Overview

Van Whiting is a capital markets partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on corporate finance, securities regulation and corporate governance. Van represents issuers and sponsors in public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities and offers strategic counsel on mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and other complex transactions, with a particular focus on representing business development companies (BDCs) and asset managers. He also provides general corporate and securities law counseling, focusing on corporate governance, disclosure issues, periodic reporting, Section 16 reporting and stock exchange listing requirements.

Before rejoining Kirkland, Van served as Chief Legal Officer for Havas Creative, North America, a division of Havas. His in-house experience equips him with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to legal issues, enabling him to craft creative solutions that balance compliance and risk management with his clients’ business objectives.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • California

Education

  • Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.cum laude
    Managing Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
  • Occidental CollegeB.A., English and Comparative Literary Studies