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’s work on Delta’s Senior Secured Notes with Davis Polk & Wardwell, Dorsey & Whitney, and Milbank was recognized as High Yield Deal of the Year *by IFLR* at the* 2021 Americas Awards. *(May 2021)

Corporate, Finance & Real Estate Department

  • Employee Benefits & Tax
    13
  • Financial Institutions
    6
  • General Corporate, M&A and Securities
    39
  • Investment Management & Broker-Dealer
    10
  • Nordic Legal Services
    35
  • Real Estate Finance & Capital Markets
    20
  • Real Estate Investment & Development
    13
  • Technology, Privacy and Cybersecurity
    15
  • Total Team Members 151

    Corporate, Finance & Real Estate Department

  • Partners
    72
  • Counsel/Senior Counsel
    18
  • Associates/Senior Associates
    57
  • Law Clerk
    2
  • Other Attorneys
    2
  • Total Team Members 151

    CFRE CHAIR PROFILE

    Partner 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

    Leading Law Firm

    Financial Services Regulations: Financial Institutions M&A

    Chambers USA (2015-2019)

    5

    of the top 7 Fortune 50 Future Leaders work with Kilpatrick to grow and protect their businesses

    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.