of Counsel
Practice Areas
- Business Finance
- Corporate Law
- Business Transactions
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
Education
- Bachelor of Science (Accounting) - Lipscomb University - Nashville, Tennessee
- Juris Doctorate - Pepperdine University School of Law - Malibu, CA
Awards
Profile
Mr. Kirkland has a broad range of legal experience related to
the creation, organization, operations and financing of emerging growth private
and public companies. His legal practice focuses upon general
corporate law (including corporate formation, finance, governance, mergers and
acquisitions, reverse mergers, and general business contract law), corporate
finance (including private and public equity and debt financings and early
stage venture capital financings), employment and compensation issues
(including employment agreements and the development and administration of
employee stock option and incentive plans) internet and intellectual property
law.