Overview
David Kitchin provides strategic legal counsel to clients – ranging from startups and emerging companies to private equity funds and their portfolio companies – involved in a variety of complex corporate transactions, uncovering the intricacies of each unique deal and applying comprehensive, detail-oriented legal acumen to deliver critical advice and timely solutions.
Operating at the intersection of individual objectives and regulatory compliance, David helps clients understand and mitigate risks while guiding them toward opportunities for growth. He has extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions, in which he first conducts diligent analyses, then develops robust negotiation tactics for optimal client outcomes.
In addition, David provides outside general counsel services to startup companies, venture capital firms, and high-net-worth individuals that invest in high-growth companies. His background navigating early-stage business development matters allows him to translate innovative ideas into marketable products and services amid a labyrinth of legal complexities, effectively breaking barriers to entry down into step-by-step business plans.
Credentials
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, 2022 (J.D.)
- Fordham University, 2016 (B.A.)
- Represented a large, Indianapolis-based utility company in various transactional matters, including its acquisition of a 250-megawatt solar and storage facility.
- Represented a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 in its $38 million acquisition of an IoT systems software provider, technology distributor, and system integrator.
- Represent a private equity firm in numerous private equity investments, including its acquisition of a leading business in the valve distribution and automation services space, for approximately $20 million, and its acquisition of a battery manufacturer for approximately $28 million.
- Represented a venture capital fund in connection with its $30 million investment in a biomolecular manufacturer’s $120 million offering of Series B Preferred Stock.
- Represent a large, privately owned construction company in connection with various transactional matters, including (i) its acquisition of all of the assets and real estate of a mining company for $17 million, (ii) its acquisition of all of the assets and real estate of a mining company for $19 million, and (iii) its acquisition of all of the assets and real estate of a limestone-quarrying and asphalt-manufacturing business for $41.4 million.
- Represented a leading fluid analysis laboratory in connection with its bid auction and sale of the company (including its international subsidiaries) to a Chicago-based private equity firm for $60 million.
- Represented a large multinational engine manufacturer in connection with its $2.5 million sale of a fuel cell plant to an energy equipment manufacturer.
- Represented a solar energy company in connection with its $5.5 million sale of Series A Preferred stock.
- Represented the founder and CEO of leading solar energy company and related entities in the offering by a provider of electrical balance of system solutions of $1.5 billion principal amount of its Class A Common Stock.
- Represented a company in connection with its $5 million private offering for the purchase and development of a retail strip mall and brewery in Florida.
- Represented a hotel kiosk manufacturer in connection with its $5 million SAFE offering.
- Represent domestic public company filers and foreign private issuers in connection with Exchange Act reporting obligations.
- Represent several investment funds and insiders in connection with their Section 16 and Section 13 filings.
- Advised an Australian health care software startup in connection with licensing agreements for the use of its software in assisted living facilities in the U.S.
- The Phoenix Club of Nashville, 2024-present
- The Aloe Family, Board of Directors, 2024-present
- Oasis Center, Board of Directors, 2024-2025
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2025