Megan K. Kelly
Senior Counsel
Financial Services & Restructuring
Megan is senior counsel in the Financial Services & Restructuring Group and focuses her practice on litigation financing. Megan frequently advises prominent litigation finance firms, hedge funds, and other investors in litigation finance transactions. She also represents law firms in financing transactions collateralized by pools of contingency fee matters as well as law firms and plaintiffs in single-case transactions. Megan also represents senior lenders, mezzanine lenders, and borrowers in traditional secured and unsecured lending transactions.
With prior experience as a commercial finance attorney at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Megan deftly navigates sophisticated and complex financing transactions while prioritizing efficiency and accuracy.
Megan earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School and both her M.A. and B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Additional Information
Education & Admissions
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
- Washington University in St. Louis, M.A.
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
Q&A
If you weren’t an attorney, what would you be?
A writer. One of my favorite parts about being a transactional attorney is all of the drafting and editing I get to do.What’s your favorite vacation spot?
Tie between Maui and anywhere in Italy.How do you spend your free time?
Spending as much time as possible with my husband and two sons, taking advantage of everything Chicago and the surrounding areas have to offer.What is your favorite month of the year and why?
July. Fourth of July feels like the official start of summer, and I love the heat!
Related articles
May 29, 2024