Kaitlin Kines

Partner

Kaitlin Kines advises private equity sponsors, growth equity investors, financial institutions, family offices and emerging and late-stage companies on complex corporate transactions. Kaitlin represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, strategic partnerships, and other transformative transactions, while also serving as a trusted advisor to portfolio companies. Her experience spans a range of industries, including technology, health and wellness, beauty, sports, entertainment, and hospitality, helping clients navigate strategic growth opportunities and achieve their business objectives.

Kaitlin is a corporate attorney who focuses her practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and strategic transactions. She advises private equity sponsors, growth equity investors, financial institutions, family offices, startups, and privately-held companies at various stages of growth on acquisitions, investments, strategic collaborations, and other significant business transactions.

She regularly serves as outside corporate counsel to portfolio companies and management teams, providing practical guidance on transactional and business matters. Her experience includes representing clients in buyouts, financings, strategic ventures, and complex corporate transactions designed to support expansion, investment, and long-term value creation.

Kaitlin's practice combines transaction execution with strategic counseling, helping clients evaluate opportunities, manage risk, and achieve business goals in dynamic markets.

Experience

Representative Matters

  • Represented a leading private equity sponsor in strategic joint venture of $10B portfolio
  • Advised private equity firm in $1B cross-border acquisition of software platform
  • Counseled board of directors in scenarios ranging from corporate governance best practices to crisis financing down-rounds
  • Advised on strategic collaborations and joint venture-style arrangements between family offices, co-investors and founders across industries such as food and beverage, casinos, and national sports teams
  • Established equity incentive programs for emerging or late-stage companies and their management teams

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Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. Georgetown University Law Center 2017
    • Executive editor, Georgetown Law Journal
  • B.A. magna cum laude Franklin & Marshall College 2013
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • New York

Recognition
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  • Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Star, 2023 2026
  • Association for Corporate Growth Los Angeles, ACG Rising Star

Community
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Pro Bono

  • Supports access to legal services through leadership involvement with the Public Law Center

Volunteerism

  • Board member, Public Law Center