Kevin G. Palumberi

Partner

Stamford
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University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2014
College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 2010

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Connecticut
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U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

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Kevin focuses primarily on corporate and commercial law, and he represents businesses and tax-exempt organizations in all aspects of their operations and stages of their life cycles. Kevin is a pragmatic business lawyer who takes time to work with clients to develop objectives and negotiate, document, and close corporate and commercial real estate transactions. Kevin is regularly involved in and assists with clients’ governance matters, debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, ongoing operations, and project development and financing, and a number of companies in a variety of industries rely on Kevin as their outside general counsel. He also advises financial institutions in connection with real estate or other secured debt financing matters, and represents educational institutions in connection with tax-exempt bond financing transactions.

Affiliations

President, Board of Directors, Connecticut Housing Partners
Connecticut Bar Association
Fairfield County Bar Association (Business Law Committee Co-Chair: 2021-2025)
National Association of Bond Lawyers

Distinctions

Legal 500, Connecticut Corporate and M&A Guide, 2026
Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law, and Real Estate Law, 2024-2025
New Leaders in Law, Connecticut Law Tribune, 2022
Rising Star, Connecticut Super Lawyers® - Business/Corporate Law, 2018-2024
Certificate in Tax Studies, University of Connecticut School of Law
Nina E. Olson and Janet Spragens LITC Award

Experience

Mergers and Acquisitions
- Represented a family-owned lumber company on its sale to a Connecticut building supplies company.
- Led Carmody team representing purchasers acquiring a majority stake of a New England-based grocery store chain, including the purchase and financing of related real estate.
- Represented family-owned Connecticut manufacturer with overseas operations in connection with its $50 million sale of business and related real estate to private equity firm.
- Lead counsel to auto repair franchisee with respect to its acquisition of 23 locations throughout the Northeast.
- Advised a digital point of care media and advertising company in connection with its sale to private equity-backed specialty technology platform company.
- Advised an international dairy cooperative on its $20 million acquisition of a Northeast cheese manufacturer and related real estate.
- Led Carmody team representing investor in connection with a debt and equity recapitalization and restructuring of a Long Island, New York-based retail grocery store chain.
- Counseled non-profit corporations with respect to the negotiation and execution of non-stock mergers.
Commercial Finance
- Routinely represent regional and national banks in connection with secured financing transactions in Connecticut and New York, including those involving credit facilities secured by real estate and other assets.
- Represented regional food and household products wholesale distributor in connection with a $60 million refinancing of its Connecticut headquarters.
- Represented national bank serving as senior lender in a significant refinancing of commercial properties in Charleston, South Carolina.
- Advised Connecticut-based university with respect to a refinancing of its campus property.
- Advise Connecticut independent schools in connection with tax-exempt CHEFA bond financing transactions.
Project Development
- Represented regional developer in connection with comprehensive real estate assemblage, joint venture, and commercial construction financing transactions related to its construction of a 130-unit residential development with ground floor retail space in Stamford, Connecticut.
- Represented regional developer in connection with joint venture and commercial construction financing transactions related to its construction of a 45-unit apartment building in Stamford, Connecticut.
- Advised developer in connection with acquisition financing and redevelopment of historic building to multi-use development.

Carmody Recognized by Legal 500 in its inaugural Connecticut Guide

February 25, 2026

Carmody is pleased to be ranked by Legal 500 in their 2026 Connecticut Guides for Commercial Disputes and Corporate and M&A. Lawyers ranked individually in Connecticut for 2026 include: Fatima Lahnin - 2026 Connecticut Commercial Disputes Guide Managing partner Fatima Lahnin is an intellectual property trial lawyer with significant experience
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Carmody Lawyers Named to the 2024 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists

October 09, 2024

Carmody is pleased to announce that 33 of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion on the Connecticut Super Lawyers® and Connecticut Rising Stars lists for 2024. Super Lawyers recognizes lawyers who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. Please visit www.SuperLawyers.com/SelectionProcess to learn more information on the selection process.
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Carmody Lawyers Named to the 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

October 09, 2023

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey is pleased to announce that 30 of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion on the Connecticut Super Lawyers® and Connecticut Rising Stars lists for 2023. Super Lawyers recognizes lawyers who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. Please visit www.SuperLawyers.com/SelectionProcess to learn more information
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Carmody Lawyers Ranked in More than 30 Areas of Law in Best Lawyers in America 2024

August 17, 2023

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey has received more than 90 accolades across over 30 areas of law and across all its offices in Connecticut, in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2024. Forty-two Carmody lawyers are named to the ‘Best Lawyers’ list and ten lawyers are listed
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Carmody Advises GEM Manufacturing in Sale to Core Industrial Partners

February 15, 2023

Carmody's Corporate team lead by Tom Candrick and Kevin Palumberi advised GEM Manufacturing on its sale to Core Industrial Partners, with support from Adam Brocklehurst, Johanna Bachmair, Deborah Brancato and Mark Williams. Click here to read: Private equity firm acquires Waterbury business | Hartford Business Journal

The State of Non-Compete Agreements: Where They Stand in CT, NY and Nationally

January 28, 2025

Learn the latest updates on non-compete, non-solicit and similar restrictive covenants in employment law. Carmody Corporate & Business partner Kevin G. Palumberi and Klimpl Benefits Law PLLC Founder Timothy S. Klimpl will discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule generally banning non-competes, where the ban stands in the courts and
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The Business of Cannabis: A Legal and Tax Update

June 26, 2024

As the cannabis industry enters a new era of regulation, how will cannabis companies in Connecticut be affected and what are the opportunities for businesses operating in, or looking to enter, the cannabis market? Join leading advisors to the cannabis industry from Carmody and Marcum for an engaging discussion, moderated
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