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Kelly Padgett

Kelly Padgett

USA 2026

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Paul Hastings LLP
 Paul Hastings LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Equity: Buyouts

Illinois

4 years ranked

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Practice Areas

Kelly L. Padgett is a partner in the Private Equity and M&A practices at Paul Hastings.

Kelly’s practice is focused on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate governance matters. Kelly has represented private equity funds, public and private companies and founders in a variety of transactions, including mergers, stock and asset acquisitions, carve-out acquisitions, corporate restructurings and cross-border transactions across myriad industries, including the healthcare, technology, distribution, manufacturing and business services industries.

Personal

Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D.

University of North Carolina, B.A.

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Kelly Padgett frequently assists with divestitures and acquisitions for private equity firms.
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  • Kelly is great at keeping matters moving and working to get things to a quick resolution.

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