Brian Kerwin, a partner at Duane Morris LLP, advises companies, lenders, private equity firms and entrepreneurs across business and financing deals. Kerwin specializes in acquisition loans, syndicated secured financings, asset-based lending, venture debt, capital raises, fund formations and equity investments.
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Brian Kerwin is a partner in Duane Morris' Corporate Practice Group, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and a member of the firm’s national governing Partners Board. Brian served as chairman of the firm's Corporate Practice Group, consisting of 200 plus attorneys in 16 offices, for more than a decade. Brian has extensive experience representing business entities, lenders, private equity funds and entrepreneurs in various business and financing transactions, including the buying and selling of companies, acquisition financings, syndicated secured loan transactions, asset-based financings, venture debt financings, capital raises, fund formations and equity investments. Brian prides himself on delivering high quality legal work, efficiently and responsively.

Brian has led more than 1,000 financing transactions and over 200 company sale/purchase transactions. His clients have been located across the United States and have been involved in a myriad of businesses, including manufacturing, distribution, fintech, banking, healthcare, education, defense/military, fashion/retail, plastics, packaging, food and beverage, nutrition, pharmaceutical, technology, transportation logistics, automotive, lodging, gaming, home improvement, outsourcing and human resources, safety/test engineering and product safety, software, telecommunications, home and lawn care, investment management, private equity, among others.

Education
  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, LL.M., Intellectual Property Law, 1996
  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 1989

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Key clients

  • The Northern Trust Company
  • The Siegfried Group

Work highlights

Represented CIBC Bank USA as administrative agent and lead lender in the $100,000,000 warehouse revolving debt facility to BLKM IV, LLC as borrower.