Kendall advises emerging companies, investors, and strategic clients on complex corporate and technology transactions across the full business lifecycle.

Kendall’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture and growth-stage investments, A.I. and strategic commercial transactions, with a particular emphasis on technology-driven and life sciences companies. He has experience representing both companies and investors in sophisticated transactions, including high-stakes public and private M&A deals, cross-border transactions, and strategic collaborations involving biotechnology, data, and advanced technology platforms.

Kendall also brings a distinctive perspective at the intersection of law, business, and sports. As a professional athlete and former member of the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, he has played a leading role in shaping modern collegiate athletics policy, including co-authoring the NCAA Constitution, and contributing to the development of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) frameworks. He has advised athletic programs, sports organizations, and industry stakeholders on governance, commercialization, and strategic initiatives, and has negotiated employment and commercial agreements throughout the sports ecosystem.

Prior to joining McLane Middleton, Kendall was an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP, where he advised leading technology, life sciences, and consumer-facing companies in high-value transactional matters.

Kendall is a frequent speaker on technology, education, and the evolving business of sports, and has presented before the U.S. Congress and national organizations on issues at the intersection of law, innovation, and athletics.

Kendall received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where he earned the Dean’s Award and his B.A. from the University of New Mexico where he received the Clauve Presidential Award, the Sports Scholar Award and was a Division I – NCAA National Champion US National Team Qualifier.