The Legal 500 U.S.

The Legal 500 U.S. aims to provide independent, unbiased commentary on the leading law firms in the U.S. legal marketplace in various areas of corporate, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and tax law. In this second edition, Kirkland was ranked among the "best of the best" in the following areas:

Finance
Corporate Restructuring - Tier 1
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings: Advice to Issuers - Tier 2
Bank Lending: National - Tier 3

Intellectual Property
Patent Litigation: Full Coverage - Tier 3
Trademarks: Litigation - Tier 3

Investment Fund Formation & Management
Private Equity Funds - Tier 1
Alternative/Hedge Funds - Tier 3
Mutual Funds - Tier 3

Litigation
Antitrust - Tier 1
Product Liability & Mass Tort Defense: Consumer Products (including Tobacco) - Tier 2
Trade Secrets - Tier 2
Securities: Shareholder Litigation - Tier 3

Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts
M&A: National Firms: Large Deals - Tier 2
Private Equity Buyouts: Mega Deals - Tier 2

Real Estate
Illinois: Transactions & Finance - Tier 3

Tax
Domestic Tax: Central - Tier 2
Domestic Tax: East Coast - Tier 3
Tax Controversy - Tier 3