Bio

Kirstin Salzman learned early in her legal career that she loved closing business transactions. The clients’ satisfaction was rewarding, and she could see exactly how she had helped further their business goals. She quickly came to focus on mergers and acquisitions, and over time she focused on the industries where her clients operate: manufacturing and healthcare. More than 20 years later, Kirstin’s focus is still clients and their business objectives. In addition to transactional and strategic guidance on mergers and acquisitions, she advises on securities law compliance, joint ventures, governance issues, private equity and venture capital investments, and other complex contractual arrangements. She leads the firm’s Corporate and Securities & Corporate Governance teams. Kirstin is known for her creative problem-solving and practical dedication to getting deals done. Her priorities are to find ways to say “yes” to client objectives and to make her clients’ lives easier. As a corporate attorney, Kirstin is used to working with in-house counsel, and she strives to help her in-house clients shine.