Best Law Firms 2021
Kirkland & Ellis is rated in 46 practice areas, with 24 national Tier 1 rankings and 66 regional Tier 1 rankings across seven domestic offices, in U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers’ 2021 "Best Law Firms" rankings. Firms included in the 11th edition of “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.
Kirkland’s Tier 1 rankings are below.
National
Tier 1
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Environmental Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Regional
Tier 1
Boston
Tax Law
Chicago
Antitrust Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Insurance Law
International Arbitration - Commercial
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Houston
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Los Angeles
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
New York
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Corporate Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Trademark Law
San Francisco
Banking and Finance Law
Washington, D.C.
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants