Dane Christensen is a corporate associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Before joining Kirkland & Ellis, Dane worked as an analyst in the technology transfer industry, evaluating the patentability and marketability of university-developed technologies. Prior to working in technology transfer, Dane served two years as a missionary in Brazil and later worked as a manager at the Rio 2016 Olympic golf tournaments.
Experience
Representative Matters
GTCR in its strategic investment in Visionary Broadband
Thoma Bravo in its $60 million investment in IAC's Vivian Health, a healthcare jobs marketplace serving healthcare professionals
Bain Capital Private Equity and Hellman & Friedman in their $17 billion acquisition of athenahealth, Inc.
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2021Illinois
Languages
English
Portuguese
Education
University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D.2021
Doctoroff Business Leadership Program
Teaching Assistant for "Strategies and Processes of Negotiation“
Student Admissions Council
Founder of the JD/MBA Alumni Mentorship Program
University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessM.B.A.2021
Editor of Chicago Business, "ChiBus“
Teaching Assistant for "Private Equity Transactions," "Managerial Decision Making," "Cost Analysis," "Marketing Strategy," "Strategy and Structure" and "Effective Management of Groups and Teams“
Brigham Young University, Marriott School of BusinessB.S., Business Strategy; Philosophy & Microbiology Minorsmagna cum laude2017
