Summary

Kira is a partner in the firm’s Business Group and focuses her practice primarily in the Commercial Transactions practice area. She advises clients on commercial agreements and transactions in various industries. Specifically, she assists public and private companies with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various types of commercial agreements, including manufacturing and supply agreements, distribution agreements, services agreements, sales agreements, and software agreements.  Kira also assists clients with their outside general counsel needs, including structuring commercial arrangements and providing general business advisory services.

Kira has experience representing private companies and private equity sponsors in a variety of M&A and commercial lending transactions.

Kira received her J.D., cum laude, from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2015.

Awards

  • Honoree, Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch,” Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

    (2022, 2024)

All Service Areas

Education

  • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (2015)
  • Indiana University Bloomington (2012)

Admissions

  • Federal - Northern District of Indiana
  • Federal - Southern District of Indiana
  • State - Indiana
  • State - Illinois

Notable Matters

  • Counsel to purchaser in connection with a private acquisition and financing of a leading manufacturer of cultured marble products.
  • Counsel to private equity funds in connection with the lending for a platform acquisition of a leading Canadian supplier of high-value communication platforms.
  • Counsel to private equity funds in connection with their divestiture of a Canadian portfolio company engaged in the distribution of pharmaceutical products and logistics support.
  • Counsel to private equity funds in connection with a platform acquisition of a supplier of high-value M2M communication platforms.
  • Counsel to seller in private acquisition of a leading provider of foreign-trade zone cost-benefit analyses.
  • Counsel to private equity funds in connection with an add-on acquisition of a leading producer and distributor of calorie-free specialty food products.
  • Counsel to seller in connection with private acquisition of a leading manufacturer and distributor of home safes and security products.
  • Counsel to purchaser in connection with a private acquisition of a leading manufacturer of industrial plastic bottles and containers.
  • Counsel to leading developer and manufacturer of cancer-detection medical devices in connection with $5 million credit facility.
  • Counsel to private equity funds in connection with their divestiture of a portfolio company engaged in the health insurance industry.
  • Counsel to leading oil and gas well desanding service provider in connection with private-equity led refinancing.
  • Counsel to purchaser in connection with private acquisition of leading global manufacturer and distributor of rubber tires.
  • Counsel to private equity funds in connection with an add-on acquisition of a leading developer of high value oxygen monitoring equipment.
  • Counsel to leading distributor of contact lenses, optical products and pet medication products in connection with $4 million revolving loan, $13 million term loan and $1 million swingline.
  • Counsel to private equity funds in connection with a platform acquisition of a top manufacturer and distributor of self-locking shopping cart wheels.
  • Counsel to private equity funds in connection with their divestiture of a portfolio company engaged in the world-wide manufacture and distribution security and merchandising solutions and services relating to mobile devices.

Professional Affiliations

  • Indiana State Bar Association

    Member

  • Indianapolis Bar Association

    Member

Community Involvement

  • Make-A-Wish Foundation

    Member, Young Professional Advisory Council

  • Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Member, Forte