ERIC KENNEDY
MANAGING SHAREHOLDER, ORANGE COUNTY
BUCHALTER
WHY: Leads Buchalter’s Irvine office, which ranks No. 11 on the 2025 list of largest law firms in Orange County.
IN THE NEWS: The Irvine office has more than 90 employees, including 60 attorneys with particular strengths in corporate, litigation, intellectual property, real estate, insolvency, healthcare and white-collar crime law. Kennedy focuses on complex litigation in real estate as well as corporate financing, governance and operations.
NOTABLE: In his off hours, performed as the lead singer in the rock band Attractive Nuisance, which performs at the Law Rocks Battle of the Bands, a global charity event.
QUOTABLE: “We look forward to a lot more growth in Orange County.”