Kyle Leingang is a Stradling partner, chairs the firm’s Debt Finance Practice, serves on the firm’s Finance Committee and acts as co-chair of the firm’s Recruiting Committee. Kyle guides clients through complex commercial finance and M&A transactions and has experience across a broad array of industries, including medical devices, restaurants, beer/wine/spirits, food and beverage manufacturing, construction related services, and banking.   

In his finance practice, Kyle represents lenders and borrowers in a wide variety of debt finance transactions, including traditional commercial loan agreements, syndicated facilities, asset-based lines, acquisition financing agreements, and seller debt related to M&A transactions.

Kyle is also well-known as a leading beer, wine and spirits lawyer and has represented breweries, distilleries, retailers, lenders, brand owners and investors for over 15 years in a wide variety of matters, often as outside general counsel.  

Kyle has received many professional accolades during his career, including recognition by Best Lawyers (2026), Best Lawyers in America (2025), Super Lawyers (Rising Star seven times), the Orange County Business Journal’s OC 500 (2023) and the Legal Aid Society.

Kyle serves on the Board of Directors of the Orange Chamber of Commerce and acts as its Chair of Government Affairs. He is also a regular judge for the Orange County Business Journal's “Innovator of the Year” award.

 

Credentials

Education
  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2010
  • Harvard University, A.B., 2007
  • American Bar Association
  • Brewers Association
  • California Craft Brewers Association
  • Chairman, OC Brewers Guild Legislative Committee
  • OCTANe
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • City of Orange Chamber of Commerce
  • California
  • New York