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Meet Kerr Russell

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2021 Bronze Service Provider Member

For more than 145 years, Kerr Russell has been a fixture in Michigan’s legal landscape. Our firm is dedicated to serving the entrepreneurial and investment community throughout Michigan. Kerr Russell attorneys have extensive experience advising clients regarding a wide variety of M&A, financing, capital raise and joint venture transactions representing purchasers, sellers/targets, issuers, individuals, financial institutions, and borrowers, among others. The firm provides a comprehensive array of services for all phases of a transaction to obtain the best possible result for each client. These services include advising and assisting with respect to the selection of the deal team, due diligence, drafting and negotiating agreements and representing clients through the closing process. Our clients value our ability to work pragmatically and cost effectively.

Kerr Russell has experience representing diverse funds, including angel investments, venture capital, and private equity. Our experience includes representing both fund clients and investors, so we understand client concerns on both sides of the transaction. The firm advises on the practical aspects of organizing and operating a fund while capturing the pulse of market conditions and identifying the relative bargaining power of all interested parties.

Our cross-disciplinary team advises on issues in corporate finance, ERISA, intellectual property, tax, cybersecurity and transactional litigation. Kerr Russell has nine attorneys who are also CPAs, and many more with accounting or financing services background. Our attorneys have a broad experience in both domestic and offshore fund formation capable of advising clients on the benefits of a wide variety of transaction structures.


About 2021 Service Provider Membership

As a Bronze Service Provider Member, Kerr Russell receives exclusive access to MVCA events, brand exposure on MichiganVCA.org and at MVCA events, and premium ad placement in the two most sought after resources for the entrepreneurial and investment community in Michigan, the MVCA Annual Research Report and Landscape Guide and much more!  The number of service provider members is capped by MVCA to guarantee sector exclusivity and access to the MVCA membership, providing superior relationship building opportunities.  To explore the levels of MVCA Service Provider Membership available, click here.