Kevin DeBorde is a director of Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty. His practice encompasses general business matters; real property transactions and financings; alcoholic beverage licensing, compliance and trade practice matters; mergers and acquisitions; and private security placements.

Prior to joining DP&F in 2006, Kevin worked at international law firms in San Francisco and Orange County, California, as well as in-house with a closely held corporation in Southern California. Kevin has represented wineries, landowners, developers, builders, REITs, financial institutions, and public and private companies in matters ranging from real estate sales, acquisitions and leasing, business entity selection and formation, business sales and acquisitions, and debt and equity financing transactions.

Kevin has counseled wineries and affiliated companies in various matters applicable to the wine industry; represented purchasers and sellers of vineyard and winery properties in all of the major wine growing regions in California; and assisted entities and individuals in obtaining alcohol beverage licenses and permits for wineries, breweries and restaurants. He has also represented borrowers and lenders in vineyard and winery financings, barrel loans, and working capital lines of credit.

Kevin received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Davis and he earned his law degree with honors from Cornell Law School.

When he is away from his office, Kevin enjoys traveling with his wife, sailing, and riding his mountain bike, road bike or motorcycle throughout the Napa Valley and beyond. He is also Secretary and outside general counsel to the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition, which hopes to help improve the quality of life of Napa Valley residents and visitors through the creation of a safe system of trails for bicycling, walking, recreation and transportation. In addition to his work for the Vine Trail, he currently serves, on a pro-bono basis, as outside counsel to Ride For A Reason, Inc., which organizes an annual charitable bicycling event to support Parkinson’s Disease and cancer research, and the Napa County Bicycle Coalition, which promotes bicycling for recreation and transportation in Napa County.