Yosef J. Riemer, P.C.
Overview
Yosef Riemer is a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, which was named "Litigation Department of the Year" by The American Lawyer. He has extensive experience as lead trial and appellate counsel for a broad group of clients, handling their most significant disputes including: breach of contract claims; antitrust cases; litigation over M&A and corporate control matters; securities, fraud and class action litigation; trade secret cases; RICO actions; and contested restructuring matters. He has achieved consistently strong results, whether by winning litigation on pretrial motions, in victories at trial in Federal and State courts and before arbitrators, or in negotiating favorable settlements.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Law ClerkChief Judge Spottswood W. Robinson IIIUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit1985–1986
Law ClerkHonorable Oliver GaschUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia1984–1985
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Thought Leadership
Seminars
Panelist, “Developments in Corporate Governance,” The 34th Annual Federal Securities Institute, February 4–5, 2016.
Speaker, “Delaware Law: New Developments and Updates,” Thomson Reuters' & The Florida Bar Business Law Section's 32nd Annual Federal Securities Institute, February 6–7, 2014.
Recognition
Listed as a “Litigation Star,” Benchmark Litigation, 2019–2025.
Listed as a “Litigation Trailblazer” in the National Law Journal 2016 edition.
Listed as a “Recognized Practitioner” for Litigation: Securities [New York] in the Chambers USA 2016–2017 editions.
Named to “Hall of Fame” for M&A Litigation: Defense in The Legal 500 U.S. 2020–2024 editions; listed as a “Leading Lawyer” for M&A Litigation: Defense 2012–2019 editions; and recognized for M&A: Litigation and Securities: Shareholder Litigation 2012–2019 editions.
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 1985Maryland
- 1985District of Columbia
- 1995New York
Education
- The George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D.summa cum laude1984
Member, George Washington Law Review
First place, Jessup Moot Court competition
- Brandeis UniversityB.A.cum laude1978
News &
Insights
- KirklandPEN Kentucky Appellate Court Vacates Decision Allowing Pension Plan Beneficiaries to Sue Managers of Funds in Which Plan Invested
- KirklandPEN Kentucky Court Allows State Pension Plan Beneficiaries to Sue Funds in Which Plan Invested
- Press Release Kirkland Ranked a Top-Tier Firm by Chambers & Partners
- In the News Trulia Pushes M&A Litigation Into Federal Courts
- In the News Litigation Trailblazers