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Kristen Birmingham

Kristen Birmingham

USA 2026

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Phillips Lytle LLP
 Phillips Lytle LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A

New York: Upstate

6 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Kristen’s practice involves a comprehensive range of transactional corporate matters with a particular emphasis on private and public company merger and acquisition transactions for both domestic and international clients across numerous industry sectors. Kristen counsels business entities and their principals on matters relating to formation and organization, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, employment and consulting agreements, supply and distribution agreements, sales representative agreements, non-competition agreements, confidentiality agreements, general commercial contracts, terms and conditions of sale, general corporate governance matters and Hart-Scott-Rodino filings.

Career

Joined firm as a Partner in 2016.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Antitrust Law Section; Bar Association of Erie County; New York State Bar Association, Business Law Section, Antitrust Law Section.

Education

Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., cum laude and Franklin & Marshall College, B.A., cum laude. Ms. Birmingham is also a member of the Board of Directors for Wings Flights of Hope.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - New York: Upstate

Band 3
Individual Editorial
Kristen Birmingham advises on a range of corporate matters, including private and public company M&A. Her sector expertise covers manufacturing and food and beverages, among others.
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Strengths

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  • Kristen treats it as if it was her business and fights for the client.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • Kristen is genuinely invested in understanding our business, challenges assumptions in a constructive and positive manner and demonstrates strong capability and effort in navigating our transactions.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • Kristen consistently goes above and beyond what is expected. Not only does she help me solve problems, but she also does work directly with our business team to resolve issues, further enabling me to complete other urgent work.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • Kristen is an excellent quarterback for any transaction. She has in depth knowledge of all relevant subject areas and knows when to bring in the right experts to advise on related issues.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

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