Kirkland & Ellis Appoints New Partners
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce 47 attorneys were promoted to partner effective October 1, 2009. Four attorneys of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP were also promoted to partner.
The names, practice groups and office locations of the attorneys follow.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a 1,500-attorney law firm representing global clients in complex litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration, corporate and tax, restructuring, and intellectual property and technology matters. The Firm has offices in Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai* and Washington, D.C.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Name |
Practice Area |
Office |
James J. Antonopoulos |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Andrew P. Bautista |
Litigation |
Chicago |
Elizabeth T. Bernard |
Intellectual Property |
Washington, D.C. |
Tanya E. Brady |
Corporate/Real Estate |
Chicago |
Ryan J. Casamiquela |
Intellectual Property |
San Francisco |
Anthony M. Danti |
Energy |
Washington, D.C. |
Dominic J. DeMatties |
Tax |
Chicago |
Andrew T. Dustin |
Litigation |
Chicago |
Jamal M. Edwards |
Intellectual Property |
Chicago |
Wendy N. Epstein |
Litigation |
Chicago |
Sandra M. Fabula |
Litigation |
Chicago |
Laura B. Franzon |
Restructuring |
Chicago |
Seth A. Gastwirth |
Litigation |
Chicago |
Timothy K. Gilman |
Intellectual Property |
New York |
Amanda J. Hollis |
Intellectual Property |
Chicago |
Patrick D. Huard |
Corporate |
San Francisco |
Jared G. Jensen |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Laura B. Kadetsky |
Litigation |
New York |
Shira J. Kapplin |
Intellectual Property |
Chicago |
Joshua M. Kogan |
Corporate |
New York |
Karyn K. Koiffman |
Corporate |
New York |
Jeffrey Landis |
Litigation |
Washington, D.C. |
Brian S. Lennon |
Restructuring |
New York |
Deneese W. Levin |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Tyler D. Mace |
Litigation |
Washington, D.C. |
Corey J. Manley |
Intellectual Property |
Washington, D.C. |
Rachel Masory |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Hamed Meshki |
Corporate |
Los Angeles |
Ari D. Mintzer |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Ryan M. Morettini |
Litigation |
New York |
Gregory A. Morris |
Intellectual Property |
New York |
John M. Muno |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Bridget K. O'Connor |
Litigation |
Washington, D.C. |
Jason D. Osborn |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Leah J. Palmer |
Corporate |
San Francisco |
Stewart H. Patton |
Tax |
Chicago |
Catherine Peshkin |
Restructuring |
New York |
E. Terry Platis |
Corporate |
Chicago |
David Rokach |
Intellectual Property |
Chicago |
Joseph M. Russell |
Litigation |
Chicago |
Tana M. Ryan |
Corporate |
Los Angeles |
Philippa Scarlett |
Litigation |
Washington, D.C. |
Michael D. Shumsky |
Litigation/Appellate |
Washington, D.C. |
Joshua A. Sussberg |
Restructuring |
New York |
Arek Sycz |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Min Wang |
Intellectual Property |
Chicago |
Susan L. Welsh |
Corporate |
Chicago |
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Name |
Practice Area |
Office |
Stephanie J. Biggs |
Corporate |
London |
Björn Holland** |
Corporate |
Munich |
Christian A. Iwasko** |
Corporate |
London |
Graham R. Lane |
Restructuring |
London |
*Shanghai office expected to open in November 2009 pending regulatory approval.
** All Partners of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in Hong Kong and London who are not solicitors have to be registered with the Law Society of England & Wales, and those in Munich have to be registered as Exempt European Lawyers before they are allowed to become partners.