Partners Austin Glassman and Nisha Kanchanapoomi Named Among LA’s Leading Banking & Finance Attorneys

The Los Angeles Business Journal featured Kirkland partners Austin Glassman and Nisha Kanchanapoomi on its 2025 list of “Leaders of Influence: Banking & Finance,” which honors local professionals for exceptional leadership, knowledge, skill, achievements and ethical standards in banking.

Austin was recognized for advising on complex transactions, take-private financings, IPO-related facilities, liability management transactions, and in-court and out-of-court restructurings, including some of the most intricate financings with sizes up to nearly $20 billion.

Nisha’s practice focuses on all aspects of debt financing transactions and novel, high-profile liability management exercises. She was recognized for advising some of the most notable California-based private equity firms and their portfolio companies.