Eric Kennedy is the Managing Shareholder of Buchalter’s Orange County office. Drawing on two decades of experience, Mr. Kennedy often functions as outside general counsel for his clients, utilizing Buchalter’s full service platform and deep bench of talented lawyers to address a wide variety of legal needs from litigation counseling and management, to employment, to financing, to mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Kennedy’s personal practice focuses on complex litigation matters in two primary areas:

(1) Real Estate. Mr. Kennedy routinely handles matters involving owners, operators, investors, developers, landlords, commercial tenants, purchase agreements, SPVs/SPEs, leases, financing, construction and development, and land use and entitlements.

(2) Corporate Financing, Governance and Operations. Mr. Kennedy regularly represents clients in disputes involving all aspects of corporate financing, governance, and operations, including disputes involving founders, directors, managers, officers, shareholders, investors, lenders, partners, affiliates, vendors, etc.

Mr. Kennedy also has significant experience defending consumer class actions and disputes involving contracts, unfair competition, fiduciary relationships, false advertising, trade secrets, and trademark and copyright infringement. Mr. Kennedy represents clients in a variety of industries, including technology, retail, apparel, social media, consumer products, and automotive.

Mr. Kennedy handles matters in both state and federal court and has tried cases on both coasts.