The Legal 500 United States 2018

The Legal 500 provides an objective analysis on leading law firms in the U.S. market in various areas of law. Rankings are based on in-depth research, including feedback from clients and peers, to highlight firms with a truly national presence and the capability to handle sophisticated and complex work.

Kirkland & Ellis is ranked as a leading firm in 52 categories, including 19 Tier 1 ratings. Additionally, 38 attorneys are named “Leading Lawyers” and 20 attorneys are recognized as “Next Generation Lawyers.”

Tier 1 rankings include:

Antitrust - Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
Dispute Resolution - Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
Dispute Resolution - General Commercial Disputes
Dispute Resolution - M&A Litigation: Defense
Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Toxic Tort - Defense
Finance - Capital Markets: High-yield Debt Offerings: Advice to Issuers
Finance - Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers
Finance - Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
Industry Focus - Environment: Litigation
Industry Focus - Environment: Transactional
Investment Fund Formation and Management - Private Equity Funds (Including Venture Capital)
Intellectual Property - Copyright
Intellectual Property - Patent Litigation: Full Coverage
Intellectual Property - Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-contentious Matters)
Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
M&A/Corporate and Commercial - Private Equity Buyouts
Media, Technology and Telecoms - Outsourcing
Media, Technology and Telecoms - Technology: Transactions
Tax - US Taxes: Non-contentious

The Firm is also recognized in:

Antitrust - Cartel
Antitrust - Merger Control
Dispute Resolution - Appellate: Courts of Appeals
Dispute Resolution - Corporate Investigations and White-collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
Dispute Resolution - Corporate Investigations and White-collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
Dispute Resolution - Financial Services: Litigation
Dispute Resolution - International Trade
Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Automotive/Transport
Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense
Dispute Resolution - Securities Litigation: Defense
Finance - Capital Markets: Debt Offerings - Advice to Issuers
Finance - Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - Advice to Issuers
Finance - Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - Advice to Managers
Finance - Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal
Finance - Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
Finance - Structured Finance: Securitization
Industry Focus - Energy Litigation: Oil & Gas
Industry Focus - Energy Transactions: Conventional Power
Industry Focus - Energy Transactions: Oil & Gas
Industry Focus - Environment: Regulatory
Industry Focus - Healthcare: Life Sciences
Intellectual Property - Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission
Intellectual Property - Patents: Licensing
Intellectual Property - Trademarks: Litigation
M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Large Deals ($1BN+)
Media, Technology and Telecoms - Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
Media, Technology and Telecoms - Media and Entertainment
Real Estate
Real Estate - Construction (Including Construction Litigation)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS)
Tax - International Tax
Tax - US Taxes: Contentious