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What We Do

Six practices. One standard of counsel.

01

Corporate & Commercial

Formation, governance, M&A, and complex commercial transactions for growing and established companies.

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Corporate counsel
02

Litigation & Disputes

Trial-tested advocates handling high-stakes commercial, civil, and regulatory disputes from filing to verdict.

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Litigation
03

Real Estate

Acquisitions, development, leasing, and financing counsel for owners, developers, and institutional investors.

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Real estate
04

Employment Law

Workplace investigations, executive agreements, and defense of employers facing complex labor claims.

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Employment law
05

Family & Estates

Considered, discreet counsel on divorce, custody, wills, trusts, and multi-generational wealth transfer.

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Family and estates
06

Intellectual Property

Trademark, copyright, and trade-secret protection strategy for founders, brands, and creative businesses.

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Intellectual property
Washington, DC · Est. 1994

Counsel with no wasted motion

Kestrel & Rowe advises individuals, families, and companies through their most consequential legal moments — decisive counsel, delivered plainly.

Kestrel & Rowe office
Partner meeting
Client consultation
Active representation
Tier 1 Firm — Chambers 2026
620+
Matters Resolved
32
Years of Practice
96%
Client Retention Rate
410M
Recovered For Clients
Who We Are

A firm built for people, run like an institution.

Since 1994, Kestrel & Rowe has combined the resources of a national firm with the direct attention of a trusted advisor. Every matter is led by a partner, start to finish.

Direct partner access on every matter, from intake to resolution
Transparent, fixed-fee options for well-defined matters
Recognized nationally across six distinct practice groups
Meet the Firm
Kestrel & Rowe partners
32 Years
Of Trusted Practice
Track Record

Results our clients can point to.

A selection of representative matters. Scroll to explore — details are shared with client consent only.

Corporate Matter 01
Corporate merger

$120M cross-border merger closed in 90 days

Represented the acquiring party in a cross-border transaction spanning three jurisdictions, coordinating regulatory clearance, tax structuring, and post-closing integration against a competing bid's accelerated timeline.

Litigation Matter 02
Litigation win

Full defense verdict in a nine-figure trade-secret suit

Defended a mid-market manufacturer against trade-secret misappropriation claims brought by a former joint-venture partner, securing a full defense verdict after an eight-day jury trial.

Real Estate Matter 03
Real estate development

$300M mixed-use development financed and permitted

Structured construction and mezzanine financing for a mixed-use development, negotiating entitlements with the local planning authority and closing the full capital stack in under six months.

Family & Estates Matter 04
Family law resolution

Contested estate settled without a single day in court

Guided a blended family through a contested multi-trust estate dispute, reaching a negotiated settlement acceptable to every beneficiary without a single day of litigation.

Client Voices

Trusted when it matters most.

Insights

Perspective from the practice.

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