Kristin A. Mendoza
Associate

Biography

Kristin is a member of our Corporate Practice Group, concentrating her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing and general corporate law. She has extensive experience counseling clients in the areas of:

• business formation and corporate governance
• mergers and acquisitions
• debt and equity financing
• technology licensing
• trademark registration
• equity incentive plans for employees
• service and support agreements
• proprietary rights agreements
• joint development and other collaborative agreements

Prior to joining Devine Millimet, Kristin practiced in Boston, Massachusetts for seven years focusing on corporate and commercial transaction matters for small and medium-sized businesses primarily within the technology sector.

Kristin delivers knowledgeable and practical advice to clients in an understandable manner. She fosters strong client relationships through her straightforward approach to meeting her clients' objective in a timely and thorough fashion.

Kristin is involved in a number of professional and business organizations.  She currently serves as a member of the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua and as vice chair of the board of the New England Women’s Leadership Institute.  Prior to that, Kristin completed a two year term as the President of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association and also taught an undergraduate business law course at Granite State College for two years.

EDUCATION:

University of San Francisco School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1998
Boston University, Bachelor of Arts, 1994

Professional Affiliations

• New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (NHWBA), President (2008 - 2010)
• NHWBA, Board of Directors
• American Health Lawyers Association

Awards & Honors

• Recognized by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in the practice area of Mergers & Acquisitions in 2010.

Community Involvement

• New England Women’s Leadership Institute, Board Member, Vice Chair (2011-2012)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua, Board Member, Secretary (2011-2012)
• Souhegan Valley Rotary, Member
• Leadership Greater Nashua, Class of 2009

Publications

• "Ending the Tyranny of the Billable Hour:  A Mandate for Change for the 21st Century Law Firm", co-authored with Katherine L. Brown, New Hampshire Bar Journal, Summer 2010
• "The Risks of Using Open Source Software", New Hampshire Business Review, February 28, 2009
• "Corporate Break-ups and Fiduciary Duty: Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean That You Should", NHSCPA Connection, Autumn 2008
• "New Data on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms", New Hampshire Bar News, March 7, 2008
• "Blogging Presents New Challenges for Employers" Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, December 2005

Case Studies

• Helping Winco ID Corporation with a Strategic Acquisition

Bar Admissions

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, New Hampshire
• U.S. District Court, Massachusetts