Jacob H. Johnston

Since joining Kirkland, Jacob has worked on the following matters:

• Representing wholesale power generation company in litigation matters relating to its Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
• Defended medical services provider in adversary proceeding alleging hundreds of millions of dollars in potential claims were non-dischargeable. After motion practice, the case was dismissed.
• Represented the world’s largest social media company and its officers and directors in defense of securities class actions following initial public offering, resulting in favorable settlement.
• Represented local TV station operator in government investigation into alleged price fixing conspiracy.
• Defended private equity firm in litigation brought by supplier to portfolio company, resulting in dismissal of all claims.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Jacob:

• Defended a foreign sovereign in cases brought against it in connection with a national economic crisis, including obtaining decertification on appeal of nine classes claiming nearly $1 billion in damages.
• Defended an art collector in a case involving the purchase and sale of a Mark Rothko painting. After a jury trial, the court granted the art collector’s motion for judgment as a matter of law.
• Defended a Taiwanese semiconductor packaging manufacturer in a dispute concerning a patent license.
• Represented women who were sexually abused by correction officers in a § 1983 action against individual officers and the City of New York. After discovery, the women received a seven-figure settlement.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Associate