Kirkland Announces New Partners
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that 122 attorneys were promoted to partner effective Oct. 1, 2018.
The names, practice groups and office locations of the attorneys follow.
Kirkland & Ellis is a global law firm with 2,200 attorneys representing clients in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions, litigation and dispute resolution/arbitration, restructuring, and intellectual property matters. The Firm has 14 offices around the world: Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai and Washington, D.C.
Boston
| Name | Practice Area |
| Amanda C. Border | M&A/Private Equity |
| Katherine V. Coverdale | Executive Compensation |
Chicago
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Kourtney Baltzer |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Travis M. Bayer |
Restructuring |
|
Justin R. Bernbrock |
Restructuring |
|
Jeffrey S. Bramson |
Litigation |
|
Matthew Colman |
Technology & IP Transactions |
|
Britt Cramer |
Litigation |
|
Nathan J. Davis |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Brian Delaney |
Investment Funds |
|
Bobby Earles |
Litigation |
|
Joshua A. Faulkner |
Real Estate |
|
Billy Foster |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Kathryn E. Guilfoyle |
Litigation |
|
Nicholas A. Hemmingsen |
Investment Funds |
|
Ryan A. Jackson |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Susan V. Kai |
Real Estate |
|
Michael P. Keeley |
Capital Markets |
|
Kimberly L. McGrath |
Real Estate |
|
Daniel J. McQuade |
Investment Funds |
|
Andrew T. Meyer |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Dan Monico |
Litigation |
|
Brett A. Nerad |
Litigation |
|
Zachary E. Oswald |
Investment Funds |
|
Greg Polins |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Benjamin M. Rhode |
Restructuring |
|
Mariska S. Richards |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Matthew J. Schlosser |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Alexandra Schwarzman |
Restructuring |
|
Christopher J. Scully |
Investment Funds |
|
David A. Serna |
Capital Markets |
|
Ravi S. Shankar |
Litigation |
|
Angela M. Snell |
Restructuring |
|
Peter Stach |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Karl Stampfl |
Litigation |
|
Ryan P. Swan |
Investment Funds |
|
Jonathan K. Tshiamala |
Litigation |
|
Nicholas Wasdin |
Litigation |
|
Eric L. White |
Litigation |
Dallas
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Benjamin Adelson |
M&A/Private Equity |
Hong Kong
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Jennifer Feng |
Investment Funds |
|
Han Gao |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Karen Ho |
Debt Finance |
|
Carmen Lau |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Amanda Tang |
Capital Markets |
|
Tarun Warriar |
Litigation/Restructuring |
|
Liyong Xing |
Investment Funds |
Houston
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Ryan J. Copeland |
Debt Finance |
|
John D. Furlow |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Chris Heasley |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Chad Nichols |
Debt Finance |
|
Laura M. Stake |
Investment Funds |
|
Kyle M. Watson |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Sarah E. Williams |
Litigation |
London
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Tom Bartram |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Dipak Bhundia |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
James Esterkin |
Real Estate Finance |
|
Melanie J. Johnson |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Tom McCarthy |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Philip McEachen |
Financial Services Regulatory |
|
Andrea Renold |
Investment Funds |
|
Mike Robert-Smith |
Antitrust/Competition |
|
Michael Taufner |
Capital Markets |
|
Jennifer F. Wilson |
Technology & IP Transactions |
Los Angeles
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Kevin Bendix |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Gavin C.P. Campbell |
Litigation |
|
Annie Cheng |
Real Estate |
|
Faris N. Elrabie |
Investment Funds |
|
Austin G. Glassman |
Debt Finance |
|
Bianca Levin-Soler |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Nichole E. Lopez-Tackett |
Debt Finance |
|
Austin C. Norris |
Litigation |
|
Benjamin Maxwell Sadun |
Litigation |
|
W.F. Cody Sonntag |
Real Estate |
Munich
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Dr. Thomas Krawitz |
M&A/Private Equity |
New York
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Carrie J. Bodner |
Litigation |
|
Ryan K. Brissette |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Jared M. Bryant |
Debt Finance |
|
Matthew Fagen |
Restructuring |
|
Elizabeth A. Freechack |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
James Jian Hu |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Luke R. Jennings |
Capital Markets |
|
Samuel I. Kaplan |
Capital Markets |
|
Andrew D. Kimball |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Adam Kool |
Tax |
|
Jayk Kooper |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Sam Kwon |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Terence Y. Leong |
Litigation |
|
Thomas M. Marbury |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Duncan K.R. McKay |
Debt Finance |
|
Jessica T. Murray |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Keri Schick Norton |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Eddy Park |
Real Estate |
|
Michael J. Pergler |
Investment Funds |
|
Lauren H. Rakower |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Aaron D. Resetarits |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Ryan Roberts |
Tax |
|
Christina Shin |
Antitrust/Competition |
|
Michelle Six |
Litigation |
|
Ian Spain |
Litigation |
|
Yuli Wang |
Debt Finance |
|
Aparna Yenamandra |
Restructuring |
Palo Alto
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Amir Freund |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Jonathan Manor |
M&A/Private Equity |
San Francisco
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Reza Dokhanchy |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Jacob H. Johnston |
Litigation |
|
Barry S. Le Vine |
Investment Funds |
|
Natalie M. Logan |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Austin S. Pollet |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Kristen P.L. Reichenbach |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Christopher Wynne |
Investment Funds |
|
Heidi Yuen |
Tax |
Shanghai
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Shuting Qi |
M&A/Private Equity |
|
Rongjing Zhao |
M&A/Private Equity |
Washington, D.C.
|
Name |
Practice Area |
|
Devin S. Anderson |
Litigation |
|
Ronald K. Anguas Jr. |
Litigation |
|
Kathleen A. Brogan |
Litigation |
|
Tracie Bryant |
Litigation |
|
Abigail E. Lauer |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
|
Christopher J. Maner |
Litigation |
|
Kasdin Miller Mitchell |
Appellate Litigation |
|
C. Harker Rhodes IV |
Appellate Litigation |
NOTE: In general, the admission date will be October 1, 2018, or such later date when any necessary regulatory requirements have been satisfied.
