Hogan Lovells US LLP
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Kelly Hardy
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Kelly Hardy is skilled at recognizing and explaining differences between legal frameworks and helping clients manage their global legal needs. She has represented clients on matters throughout the world and in a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, life sciences, education, government contracting, and energy. She also heads the firm's global Consumer industry sector group.
A fluent Spanish and English speaker with a particular focus on cross-border transactions, Kelly regularly advises clients on expansion into new markets, as well as non-U.S. clients on foreign direct investments into the United States. She also assists multinational clients with respect to corporate compliance and foreign subsidiary management.
Kelly has over 20 years' experience advising U.S. and global clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, restructurings, post-merger integrations, corporate governance, and compliance in established and emerging markets throughout the world.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
Board Member, Appleseed Mexico
Board Member, World Trade Center Institute, Inc.
Member and Past Chair of the Board of Trustees, SEED School of Maryland
Harvard Leadership Program, 2006
Member, Maryland State Bar Association Business Law Council
Education
J.D., University of Maryland, with honors, Order of the Coif, 1996
M.B.A., University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, 1996
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, 1990