David Kirchblum

Co-Chair, Commercial Finance

David represents public and private companies, general partners, private investment funds, and financial institutions in a wide range of corporate transactions, including leveraged, asset-based and structured financings, mergers and acquisitions, and fund formations, as well as advises on general corporate governance issues, including formation, regulatory, and compliance matters.

Prior to joining the firm, David worked as an associate in Philadelphia, New York, Tokyo, and Singapore. He gained experience in corporate law representing companies in consumer retail, health care, technology, manufacturing, real estate, and other industries. David led global project financing transactions across multiple jurisdictions, including East Asia and South America, and managed deliverables from foreign counsel and U.S. intellectual property, regulatory, restructuring, real estate, tax, and ERISA specialists and drafted multi-tranche and multi-currency common terms agreements, sponsor support agreements, and all ancillary documentation.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and his law degree from Boston College Law School.

Experience

News

Cozen O’Connor Advises Xtribe on Definitive Agreement to Go Public on Nasdaq through Proposed Business Combination with WinVest Acquisition Corp.

May 09, 2024

Cozen O’Connor advised Xtribe P.L.C. in its definitive business combination agreement with WinVest Acquisition Corp.

Cozen O’Connor Serves as U.S. Counsel to the Owners of HEYDUDE® in Definitive Agreement on Its Sale to Crocs, Inc.

December 24, 2021

Cozen O’Connor acted as lead U.S. counsel to the owners of HEYDUDE®, a privately-owned casual footwear brand, in their definitive agreement to sell the companies comprising the HEYDUDE business to Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) for $2.5 billion. The consideration for the $2.5 billion acquisition will be $2.05 billion in cash and $450 million in Crocs shares.

Cozen O'Connor Promotes 27 to Membership

May 01, 2019

Cozen O'Connor is pleased to recognize 27 attorneys with the promotion to member: Dylan Alper, Philip J. Berens, Alison Weintraub Berson, Evan Berquist, Alexandra Campau, Alissa K. Christopher, Matthew D. Clyde, Rachel Collins Clarke, Michael A. Corgan, Matthew L. Elkin, Nicole M. Ellis, Alex H. Hayden, David S. Huard, Haryle Kaldis, David Kirchblum, Matthew Evan Lewitz, Jesse Ryan Loffler, Samantha L. Mazo, Lindsey A. Miller, Jeffrey M. Monhait, Jonathan Nase, Jacqueline Promislo, Shelby K. Riney, Kelly Shinn, Terri A. Sutton, Daniel P. Thiel, and Laura Zulick.

Education

  • Boston College Law School, J.D., 2009
  • Colgate University, B.A., 2005
  • Pennsylvania
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of New York