Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2020

Chambers & Partners annually conducts extensive research and analysis based on comments from thousands of clients and peers to compile an independent and objective list of talent available at the highest level of legal practice. In the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Kirkland and 185 lawyers are listed among the best in the country.

Kirkland is ranked Band 1 in 29 categories, and is recognized as a leading firm in 40 additional categories.

Band 1 rankings include:

Nationwide
Appellate Law
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Intellectual Property
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Private Equity: Buyouts: High-end Capability
Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions 

Regional
California
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity 

District of Columbia
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Litigation: General Commercial 

Illinois
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
Tax 

New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Intellectual Property: Patent
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets 

Texas
Corporate/M&A
Environment: Mainly Transactional 

The Firm is also recognized in: 

Advertising: Litigation
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Representation
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
Capital Markets: Securitization
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Environment
FCPA
Intellectual Property: Litigation
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Life Sciences
Litigation: Securities
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Product Liability & Mass Torts
Projects: Oil & Gas
Technology & Outsourcing