Press Release

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.