Thomas Kuhns is the senior legal advisor of Kirkland & Ellis. He has lead trial experience in the areas of antitrust, securities, environmental, patent/licensing, business competition, commodities trading, contract, federal banking enforcement and defective product cases. Thomas has jury trial, bench trial and dispositive motion practice in Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska; Wilmington, Delaware; Miami and Key West, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Kansas; New Orleans and Franklinton, Louisiana; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Jackson, Mississippi; Kansas City, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Newark, New Jersey; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Rapid City, South Dakota; El Paso and Ft. Worth, Texas; and Alexandria, Virginia.
Thomas is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law, teaching a course in "Trial Advocacy, Evidence and Ethics." He is also a Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, teaching a course in "Professional Responsibility: Representing Business Corporations." Thomas was recently featured in The American Lawyer article, Cleaning Up The Bogalusa Pink Cloud for his successful litigation wins for Gaylord Container Corp.
