Four Kutak Rock Partners Recognized as Leading Dealmakers
News | October 19, 2026Kutak Rock partners Sisera Daniel, C. David McDaniel, Lisa Sarver and Gordon Wilbourn have been named to the 2027 Lawdragon “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” guide. The guide recognizes attorneys who work to secure deals in the practice areas of M&A and private equity, capital markets and finance, governance and shareholder activism, tax, antitrust and regulation. Lawdragon selects honorees based on extensive research into each nominated attorney, including the impact of their recent completed matters, bar memberships, leadership experience and peer review. The partners were recognized for the achievements in the below practice areas:
- Sisera Daniel: Finance, Housing
- C. David McDaniel: M&A, Capital Markets, Finance
- Lisa Sarver: M&A, Corporate Governance
- Gordon Wilbourn: Public Finance
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Sisera Daniel is Chair of the Public Finance Department in the Washington, D.C. office. She counsels governmental entities, financial institutions and non-profit organizations on housing and other public finance transactions.
C. David McDaniel serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Arkansas Corporate Practice Group and focuses his practice on a wide variety of transactional matters.
Lisa Sarver is Co-Chair of the firm’s national Mergers & Acquisitions group. She focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance.
Gordon Wilbourn has more than 30 years of experience representing a variety of issuers, borrowers, underwriters and trustees in tax-exempt and taxable public finance transactions.