at Waddell & Reed from 2018 to 2021 and a Corporate and Transactional Attorney at Polsinelli from 2009 to 2018.
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