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Kelly McNamee is an associate in Cullen and Dykman’s Corporate Department, where she focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, and related business matters. She assists clients with business purchases and sales, transaction diligence, corporate documentation, and other matters arising throughout the life cycle of a transaction.

Kelly works with clients and deal teams on the organization, review, and preparation of transaction materials, including diligence materials, ancillary documents, and closing deliverables. She also assists with general corporate matters and supports clients in evaluating legal and business considerations that may affect transaction structure, timing, and execution.

Kelly’s corporate practice is informed by her background in bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, restructuring, commercial mortgage foreclosure, loan workouts, and lender-rights enforcement. This experience gives her a practical perspective on risk identification, diligence review, financing-related issues, distressed assets, and post-closing considerations.

Practice Areas

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • New Jersey

Education

  • J.D., St. John’s University School of Law, 2023
  • MBA, St. Joseph’s University, 2017
  • M.S., St. Joseph’s University, 2016
  • B.A., St. Joseph’s University, 2014

Professional and Community Activities

  • Member, Turnaround Management Association

Publications

  • Section 303 of the Bankruptcy Code: Friend or Foe?, The Decalogue Tablets, 2024
  • Secured or Not: There’s No Carte Blanche on Attorney’s Fees, The Decalogue Tablets, 2024
  • Interested But Disinterested: Conflicts in Bankruptcy, The Decalogue Tablets, 2024
  • Director and Officer Liability: Some Things to Consider, The Decalogue Tablets, 2024
  • Why Is This Injunction Different From All Other Injunctions? The Automatic Stay, an Update, The Decalogue Tablets, 2025

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