The Legal 500 U.S.

The Legal 500 U.S. aims to provide independent, unbiased commentary on the leading law firms in the U.S. legal marketplace in various areas of corporate, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and tax law. In this third edition, Kirkland was ranked among the "best of the best" in the following areas:

Finance
Corporate Restructuring - Tier 1
Bank Lending: National - Tier 3
Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings: Advice to Issuers - Tier 3

Intellectual Property
Patent Litigation: Full Coverage - Tier 1
Trademarks: Litigation - Tier 3

Investment Fund Formation & Management
Private Equity Funds - Tier 1

Litigation
Trade Secrets - Tier 1
Product Liability & Mass Tort Defense: Consumer Products (including Tobacco) - Tier 2
Securities: Shareholder Litigation - Tier 3
White-Collar Criminal Defense: Full Service - Tier 3

Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts
M&A: National Firms: Large Deals - Tier 1
Private Equity Buyouts - Tier 1
Antitrust: National - Tier 2

Real Estate
Illinois - Tier 3

Tax
Domestic Tax: Central - Tier 1
Domestic Tax: East Coast - Tier 3
International Firms - Tier 3
Tax Controversy - Tier 3