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Overview
Kaitlin Kines is a partner in the Private Equity practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Orange County office. Kaitlin advises emerging and late-stage companies as well as private equity sponsors, banks, and growth equity investors. She regularly manages a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and strategic collaborations. Kaitlin provides integral day-to-day corporate counseling to the portfolio companies of buyout sponsors across the technology, health and wellness, sports, entertainment, hospitality, and fintech sectors.
Recognitions
- 2023-2025 Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Star
- 2023-2024 ACG Rising Star, Los Angeles Chapter
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
- Georgetown Law Journal, Executive Editor
- Franklin & Marshall College, B.A. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Representations
Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth Equity
- Buyouts, strategic ventures and growth equity transactions for The Carlyle Group, Thoma Bravo, Sixth Street Partners, Accel-KKR, among others
Pro Bono
- Pro bono representation of low-income minors through nonprofit organizations offering immigration and immigrants’ rights assistance
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.