CFRE Department

Corporate, Finance & Real Estate Department

Kilpatrick’s Corporate, Finance and Real Estate practice offers a unique platform for entrepreneurial and business-savvy attorneys to grow their practices. Our approach emphasizes true partnership with our clients – investing in long-term relationships and establishing ourselves as trusted advisors by offering practical, business-oriented solutions that provide our clients with a distinct market advantage.

Kilpatrick was awarded the “M&A Deal of the Year (Between $250-$500 Million)” for representing Jackson Healthcare, LLC, a leading nurse staffing company, as the buyer in the acquisition of substantially all assets of Lawrence Recruiting Specialists at the 22nd Annual M&A Advisor Awards. (November 2023)

Kilpatrick was awarded “Industrials Deals of the Year” for the sale of Masten Space Systems to Astrobotic Technology, Inc. by The M&A Advisor during its 17th Annual Turnaround Awards. (February 2023)

Corporate, Finance, and Real Estate

12
Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets
2
Corporate - General
29
Employee Benefits and Tax
8
Financial Institutions
11
Investment Management and Broker-Dealer
67
General Corporate, M&A & Securities
35
Nordic Legal Services
20
Real Estate Investment and Development
15
Technology, Privacy & Cybersecurity
199
Total

Corporate, Finance & Real Estate Department

96
Partner
77
Associate/Senior Associate
24
Counsel/Senior Counsel
1
Law Clerk
1
Team Attorney
199
Total

CFRE Chair Profile

Partner CFRE CHAIR PROFILE W. Benjamin Barkley
Services
  • Anti-Counterfeiting & Gray Markets
  • Business & Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Government & Regulatory
  • Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Securities
  • Special Committee Representation
Industries
  • Consumer Goods
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Retail & Consumer Goods
  • Technology
Education
  • University of Georgia School of Law, J.D. (1991) magna cum laude
  • Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, M.B.A., Finance and Marketing (1988)
  • University of Georgia, B.A., Political Science (1987) magna cum laude

Case Study

Delta Air Lines

Kilpatrick Advises Delta Air Lines on $9 Billion SkyMiles Financings

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP was pleased to advise Delta Air Lines on its $9.0 billion aggregate amount of financings secured by Delta’s SkyMiles Program. The financing included a private offering of $6.0 billion of senior secured notes under Rule 144A, with Delta and its subsidiary, SkyMiles IP Ltd., as co-issuers, and a $3.0 billion senior secured term loan facility, with Delta and SkyMiles IP as co-borrowers. The transaction was referred to by Bloomberg News as the largest airline industry debt financing ever completed.