Best Law Firms 2018
Kirkland & Ellis is rated in 42 practice areas, with 22 national Tier 1 rankings and 57 regional Tier 1 rankings across six domestic offices, in U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers’ 2018 "Best Law Firms" rankings. Firms included in the eighth edition of “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.
Kirkland’s Tier 1 rankings are below. Kirkland is also recognized in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Information Technology Law, International Arbitration - Commercial, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Construction, Media Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Securities Regulation, and Securitization and Structured Finance Law.
National
Tier 1
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Regional
Tier 1
Chicago
Antitrust Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Insurance Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Houston
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Los Angeles
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
New York
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
San Francisco
Banking and Finance Law
Washington, D.C.
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Securities / Capital Markets Law