Partners Sierra Elizabeth and Nisha Kanchanapoomi Honored Among LABJ’s “Women of Influence”

The Los Angeles Business Journal named Kirkland partners Sierra Elizabeth and Nisha Kanchanapoomi to its 2025 “Women of Influence” list, which honors those who have demonstrated “exceptional leadership, expertise, and contributions to the legal profession, as well as a significant impact on the Los Angeles business community.”

Sierra was recognized for leading high-stakes product liability and mass torts matters and intellectual property and other commercial disputes, as well as for winning five bet-the-company jury trials since 2020.

Nisha, whose practice focuses on debt financing transactions, was recognized for leading secured and unsecured financings, cash flow and asset-based facilities, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, cross-border transactions, restructurings, and first lien, second lien, mezzanine, subordinated and unitranche financings.