2012 Lawyers of the Year

Three attorneys have been named Best Lawyers' 2012 Lawyers of the Year. Jeffrey Sheffield has been named the Chicago Tax Law Lawyer of the Year, Kevin Evanich has been named the Chicago Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year and Robert Krupka has been named the Los Angeles Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year.

The lawyers being honored as "Lawyers of the Year" have received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers' surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

97 Kirkland lawyers, representing all six U.S. offices, are listed in the 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, an annual referral guide based on more than 2.8 million peer-review surveys.