Member, Cozen O’Connor

Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Rutter co-founded Gilchrist & Rutter in 1983, practicing there until 2006. He then joined a publicly held real estate investment trust as an executive vice president, holding roles as president and then co-chief operating officer and general counsel in two publicly held real estate companies from 2006 to 2014. Rutter returned to his law practice in 2014. After 12 years of representing the Grand Avenue Authority on the development of the Grand Avenue project in Bunker Hill downtown, Rutter helped get construction underway on a large two-tower project on Parcel Q across from Walt Disney Concert Hall.

YEARS ON THE LA500: 5