Larissa Cespedes-Yaffar
Partner Mergers & Acquisitions
Overview
Larissa Cespedes-Yaffar is a corporate partner in the Boston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Larissa counsels private equity and growth equity funds in complex corporate transactions including platform and add-on acquisitions, equity investments, sales, general corporate matters relating to portfolio companies and other significant transactions. Larissa has experience counseling clients in a variety of industries throughout the United States and international markets, including technology, tech-enabled businesses, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunications.
Experience
Prior Experience
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
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Memberships & Affiliations
Boston Bar Association
Women's Bar Association
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2015Massachusetts
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Education
- Cornell Law SchoolJ.D.2015Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
- Dartmouth CollegeB.A., Government2011
News &
Insights
- Award Partner Larissa Cespedes-Yaffar Named Among PEI’s 2025 Future 40
- Podcast Connecting With Kirkland: Corporate
- Press Release Kirkland Counsels Silversmith Capital Partners on Constructor’s $25 Million Series B Funding
- Press Release Kirkland Represents MB2 Dental on $2.344 Billion Unitranche Debt Facility
- Press Release Kirkland Advises AppHub on $95 Million Investment from PSG and Acquisition of Boost