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In The California Pizza Kitchen Story, co-founder Rick Rosenfield credits longtime attorney, adviser, and Blank Rome partner <a href="/people/robert-l-kahan/" type="poa_person" id="19035">Bob Kahan</a> with helping California Pizza Kitchen (“CPK”) to become a nationally recognized brand.

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Throughout the company’s evolution, Bob served as a trusted legal strategist, advising founders Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax on critical corporate, financing, and governance matters. He structured CPK’s early fundraising efforts and played a central role in transactions that fueled the company’s growth and expansion.

The memoir highlights Bob as a key architect behind CPK’s growth, recognizing his unique ability to navigate complex transactions while supporting the founders’ long-term vision for the business.

“Bob Kahan deserves enormous credit for the role he played in the CPK story. I’m not sure even those who have worked alongside him fully appreciate just how essential, and extraordinarily creative, he was in helping Larry and me navigate every major transaction along the way. I tell that story in some detail in the memoir because Bob’s contributions were simply too important to leave untold. We could not have had a better lawyer, counselor, or friend,” said Rick Rosenfield, co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen.

The California Pizza Kitchen Story is receiving widespread media attention, including coverage by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYn6kFNIE2E">CBS</a>, <a href="https://fortune.com/2026/07/21/california-pizza-kitchen-story-book-excerpt-two-lawyers-origin-story/https:/fortune.com/2026/07/21/california-pizza-kitchen-story-book-excerpt-two-lawyers-origin-story/">Fortune</a>, and <a href="https://radio.foxnews.com/2026/05/29/business-rundown-from-courtroom-to-kitchen-how-cpk-changed-the-way-america-eats/">Fox News</a>. To learn more about The California Pizza Kitchen Story, please click <a href="https://amplifypublishinggroup.com/product/bookstore/new-releases/the-california-pizza-kitchen-story/">here</a>.

New Memoir Credits Blank Rome’s Bob Kahan for Helping Shape California Pizza Kitchen’s Growth

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