Kendall focuses his practice on representing clients across industry sectors-including healthcare, technology, private equity, life sciences, and sports and entertainment. A versatile corporate lawyer, Kendall is involved in both domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and other strategic corporate transactions.
Kendall attended Georgetown University Law Center, where he received the Dean's Certificate. During law school, he was a Tech Law & Policy Scholar and a notes editor on the Georgetown Technology Review. He was also a fellow with the Institute of International Economic Law.
Prior to law school, Kendall was an elite NCAA Division I Track and Field Student-Athlete at the University of New Mexico. He was a National Champion, 3x All-American, and has scored a silver medal for Team USA in the Mexico City NACAC Games. Kendall is also a champion of reform within sports and entertainment. Since becoming the first student-athlete to have served on the NCAA's Board of Directors, he’s held leadership positions with USA Track & Field, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committees, and other global stakeholders.
A recognized thought leader who frequently presents on sports and tech-related topics, Kendall is often quoted and published in outlets such as Wall Street Journal, ESPN, Forbes, and NPR. Prior to joining Ropes and Gray's corporate department in 2024, Kendall was employed at another leading global law firm working in licensing, cybersecurity, and tech transactions.
Experience
- Represented National Amusements Inc in its pending sale to affiliates of Skydance Media in concert with the merger of Skydance Media with Paramount Global.
- Represented Qorvo in the sale of its United Silicon Carbide subsidiary and the silicon carbide junction field-effect transistor (SiC JFET) technology business to sensing technology firm Onsemi.
- Represented Ginkgo Bioworks, a leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, in the acquisition of AgBiome’s platform assets in agricultural biologics.