David Kitchen
InvestorManaging Director, Senior Transaction Counsel at LuminarX
New York, New York, United States
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Diana BerishaunlockedDavid: together at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (2015–2020)
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About
David Kitchen is a Managing Director and Senior Transaction Counsel at LuminArx Capital Management with over 30 years of experience across finance, restructuring, and corporate law. Before joining the firm, he was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, then oversaw corporate finance as a senior attorney at Zillow, and later served as General Counsel at The Change Company and Builders Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
Experience
- LuminArx CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- The Change CompanyGeneral Counsel2024 — 2025United States
- Builders CapitalGeneral Counsel2022 — 2024Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- ZillowAssociate General Counsel2020 — 2022Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and AffiliatesPartner2007 — 2020Los Angeles, California, United States
- O'Melveny & Myers LLPPartner1991 — 2007Los Angeles, California, United States
Skills & more
Mortgage LendingReal Estate FinancingLitigation ManagementCorporate FinanceCorporate GovernanceFinanceCorporate LawGeneral Corporate Counsel
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Colleagues at LuminarX
AJ Weinberg
Vice President at LuminarX
Alex Linsday
Vice President at LuminarX
Anatoly Fedorko
Vice President at LuminarX
Andrew Fitch
Managing Director at LuminarX
Anna Dawson
Head of Administration at LuminarX
Brad Fretti
Vice President at LuminarX
Carlo DeFranco
Director, Business Development at EnerVest
Charles Thaler
Controller at LuminarX
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Kitchen?
- David Kitchen is a Managing Director and Senior Transaction Counsel at LuminArx Capital Management with over 30 years of experience across finance, restructuring, and corporate law. Before joining the firm, he was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, then oversaw corporate finance as a senior attorney at Zillow, and later served as General Counsel at The Change Company and Builders Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
- Where does David Kitchen work?
- David Kitchen is Managing Director, Senior Transaction Counsel at LuminarX.
- Where did David Kitchen go to school?
- David Kitchen studied at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (Doctor of Law - JD, Law); Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts - BA); Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts - BA).
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