Kaitlyn L. Coverstone

Partner Litigation

Chicago +1 312 862 3671

Kaitlyn L. Coverstone

Overview

Kaitlyn Coverstone is a litigation partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Kaitlyn has broad experience in complex commercial litigation and government investigations. Her litigation practice has included pharmaceutical marketing, product liability, breaches of contract, mass torts and insurance coverage disputes. She has also counseled clients through investigations brought by the FTC and SEC.

Defense counsel for Allergan in nationwide lawsuits in federal and state courts brought by state AGs, counties, and municipalities regarding the marketing and distribution of prescription opioid medications

Plaintiff counsel for Henkel of America in litigation arising from breaches of contract related to stop loss insurance coverage and breaches of ERISA fiduciary duties related to pharmacy benefit administration

Counsel for multiple direct selling organizations in FTC investigations related to Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Business Opportunity Rule

Counsel for an e-commerce company in internal investigation related to Anti-Money Laundering due diligence and compliance

Counsel for a pharmaceutical company in an SEC investigation into Securities Act violations

Student Attorney, Pediatric Advocacy Clinic at Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI, 2017

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, 2016

Student Attorney, General Civil and Criminal Litigation Clinic at Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI, 2015

Law Clerk, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, D.C., 2015

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2022Indiana
  • 2017Illinois

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D.magna cum laude2017

    Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Property

  • Indiana University-BloomingtonB.S., Secondary English Education; Spanish Minorsumma cum laude2011