Chambers USA 2025: 121 Kirkland Practice Areas and 294 Attorneys Ranked

In the 2025 edition of Chambers USA, 121 Kirkland practice areas and 294 Kirkland lawyers are listed among the best in the country. The Firm is ranked Band 1 in 56 categories and is recognized as a leading firm in 65 additional categories. Kirkland had six practice groups added to the rankings, 13 with improved rankings and nine newly ranked Band 1. Additionally, Kirkland was honored among “The Elite” for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate Crime & Investigations, Corporate/M&A, Litigation: General Commercial, and Product Liability & Mass Torts.

Chambers & Partners annually conducts extensive research and analysis — drawing on feedback from thousands of clients and peers worldwide — to compile an independent and objective list of the top legal talent. Ranked firms and individuals demonstrate technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence and commitment. 

Clients commended the Firm’s work, noting, "Kirkland demonstrates expertise and excellence in client service, which comes from core knowledge and deep understanding of the culture and values of the client."

Band 1 rankings include:

Nationwide
Antitrust 
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Government Relations: Congressional Investigations 
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets 
Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright 
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance 
Private Equity: Buyouts: High-end Capability
Private Equity: Fund Formation
Private Equity: Secondaries 
Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite 
Real Estate
Tax: Corporate & Finance

Regional
California
Banking & Finance
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Private Equity: Buyouts

District of Columbia
Antitrust 
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Intellectual Property: Litigation 
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

Illinois
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: Product Liability 
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
Tax
Technology & Outsourcing

Massachusetts
Banking & Finance 
Private Equity: Buyouts
Private Equity: Fund Formation

New York
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Intellectual Property: Patent
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Labor & Employment: Transactional
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
Private Equity: Buyouts
Tax

Texas
Banking & Finance 
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Houston & Surrounds) 
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Private Equity: Buyouts
Tax

The Firm is also recognized in: 

Advertising: Litigation
Antitrust: Cartel
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt
Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel
Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
Climate Change
Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense
E-Discovery & Information Governance
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Energy Transition
FCPA
Healthcare 
Impact Investing 
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory 
Intellectual Property: Appellate 
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Labor & Employment
Life Sciences
Litigation: Securities 
Media & Entertainment: Litigation 
Offshore Energy
Oil & Gas Litigation
Outsourcing
Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded 
Projects: Power
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance
Registered Funds
REITs
Retail: Corporate & Transactional 
Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
Sports Law
Tax: Controversy
Tax: Litigation 
Technology
Transportation: Aviation: Litigation 
 
View all of Kirkland’s Chambers USA 2025 rankings here.