Eirene Kim is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department.

Eirene represents strategic buyers and sellers and private equity sponsors (together with their portfolio companies) on complex and cross-border M&A transactions, other strategic corporate transactions, and general corporate matters across industries, including technology, electronic gaming and e-sports, social media, e-commerce, adtech biotech, security and consumer and entertainment.

Eirene maintains an active pro bono practice, including assisting small businesses owned by members of underrepresented communities on general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Latham, Eirene was a summer associate in the Chicago office. She previously worked as an intellectual property paralegal at Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery and as an intellectual property paralegal and corporate legal intern at Amsted Industries.

Eirene’s experience includes advising:

  • Savvy Games Group in its US$4.9 billion acquisition of Scopely, Inc.
  • Savvy Games Group/EFG in its acquisition of Vindex (Esports Engine)
  • Vacatia, Inc. in its acquisition of the Berkley Group and Daily Management, Inc.
  • Leonard Green & Partners in the acquisitions of or investments in Vital Care and Propio
  • Parsons Corporation in its acquisitions of Xator
  • Followupboss in its sale to Zillow for $400 million+
  • Universal Music Group in its investment in NTWRK
  • H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of Ascent Global Logistics, a leading provider of technology-enabled, expedited logistics and supply chain solution services 
  • A leading social media platform on numerous acquisitions of technology and content businesses
  • Telegraph Hill Partners in its acquisition of assets of Synthego Corporation
  • Cast & Crew in its acquisition of multiple businesses, including:
    • Backstage, a leading provider of talent marketplace and content creation tools for the creative economy
    • The Teams Companies, a payroll and production management company
  • Hudson Pacific Properties in its acquisitions of Quixote Studios
  • GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. in a business combination with Bitcoin Depot
  • Goja in general corporate matters
  • Viant Technology in its acquisition of IRIS.TV

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, Cornell Law School, 2021
    cum laude
  • BA, University of Chicago, 2015