Megan R. Banks

Megan R. Banks is a Kansas business lawyer at Rouse Frets White, P.C. who concentrates on corporate matters, business law, mergers and acquisitions, and contract negotiation. She represents clients in the energy industry, leading asset and equity transactions involving acquisitions and dispositions of energy projects. She also advises higher education institutions on regulatory matters and changes of ownership. Her practice combines transactional planning, regulatory knowledge, and practical guidance for businesses navigating significant commercial decisions nationwide.

Megan earned her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Law in 2007, graduating Order of the Coif. She earned her B.A. from Baker University in 2004, graduating summa cum laude. After law school, she clerked for Judge Duane Benton of the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Her education and clerkship strengthened her legal analysis, writing, and understanding of federal matters and federal appellate procedure issues.

Megan has more than 15 years of experience representing higher education institutions in regulatory matters and ownership changes involving buyers and sellers. She also advises on general corporate issues, commercial lending, business organizations, energy law, and mergers and acquisitions. Before joining her current practice in 2016, she gained experience at Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago and Dunn & Davison, LLC in Kansas City, developing a broad transactional and regulatory foundation.

Megan R. Banks is admitted in Kansas and Missouri, while her Illinois license is inactive, and she is admitted before the Eighth Circuit. She has been selected to Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars and was named among Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s Up & Coming Lawyers in 2010. She also presents and writes on higher education regulatory issues. Her work reflects involvement in business transactions, energy projects, higher education, and regulatory matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Rouse Frets White, P.C.
• Member, Kansas City Bar Association
• Member, The Missouri Bar

Licensed State

• Kansas
• Missouri

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Baker University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)