Overview

Ciara Foster is a restructuring partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Ciara was recently named a “Next Generation Partner” in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 United States for Restructuring: Corporate and a “Rising Star” in the 2023 edition. Ciara was also named 2024 “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer.

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Thought Leadership

Seminars

Panelist, Corporate Governance and Liability Management, Bankruptcy & Reorganizations 2023: Current Developments, Practising Law Institute, New York, NY, April 26, 2023

Recognition

The American Lawyer, Dealmaker of the Year, 2024

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2017New York

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2015

    Book Award: Mergers & Acquisitions

    Saul L. Nadler Memorial Award: Outstanding work in courses related to commercial and corporate law

  • Brown UniversityB.A., History2010