Litigator of the (Past) Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Kirkland was recognized as a runner-up for The American Lawyer Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" for its work for Dr Pepper / Seven Up Inc. Jeremy Fielding, Jon Kelley, Michael Kalis, John Fraser, Aysha Spencer and McKenzie Aston led Texas proceedings, and Mark Holscher and Kristin Rose led California proceedings in the case. 

"... A Kirkland & Ellis team has represented Dr Pepper / Seven Up Inc. (DPSU), a wholly owned affiliate of Keurig Dr Pepper, in a case against distributor Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling over the decision to terminate Reyes’ rights to distribute Dr. Pepper products in California and Nevada. Presiding Judge Christine Nowak in Collin County, Texas, granted summary judgment to DPSU late last month on the last remaining claims in the litigation, which had been played out in state court proceedings in Texas and California. Kirkland litigators Jeremy Fielding, Michael Kalis, John Fraser, Jon Kelley, Aysha Spencer and McKenzie Aston led the efforts for DPSU in Texas. Mark Holscher and Kristin Rose led the California proceedings."