Chambers USA 2024: 117 Kirkland Practice Areas and 278 Attorneys Ranked

In the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Kirkland and 278 lawyers are listed among the best in the country. Kirkland is ranked Band 1 in 47 categories both statewide and nationally, and is recognized as a leading firm in 70 additional categories. The Firm had 13 practice groups added to the rankings, 12 practice groups with improved rankings and four new Band 1-ranked practice groups. Additionally, Kirkland was honored among “The Elite” for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate Crime & Investigations, Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial, highlighting the Firm’s top-tier transactional and litigation practice areas.

Chambers & Partners annually conducts extensive research and analysis based on comments from thousands of clients and peers around the world to compile an independent and objective list of talent available at the highest level of legal practice. Ranked firms and individuals demonstrate qualities most valued by clients, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence and commitment. Kirkland’s departments and individual attorneys have continually been recognized by Chambers.

Clients commended the Firm's work noting, “The team is thoughtful and respectful. They are experts in their subject matter and they have a strong sense of what is commercial. The teams have great client service and tailor advice appropriately to what you need.”

Band 1 rankings include:

Nationwide
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Government Relations: Congressional Investigations 
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Private Equity: Buyouts: High-end Capability
Private Equity: Fund Formation
Private Equity: Secondaries 
Real Estate
Tax: Corporate & Finance

Regional
California
Banking & Finance
Private Equity: Buyouts

District of Columbia
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Intellectual Property: Litigation 
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

Illinois
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
Tax
Technology & Outsourcing

Massachusetts
Private Equity: Buyouts
Private Equity: Fund Formation

New York
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Intellectual Property: Patent
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Labor and Employment: Transactional
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
Private Equity: Buyouts
Tax

Texas
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Houston & Surrounds) 
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Private Equity: Buyouts
Tax

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