Overview

Faraz Shahidpour is a litigation associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Faraz has represented Fortune 100 pharmaceutical and automobile companies, global energy producers, and cutting-edge sports and social media technology companies in high-stakes disputes before federal and state courts across the country. His experience spans a wide range of practice areas, including antitrust, mass torts and products liability, constitutional challenges, employment/trade secrets, False Claims Act and securities fraud. Faraz previously served as a law clerk to Judge John J. Tharp Jr. on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Illinois

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D.magna cum laude2020

    Order of the Coif

    Articles Editor, Michigan Law Review

    Michigan Law Review Award for Exceptional Service

    Certificate of Merit Awards in Torts, Property, and Introduction to Constitutional Law

  • Boston CollegeB.A., Philosophycum laude2017