Neal & Leroy Makes a Major Splash - Welcoming Brian Arnfelt and MacKinzie Neal to Expand Its Transactional Practice

Neal & Leroy, LLC, a Chicago-based boutique law firm, is thrilled to announce a significant enhancement of its transactional capabilities with the addition of two partners, Brian D. Arnfelt and MacKinzie M. Neal.

Brian Arnfelt joins Neal & Leroy, as Managing Member and Chair of its Corporate Department, from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in their M&A / private equity group. Named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, Brian brings deep experience in complex business transactions, divestitures, and general corporate matters. A former investment banker at William Blair, Brian works to translate intricate legal issues into practical and actionable advice.

MacKinzie Neal joins as the Head of Technology Transactions and is an intellectual property and technology transactions attorney with broad expertise in privacy, cybersecurity, AI, blockchain and emerging technology matters. She has extensive experience structuring and negotiating commercial agreements across a wide range of industries, offering clients business-minded and actional legal advice. Before joining Neal & Leroy, MacKinzie was a senior attorney at Skadden.

“With Brian and MacKinzie joining our team, we’re not only expanding our transactional practice, but also bringing unmatched depth in corporate / M&A and innovative intellectual property and technology areas,” Langdon D. Neal, principal and managing member of Neal & Leroy, said in a statement on Monday. “Coupled with Neal & Leroy’s nationally recognized real estate and governmental affairs practice areas, this expansion positions us to offer clients an even broader platform to navigate sophisticated matters and achieve their most ambitious goals. These are exciting times at Neal & Leroy.”

This strategic expansion positions Neal & Leroy to offer elevated, yet tailored, legal support to a growing roster of business leaders, management teams, entrepreneurs, founders, investors, in-house legal teams and industry leaders, helping clients unlock opportunities and realize their strategic visions.

About Brian Arnfelt

Brian chairs the firm’s Corporate Practice and advises on business transactions including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, and broader general corporate matters. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as Articles Editor of the Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review and received a certificate of merit in investment banking, and his B.S. from Northwestern University.

About MacKinzie Neal

MacKinzie chairs the firm’s Technology Transactions Practice and advises on intellectual property and technology transactions matters. MacKinzie previously served as a senior associate at Skadden, working at the intersection of law and technology, intellectual property and commercial transactions. She received her J.D. and B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a certificate in business management from The Wharton School. During her time at Penn Law, MacKinzie played a leading role in establishing the Journal of Law & Innovation and served as an editor of its inaugural issue.

About Neal & Leroy

Founded in 1938, Neal & Leroy, LLC is a nationally recognized, elite boutique law firm providing the highest quality legal services to clients for more than 87 years. Throughout its history, the firm has built a distinguished and dynamic presence in the legal industry and earned a reputation for excellence across its practice areas. Never content to rest on past success, Neal & Leroy continually pushes to achieve even greater results, expand its capabilities and set new standards for quality and impact within the legal profession.