Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Firm Overview

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an international law firm advising corporations, private equity sponsors, investment managers, financial institutions and other investors on significant commercial and legal matters. Its principal practices include mergers and acquisitions, private equity, investment funds, financing, restructuring, disputes and regulatory investigations.

The firm's corporate teams advise on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, public-to-private transactions, divestitures, joint ventures and complex corporate reorganisations. Its finance and capital markets practices handle acquisition financing, leveraged loans, private credit, debt and equity securities offerings and structured financing arrangements.

Kirkland also advises asset managers and institutional investors on fund formation, fundraising, secondaries, co-investments and alternative investment structures. Its restructuring lawyers represent businesses, lenders, sponsors and other stakeholders in distressed situations, liability management transactions and insolvency proceedings.

Its litigation and regulatory practices encompass commercial disputes, international arbitration, securities litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, tax controversies and government investigations.

Practice Areas

ArbitrationBanking & FinanceCapital marketsCommercial LitigationCompetition & AntitrustCorporate & M&AFinancial Services RegulationPrivate EquityRestructuring & InsolvencyTax

Firm Details

Country / Region: United States

City: New York

Office Address: 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, United States

Telephone: +1 212 446 4800

Website: https://www.kirkland.com/

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