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Biography

Mr. Kenney provides advice on a broad spectrum of corporate and transactional matters including entity formation, venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, debt financings, commercial contracts and general corporate counseling.  He also specializes in counseling new technology and emerging growth companies.  His transactional experience includes mergers and acquisitions (including stock and asset acquisitions, roll-ups and international acquisitions), private placement of securities, secured credit facilities, joint ventures and general corporate counseling.

In particular, he has extensive experience representing emerging growth companies, venture capital firms and private investors in venture capital transactions and private placements, including structuring the purchase and sale of preferred stock, convertible debt and warrants and recapitalizations.

Mr. Kenney enjoys working with entrepreneurs and the people in their companies as a trusted advisor and acting, in effect, as their general counsel.  He counsels companies on the day-to-day legal issues they face, including with respect to financing, capital raising, employment matters, licensing agreements, distribution agreements, equity compensation, entity formation, capital structure, stockholder agreements, limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, and other general contractual matters.  With respect to mergers and acquisitions, Mr. Kenney has particular experience with energy-related acquisitions including the acquisition of nuclear power plants, fossil power plants and power generation holding companies.  He advised AmerGen Energy Company LLC, a joint venture of Exelon Corporation and British Energy plc, on the acquisition of nuclear power plants, and Exelon Corporation on other energy related acquisitions.  In addition he has advised companies on utility infrastructure company roll-ups and on power plant construction company joint ventures.

Education

Temple University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 1994
Temple University, MA, 1987
University of Delaware, BA, 1984

Professional Associations and Memberships

Member, American Bar Association
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1995
New Jersey, 1995