Laura Knoll is a corporate partner in the Boston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Laura concentrates her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and related corporate advice, guiding both public and private companies through transformative events and critical governance matters. Her clients have included companies across biopharmaceutical, technology and adjacent sectors.
Laura has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America and The Legal 500 United States. She has also been named a Rising Star in Life Sciences by Law360, selected as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, awarded M&A Attorney of the Year by LMG Life Sciences, received the Emerging Leaders Award from The M&A Advisor and honored as Merger and Acquisition Attorney of the Year at the New England Legal Awards in 2024. In addition, Laura was ranked among the top 10 female M&A attorneys in North America by deal value in 2023 and 2024, according to MergerLinks and reported by The American Lawyer.