Phoenix Office
Tel: (602) 229-5297

Kevin J. Walsh

Partner

Kevin Walsh is a member of the firm's Business Law Practice Group. In his practice, Kevin partners with his clients to help them create new value in their businesses. He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, early-stage and emerging growth companies, equity and debt financing, crowdfunding, and general business counseling.

Kevin represents public and private companies in a variety of industries in a wide range of business transactions, including both financial and strategic buyers and sellers in acquisitions and divestitures; issuers and private equity and angel investors in equity offerings; and lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured credit facilities. Kevin also represents his clients in business entity formations, joint ventures and intellectual property licensing. He drafts and negotiates transaction documents for asset purchases, securities purchases, divestitures, mergers, and partnering transactions, as well as preferred stock offering documents, subscription packages and other investment documents for early-stage and emerging growth companies. He also advises his clients with respect to federal securities laws compliance and corporate governance issues. Kevin has written and presented extensively on crowdfunding.

Legal Services

  • Business Law
  • Commercial Financial Services
  • Commercial Contracting
  • Corporate Finance/Securities
  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Investor Services
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital
  • Privately Held Businesses
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Education and Honors

  • Villanova University (M.B.A.)
  • University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude)

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania

Professional and Civic Activities

  • JAG Arizona (Chairman)
  • Phoenix One Foundation (President)
  • Junior Achievement of Arizona (Volunteer Teacher)
  • Capitol School (Volunteer Homeroom Parent)
  • Gangplank HQ (Volunteer Mentor)
  • Association for Corporate Growth - Arizona (Member, Young Dealmakers Group)
  • Greater Phoenix Economic Council (Ambassador)
  • Arizona Small Business Association (Member)
  • Volunteer Lawyers Program (Volunteer Attorney)
  • Knights of Columbus, Fr. Patterson Council of Chandler (Member)

Professional Recognition

  • Top 50 Pro Bono Attorney (2017)

Publications

06/08/16
"The Wait Is Over - The Rules Permitting Federal Crowdfunding Take Effect"
InsideCounsel

12/11/15
“New Crowdfunding Rules, Law Offer Opportunity for Investors”
Arizona Capitol Times

12/01/15
“At Long Last, Crowdfunding under Title III of the JOBS Act Is Here”
Insights

11/06/15
​Worth the Wait: The SEC Finally Adopts Final Rules on Crowdfunding under Title III of the JOBS Act
Business Law Alert

11/02/15
"Equity Crowdfunding Comes to Arizona"
InBusiness Magazine

09/01/15
"Capital Crowd"
Arizona Business Magazine

07/27/15
"Crowdfunding 101: The State's New Crowdfunding Laws Now in Effect"
The Record Reporter

06/29/15
"A Close Look At Arizona's New Crowdfunding Law"
Law360

06/19/15
​(Almost) Everything You Need to Know about Arizona’s New Crowdfunding Law
Business Law Alert

10/08/14
"The Importance of a Broker-Dealer"
WealthForge

05/01/12
"Shareholder challenges to the staggered board: Recent proposals pose new risks and require directors to consider appropriate responses"
Directors & Boards

10/01/10
"Director elections get a shake up: New proxy access rules provide an opportunity for directors to reflect on board composition"
Directors & Boards

10/01/10
"Auctions: From the Bidder’s Perspective"
Practical Law Company