Overview

Kim Kirschenbaum is a litigation associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-Author, “DOJ Releases First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy,” Kirkland Alert, March 16, 2026

Co-Author, “Department of Energy Announces Initiative to Review the Agency's Federal Awards,” Law360, May 21, 2025

Co-Author, “DOE Grant Recipients Facing Termination Have Legal Options,” National Law Review, May 21, 2025

Contributor, “Renewable Energy Industry in False Claims Act Crosshairs,” EnergyTech, February 4, 2025

Contributor, “Federal Court Involvement in Supervised Release,” The Regulatory Review, June 28, 2021

Contributor, “Percoco Highlights Pre-Verdict Remedies for False Testimony,” Law360, March 28, 2018

Co-Author, “2017 Year-End Securities Litigation Update,” Gibson Dunn Client Alert, February 1, 2018

Co-Author, “2017 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update,” Gibson Dunn Client Alert, January 10, 2018

Author, “With the Close of this Chapter, a Final Story,” The Regulatory Review, April 10, 2017

Co-Author, “Announcing the Regulatory Review,” The Regulatory Review, April 5, 2017

Author, “From RegBlog to The Regulatory Review,” The Regulatory Review, March 3, 2017

Author, “Congress Takes Aim at Gag Clauses in Form Contracts,” The Regulatory Review, December 6, 2016

Author, “For Agencies, Smooth and Safe Traveling Takes a Front Seat on Thanksgiving,” RegBlog, November 24, 2016

Co-Author, “Week in Review” weekly series, RegBlog, April 17, 2015–August 5, 2016

Co-Author, “RegBlog@5,” RegBlog, April 18, 2016

Author, “Justice Scalia's Greatest Hits in Administrative Law,” RegBlog, February 19, 2016

Author, “For Law Enforcement, Super Bowl Security Took Center Stage,” RegBlog, February 8, 2016

Author, “YouTube Faces Complaints Over Junk Food Ads,” RegBlog, January 21, 2016

Author, “FCC Takes Aim at Robocalls,” RegBlog, November 17, 2015

Author, “EEOC Probes Hollywood Hiring Practices,” RegBlog, November 9, 2015

Author, “EPA Announces Updated Pesticide Protection Standards for Farmworkers,” RegBlog, October 6, 2015

Author, “Recreational Drones Present Enforcement Issues for FAA,” RegBlog, September 23, 2015

Author, “New Regulation Seeks to Combat Housing Segregation,” RegBlog, July 16, 2015

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2020New York

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolJ.D.magna cum laude

    G. Newton Greene Memorial Prize

    Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award

    Honors in Legal Practice Skills

    Founding Editor-in-Chief, The Regulatory Review

    Editor-in-Chief, RegBlog

    Executive Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law

    Founding Member and Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Public Affairs

  • Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaCertificate in Management
  • Columbia College, Columbia University