Kevin Crisp is an associate in the Newport Beach office of Irell & Manella LLP, where his practice focuses on complex commercial litigation.

Mr. Crisp has represented clients involved in a wide range of finance-related litigation, including securities, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy litigation. He has also represented clients regarding investigations by the U.S. Attorneys Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Defense, and other federal agencies.

Mr. Crisp received his J.D. with a Specialization in Business Law.  His article, "Giving Investors Short Shrift: How Short Sale Constraints Decrease Market Efficiency and a Modest Proposal for Letting More Shorts Go Naked," 8 J. Bus. & Sec. L. 135 (2008), won the 2008 Elliot A. Spoon National Business Law Writing Competition.

During law school, Mr. Crisp co-wrote an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court of California that was filed by the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic on behalf of Sierra Club, People for Parks and Lincoln Place Tenants Association. The case addressed a critical issue in the California Environmental Quality Act regarding how public agencies consider the environmental impact of private development. The court unanimously sided with the amici's position, and the court's opinion paralleled many of the arguments advanced by the amici's brief. Save Tara v. City of West Hollywood, 45 Cal. 4th 116 (2008).

Before attending law school, Mr. Crisp worked in the banking and securities industries.

Professional Activities

• Orange County Bar Association, YLD Community Outreach Committee
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Bar Admissions

• 2008, California
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California