Cassidy R. Rosenthal
Cassidy Rosenthal is a construction attorney who works with owners, contractors, subcontractors and designers throughout all phases of construction projects and equipment procurement. She assists clients with balancing the needs of growing businesses while providing measurable risk mitigation through building and managing legal teams across the firm’s practice areas. She helps clients navigate complex construction projects from concept to completion including advising on all facets of commercial construction projects such as data centers, manufacturing facilities, food and beverage facilities, distribution centers, schools and universities, transportation initiatives and airports. She regularly counsels clients on the best delivery method for their projects, whether it be design-build, design-bid-build, EPC or construction management. Cassidy collaborates daily with clients’ senior executives to deliver key results tied to their contracts, projects, construction manuals, corporate policies and disputes. She has litigated and arbitrated disputes with successful jury and arbitrator awards that included recovery of attorney’s fees. She has also served as outside general counsel for clients and non-profits.
Cassidy is a leader both at the firm, serving as Stites & Harbison’s Lexington Office Executive Member, and in the community, currently serving as immediate past-Chair of Commerce Lexington. She is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and currently serves on the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law.
Recent Developments in Attorney-Client Privilege
Speaker, 2024 Construction Law Institute, Lexington, KY, October 17, 2024
Plenary Five - Recent Developments in Attorney-Client Privilege, Especially Involving In-House Counsel
Speaker, ACCL 35th Annual Meeting, Carlsbad, CA, February 23, 2024
Message from the Outgoing Board Chair
Business Focus, Official Publication of Commerce Lexington, Inc., January 2024
Office Executive Member, Lexington, KY Office
Business Acceptance Committee, Member
Lexington Office Recruiting Committee, Member (ex officio)
Commerce Lexington, Chair of Board of Directors; former General Counsel
Leadership Lexington, Graduate
Downtown Lexington Corp., former member of Board of Directors
Lexington Opera Society, Board of Directors, 2004-09
Lexington Junior League, 2005-10
magna cum laude
University of Kentucky College of Law
Order of the Coif
Kentucky Law Journal
Research Assistant for Professor Rutherford B. Campbell
DePauw University
Carson History Scholarship, 1996-98
DePauw Dean's Scholarship
Pi Beta Phi Sorority, President
In addition to leading the firm’s Lexington office, Cassidy is a leader in the community serving as Chair of the Commerce Lexington Board and she previously served as General Counsel. She also serves the construction industry as a Director for the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky (2016-present), and currently serves aon the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association's Forum on Construction Law and is Past-Chair for the ABA's Forum on the Construction Industry Division 1 Dispute Avoidance & Resolution Steering Committee. Cassidy is the past-president of the Fayette County Bar Association Board of Directors. She is a University of Kentucky Fellow and is active in her church.
Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law (2017-25)
Kentucky Super Lawyers® (2013-17)
Benchmark Litigation, Future Star (2018-25)
Benchmark Litigation, Under 40 Hot List (2016)
Kentucky Vastly Expands Data Center Tax Incentives
During the 2025 legislative session, the Kentucky General Assembly passed House Bill 775 (“HB 775”) expanding the sales and use tax exemptions for qualified data center projects in Kentucky. Eligible entities engaged in “qualified data center projects” are exempt from sales and use taxes on data center equipment, so long as the owner, operator, or colocation tenant makes the required minimum capital investments. Cassisdy Rosenthal takes a look at the Bill in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
Kentucky Tax Incentives for Qualified Data Centers
As Kentucky prepares for the 2025 legislative session, Stites & Harbison will be watching to see whether the General Assembly expands data center tax incentives beyond House Bill 8 (“HB 8”) which was passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 2024. Among other provisions, HB 8 creates sales and use tax exemptions on data center equipment for eligible entities engaged in providing qualified data center infrastructure.
Benchmark Litigation 2025 Honors 14 Stites & Harbison Attorneys
The 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation names 11 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as “Litigation Stars” and three as “Future Stars” in Kentucky. The guide honors the firms and attorneys who have demonstrated the ability to consistently handle complex, high-stakes cases in multiple jurisdictions.
2024 Construction Law Institute
Time: 7:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
The Campbell House, 1375 South Broadway Road, Lexington, KY 40504
Construction attorney Bill Geisen is the Institute Chair and will give the Welcome announcement for the 2024 Construction Law Institute in Lexington on October 17, 2024. Attorneys Steven Henderson, Cassidy Rosenthal and J.P. Stilz will also be presenters at the event.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 97 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 30 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Benchmark Litigation 2024 Honors 14 Stites & Harbison Attorneys
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation names 11 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as “Litigation Stars” and three as “Future Stars” in Kentucky.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Commerce Lexington Appoints Cassidy Rosenthal as Board Chair for 2023
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Commerce Lexington has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Cassidy Rosenthal as Chair of its Board of Directors for 2023. Rosenthal previously served as Chair-Elect, a member of the Board of Directors and as the organization’s General Counsel.