Biography
Kelly J. Kearney focuses her practice on healthcare and life sciences law, providing strategic and regulatory advice to a diverse client base. She counsels healthcare platforms, drug distributors, retail and compounding pharmacies, and outsourcing facilities, among others, on navigating the complex and ever-evolving FDA, DEA, and state regulations that govern their operations and transactions.
Kelly advises clients on matters such as advertising and promotion for drugs and dietary supplements, mergers and acquisitions, contract agreements, due diligence, changes in ownership, regulatory approvals, and inspections and investigations. She also regularly counsels clients on telehealth compliance and other drug supply chain security matters.
Kelly also has an active pro bono practice focusing on assisting clients affected by civil rights violations. Prior to joining the firm, Kelly served as a life sciences and health care associate attorney at a national full-service litigation firm.
While in law school, Kelly served as the executive editor of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal and a legal extern for the Honorable Judge Ronald F. Bartkowicz in the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Recognitions
- 2021–2023, “Illinois Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory,” listed in Chambers USA
- 2021–2023, “Associate to Watch,” listed in Chambers USA
Credentials
Admissions
- California
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
Education
- Boston University, BA
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD
