Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2015

Chambers & Partners has compiled its independent and objective list of America's Leading Lawyers for Business based on comments gathered from thousands of interviews with clients and lawyers from Maine to Hawaii. This guide — which is designed to reflect market opinion — contains a view of the firms and attorneys who are considered leaders in their fields.

In Chambers' 2015 review of national legal talent in the area, Kirkland and its lawyers are listed among the best in the country. Tier 1 rankings include:

National
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Intellectual Property
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Tax: Corporate & Finance

Regional
California
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity

District of Columbia
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Illinois
Antitrust
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Insurance: Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Tax

New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Intellectual Property: Patent

The Firm was also recognized in:
Advertising: Litigation
Appellate Law
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
Capital Markets: Securitisation
Climate Change
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Environment
FCPA
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Life Sciences
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Media & Entertainment
Media & Entertainment: Entertainment Litigation
Outsourcing
Private Equity: Buyouts
Product Liability & Mass Torts
Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance
Securities: Regulation
Technology & Outsourcing
Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Wealth Management