Kirsty Underhill
She/herSenior AssociateEXPERIENCE
- University of Law, Legal Practice Course, 2015
- Cardiff University, LLB Law, 2013
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Kirsty has a broad range of experience in domestic and multi-jurisdictional public and private M&A, equity capital markets transactions and public company advisory work, joint ventures and corporate partnerships and general company law, compliance and governance matters, working with management teams of both private and public companies.
Kirsty works across a number of sectors, with a particular focus on transactions in the Consumer Goods, Food and Retail (CGFR) and Life Sciences sectors. She sits on DLA Piper’s International Shadow Management Committee for the CGFR sector and was shortlisted for the Corporate Rising Star award at the 2024 LMG EMEA Life Sciences Awards.
Kirsty is an avid supporter of DLA Piper’s pro bono practice, championing DLA Piper’s partnership with Kids in Need of Defense UK, which helps children and young adults to obtain British citizenship. She was listed on the Law Society’s Pro Bono Recognition List 2024. She is also a mentor for DLA Piper’s Head Start programme, which supports young people who have the talent and ambition to join the legal profession and who are from groups currently underrepresented in this sector.
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