Legal 500 Asia Pacific

In the 2012 edition of the Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Kirkland & Ellis was recommended in seven categories. A team of researchers conducted in-depth interviews with thousands of lawyers and clients to produce this list of Asia Pacific's leading law firms. The Legal 500 aims to provide independent, unbiased commentary on the leading law firms in the legal marketplace in various practices.

Kirkland's Hong Kong office was recommended in the following categories:

Banking and finance
Capital markets (debt)
Capital markets (equity)
Corporate (including M&A)
Investment funds
Private equity

Kirkland was also recommended in the following categories in China:

Corporate & M&A: Foreign Firms
Private equity/venture capital: Foreign firms