David J. Kelly

David J. Kelly concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters, corporate securities and sports law. Mr. Kelly has provided counsel to a variety of sports teams, including the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Bulls, the Oakland Athletics, the St. Louis Blues, the Chicago Fire and the new MLS expansion team in Philadelphia, regarding television, radio and internet rights agreements, arena/stadium matters, intellectual property issues, and sponsorship and naming rights agreements. In addition, he has also advised clients in corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and tender offers, represented underwriters in public offerings, and provided counsel to public companies with respect to securities law compliance, disclosure requirements and corporate governance matters.

During 2009 he was a panelist on "The Real Business of Sports Law" panel at the Northwestern University School of Law. A former Public Interest Law Initiative (“PILI”) fellow, Mr. Kelly is also a member of the board of directors and corporate secretary of the Inner-city Muslim Action Network.

Mr. Kelly earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in 1996 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2004. He is admitted to practice in Illinois.