Overview
Drew Kitchen previously served as the Firm’s Managing Partner in San Francisco (2013-2019) and Nashville (2021-2025) and is currently Of Counsel in the Firm’s Nashville, Tennessee office.
While practicing in California, Drew was recognized as one of California's Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers, one of the Top 20 Lawyers in Northern California, and was a recipient of the M&A Advisor's Emerging Leaders awards. Other recognition for his legal work includes being named as one of 335 BTI Client Service All-Stars by the legal departments of Fortune 500 companies.
Drew’s early career centered exclusively around the representation of multinational insurance and annuity companies, and he was actively involved in both the Association of Life Insurance Counsel and the American Council of Life Insurers. Later in his career, Drew focused primarily on the representation of investment sponsors, as well as the representation of real estate funds and developers in their Tennessee-based projects. Drew has advised clients on a wide range of matters including M&A, private financings, capital markets, and also serves as legal advisor to athletes, Grammy-award-winning artists, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, golf course owners and operators, hospitality companies, and professional sports league owners.
Drew holds degrees from Georgetown University Law Center (LLM), the University of Georgia School of Law (JD), and the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia (BBA).
Community & Professional
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- American Bar Association, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
- California, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi State Bar Associations
- Association of Life Insurance Counsel
- San Francisco Bar Association
- Board Member, U.S. Women's Open, 2016
- Committee Member, Olympic Club Foundation
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Alabama Board of Directors & Young Professional Leadership Committee, Chair, 2007
- Monday Morning Quarterback Club
- Member, Kiwanis Club
- Former Board Member, Alabama Ballet
- Former Board Member, Robert E. Reed Foundation
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Former Nominations Committee Member
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Admissions
- State Bar: Alabama, California, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
- U.S. District Court: Georgia (Northern)
- U.S. Court of Appeals: Fifth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit