Kimon Korres

Kimon Korres

Business, Startup and M&A Attorney

Chicago
Illinois
Licensed in
FL, IL
University of Florida Levin College of Law

"Excellent work! Well done!"

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About
From working at leading international law firms to launching multiple businesses, Kimon has practiced at the intersection of business and law for nearly a decade. Having sat in the founder’s seat as CEO to a tech company and co-founder to a real estate investment group, Kimon has hands-on experience strategically balancing legal and operational objectives across the business life-cycle. Kimon focuses on how your legal decisions impact your business, and how to solve for sustainable and efficient growth.

Practice areas include Startups and Emerging Companies, M&A, Venture Capital, Leasing, Contracts, Business Formation and
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"Kimon was direct, candid, and exceedingly professional. He tackled my project with his unique mix of skillset and experiences. I strongly recommend anyone to work with Kimon."

General Advice Services
Posted on Feb 21, 2020
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"Dealing with Kimon and Carmelo were great. Communication was awesome and any questions we had were quickly answered. Highly recommend"

Form Delaware Corporation
Posted on Feb 20, 2020
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"Solid work on a term sheet."

Assist with Equity Financing
Posted on Feb 2, 2020
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"Kimon was great to work with. Understood the requirements well, and very quickly turned around the documents that we needed. Was very quick to respond to revisions as well. Will definitely work with Kimon and his team again in the future!"

Amendment to Partnership Agreement
Posted on Jan 30, 2020
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"Excellent, would hire again."

Assist with Equity Financing
Posted on Jan 30, 2020
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"So thankful for Kimon! I couldn't imagine having done this acquisition without him and his team. If everyone in business could communicate like him, work like him and do what they say (and more) life would be so much better. I can't say enough good things about my experience with Kimon!"

Review Asset Purchase Agreement
Posted on Jan 22, 2020

Work History

Bastille Legal Group

Managing Attorney

Jan 2019 - Present

Bastille Legal Group firm specializing in the business and legal needs unique to founders and emerging businesses, providing efficient and value accretive solutions from the seed of an idea to IPO.

Jan 2019 - Present

GoodVets

Outsourced General Counsel

Sep 2018 - Present

Outsourced General Counsel to Veterinary Startup, including funding, employment, compliance and operational matters.

Sep 2018 - Present

Social Evidence LLC

Strategy Consultant

Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

Strategy consultant for cloud-based aggregator of social media data for analysis and export in legal-compatible formats.

Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

McGuireWoods

Attorney - Private Equity, Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions

Aug 2016 - Sep 2018

Advised private equity clients on strategic acquisitions and sales, including: $100 million private equity sponsored sale of regional urgent care provider

Advised venture capital clients and early stage companies across the formation, capitalization and growth funding life cycle.

Structured over $400 million in investment funds and private placement offerings.

Aug 2016 - Sep 2018

Peer to Pier Technologies, LLC

Co-Founder, General Counsel

Nov 2013 - Jun 2016

Co-Founder of BoatDay – a mobile-based peer-to-peer boat sharing and services platform:

- built financial and business models to support ~$400,000+ seed investment round

- led B2B and B2C negotiation, acquisition and on-boarding for 150 suppliers

- executed all formation, securities, and regulatory compliance matters

-drafted and negotiated all third-party agreements, ToS and privacy policy

Nov 2013 - Jun 2016

White & Case

Attorney - Financial Restructuring and Insolvency

Oct 2011 - Aug 2013

Advised business entities and financial stakeholders in complex cross-border financial restructurings, including:

- Major League Baseball, leading creditor in the bankruptcy and $2.15 billion sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers

- the secured lenders committee for Danish shipping company, Torm A/S, in the cross-border restructuring of over $1.8 billion of foreign bank debt

Oct 2011 - Aug 2013

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