Overview

Jordan Metoyer is a litigation associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jordan works on a broad array of high stakes matters, including M&A litigation, shareholder derivative lawsuits, federal securities litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring litigation and other complex commercial disputes.

Before joining Kirkland, Jordan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Jordan has previously worked for public-, private- and social-sector institutions in Washington, D.C., Beijing, Hong Kong and Dubai.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Article, “‘OG ESG’: How African Sovereign Wealth Funds Can Show the Way Forward for International ESG Investing,” 35 Geo. Envtl. L. Rev. 283, 2023

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • New York

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.cum laude

    Student Attorney, Georgetown Law Civil Litigation Clinic

    Student Advocate, Georgetown Law Bankruptcy Advocacy Practicum

    Executive Director, Barristers’ Council (moot court, mock trial and alternative dispute resolution)

    NAWL Outstanding Law Student Award

  • Tsinghua UniversityMaster of Global Affairs
    Schwarzman Scholar
  • University of Texas at AustinB.A., Economicswith Honors

    Phi Beta Kappa

    Truman Scholar

    Friar Society