Brendan Civitello

Associate Transactional

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3565

Brendan Civitello

Practices

Overview

Brendan Civitello is a corporate associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Brendan’s practice involves advising fund sponsors on the organization and formation of registered and private equity funds, advising the boards of registered funds on regulatory matters, advising public companies in preparing for shareholder meetings and SEC filings, and advising underwriters in capital markets transactions.

SEC ScholarUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement

Legal InternUnited States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, National Security Section

Judicial InternSenior Judge Marian Blank HornUnited States Court of Federal Claims

SEC ScholarUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Investment Management

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, “Recent Case Law Developments Expand the Scope of Liability For Securities Transactions: An Analysis of the Interplay Between Expansions of Primary Liability Under Statutory Seller and Scheme Liability Theories and Proposals for Clarification or Reform,” George Washington Business & Finance Law Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 2025

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2025District of Columbia

Education

  • The George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D.with Honors2025

    Thurgood Marshall Scholar

    Business and Finance Law Review

    Administrative Law, Issues and Appeals Clinic

  • Catholic University of AmericaB.A., Politicssumma cum laude2021