Corporate/M&A
New York
13 years ranked
Provided by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Kevin Rinker is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group and a leader in the private equity and healthcare practices of the firm. Mr. Rinker has a broad-based transactional practice with extensive experience advising multinational corporations and private equity firms in structuring and negotiating mergers, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, licensing arrangements and other corporate transactions. He has handled matters across many industries, with experience in the business services, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrials, media and technology sectors, among others.
Mr. Rinker joined Debevoise in 2000 and became a partner in 2007. He received his B.A. in 1994 from Tufts University and his J.D. in 1999 from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was on the editorial board of The Tax Lawyer and served as a Teaching Fellow in the LL.M. program. Mr. Rinker is a member of the Board of Directors of Partnership with Children, a nonprofit organization that assists at-risk youths in the New York City area.
Provided by Chambers
Kevin Rinker serves as cochair of the M&A group and is active on behalf of a broad client base of companies and private equity firms in a variety of transactions. His industry experience is pronounced in life sciences and healthcare deals.
Provided by Chambers
His responsiveness, familiarity with our company and his willingness to provide ideas is what stands out.
He is super smart and an amazing lawyer.
In a negotiation, Kevin is authoritative but calm and reasonable. He is very effective at getting the other side to agree.
Kevin is practical, creative and thoughtful. He understands the business priorities behind transactions and is not lost in the theoretical or abstract.
Kevin is very responsive, understands client needs well and knows how to get a transaction done.
Kevin is thoughtful and incredibly commercial in his approach. He has an exceptional and comprehensive understanding of deals and precedents.
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