Corporate

Kilpatrick’s Corporate practice offers a unique platform for entrepreneurial and business-savvy attorneys to grow their practices. Our approach emphasizes true partnership with our clients – investing in long-term relationships and establishing ourselves as trusted advisors by offering practical, business-oriented solutions that provide our clients with a distinct market advantage.

Kilpatrick earned broad recognition in the 2026 Edition of Best Law Firms®. The Firm achieved 140 Tier 1 practice rankings—23 national Tier 1 rankings, including Corporate Law, and 117 metropolitan Tier 1 rankings. In all, Kilpatrick earned 221 practice rankings across 70 practice areas in the United States. (November 2025)

Kilpatrick was awarded the “M&A Deal of the Year (Between $250-$500 Million)” for representing Jackson Healthcare, LLC, a leading nurse staffing company, as the buyer in the acquisition of substantially all assets of Lawrence Recruiting Specialists at the 22nd Annual M&A Advisor Awards. (November 2023)

Kilpatrick was awarded “Industrials Deals of the Year” for the sale of Masten Space Systems to Astrobotic Technology, Inc. by The M&A Advisor during its 17th Annual Turnaround Awards. (February 2023)

Real Estate Finance & Capital Markets

20

Employee Benefits & Tax

23

Financial Institutions

9

Investment Management & Broker-Dealer

13

General Corporate, M&A & Securities

65

Nordic Legal Services

38

Real Estate Investment & Development

12

Technology, Privacy & Cybersecurity

11

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Case Study

Delta Air Lines

Kilpatrick Advises Delta Air Lines on $9 Billion SkyMiles Financings

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP was pleased to advise Delta Air Lines on its $9.0 billion aggregate amount of financings secured by Delta’s SkyMiles Program. The financings included a private offering of $6.0 billion of senior secured notes under Rule 144A, with Delta and its subsidiary, SkyMiles IP Ltd., as co-issuers, and a $3.0 billion senior secured term loan facility, with Delta and SkyMiles IP as co-borrowers. The transaction was referred to by Bloomberg News as the largest airline industry debt financing ever completed.