Kim R. McDaniel
kmcdaniel@hmglaw.com
(805) 962-0524 x16

Experience/Personal
          Kim McDaniel has been a business and transactional lawyer since 1986.  He specializes in intellectual property and technology transactions, and the representation of start-up and emerging growth companies, and food and wine industry clients.  Kim's intellectual property and technology transactions practice includes licensing and product commercialization, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and technology protection (including trademarks).  In this practice area, he has represented clients in various industries, including software, wireless, medical device, publishing, gaming, entertainment, semiconductor and biotechnology industries.  Kim has represented various food and wine industry clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, licensing, supply, distribution, manufacturing and real estate.  He has also represented a variety of start-up and emerging growth companies, assisting them in their formation, protection of their intellectual property, investment by angel and venture capital investors, product commercialization and distribution, and liquidity events (acquisition, etc.).  

            Kim began his career in 1986 with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in their San Francisco office.  In1992 he joined Nestlé USA where he was Senior Counsel for Nestlé Beverage Company and Beringer/Wine World Estates Company.  He moved to Santa Barbara in 1996 and became a partner in the law firms of Nida, Maloney and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, before joining Howell, Moore and Gough.              
       Kim grew up in Orcutt in North Santa Barbara County, where he attended Righetti High School (at which his father, Bill McDaniel, taught mathematics).  Kim and his wife Katy have three children, Dylan, Hannah and Carley.

           Kim's outside activities include cycling (he is a member of the Team Chicken Ranch cycling club), all good music, guitar and wine.

Education
California State University, at San Diego (B.A. 1980)
The University of Puget Sound School of Law (J.D. 1986), with Honors and
Managing Editor of the Puget Sound Law Review

Memberships-Legal
State Bar of California (admitted 1986)
Santa Barbara County Bar Association-Member

Representative Transactions
See our Representative Transactions Page

Speaking Engagements
American Corporate Counsel Association, January 2005 - Panelist - Making
            Intellectual Property License Agreements Work
University of California Santa Barbara Center for Engineering and
            Entrepreneurial Management (CEEM, now TMP), Fall 2003 - Panelist -
            Intellectual Property Strategy for Start-Ups
Licensing Executives Society, July 2002-Presenter-Key Terms of Licensing
            Agreements
Licensing Executives Society, June 2002-Presenter-Letters of Intent in
            Licensing Transactions

Community Activities/Positions
California Coast Venture Forum - Executive Board Member
Peabody Charter School - member on various school and fundraising committees.