Oct. 1, 2018 — 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.