Katie Drummonds is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office. Her work focuses on mergers and acquisitions with regulatory antitrust concerns. She has also worked on government investigations and civil antitrust litigation matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland:
WellCare Health Plans in its $17.3 billion acquisition by Centene Corporation
Nexstar Media Group in its acquisition of Tribune Media Co. valued at $6.4B
Sycamore Partners and Staples, Inc. in its $996 million acquisition of office supply wholesaler Essendant, Inc. The FTC cleared the transaction, subject to a firewall consent, following issuance of a Second Request
Bain Capital Private Equity in its sale of BMC Software, Inc. to KKR & Co. for $8.3B
Centerbridge Partners in its $1B sale of Industrial Container Services to Stone Canyon Industries
Boeing Corporation in its $4.25B acquisition of aerospace parts distributor KLX, INc.
WellCare Health Plans in its $2.5B acquisition of Meridian Health Plans
Bain Capital Private Equity in its combination of Superion, TriTech, and Aptean’s public sector and healthcare software business in partnership with Vista Private Equity
Prior to joining Kirkland:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its acquisition of cystic fibrosis drug, CTP-656 from Concert Pharmaceuticals for up to $250 million
US v. Anthem: Represented Anthem, Inc. in its defense at trial of its attempted US$54 billion acquisition of Cigna Corporation
Clerk & Government Experience
InternChief Judge Beryl HowellUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
InternUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement
InternMaryland Office of the Attorney General, Civil Litigation Division
Prior Experience
White & Case LLP
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Resuscitating Dirks: How the Salman “Gift Theory” of Tipper-Tippee Personal Benefit Would Improve Insider Trading Law, 53 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 833-59 (2016).
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2016District of Columbia
Education
Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.magna cum laude2016
Order of the Coif
Senior Editor of Annual Survey of White Collar Crime, American Criminal Law Review
Legal Research and Writing Law Fellow Program
CALI Awards for Legal Excellence- Legal Research and Writing; International and Comparative Antitrust
Wake Forest UniversityB.A., Economicsmagna cum laude2013