The Legal 500 U.S. 2024: 63 Kirkland Practice Areas and 268 Attorneys Recognized
In the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 U.S., Kirkland & Ellis is ranked as a leading firm in 63 categories, including 29 Tier 1 ratings. Additionally, 23 attorneys are featured in the “Hall of Fame,” 52 attorneys are named “Leading Lawyers” and 28 attorneys are recognized as “Next Generation Lawyers.”
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. 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 practices and individual attorneys have continually been recognized by The Legal 500.
Clients commended the Firm’s work noting, “This team is very experienced, creative, and responsive. They offer pragmatic, actionable legal advice. They take the time to understand our business and to apply that understanding to the advice they provide.”
Tier 1 rankings include:
Antitrust – Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes
Dispute Resolution – M&A Litigation: Defense
Dispute Resolution – Securities Litigation: Defense
Energy – Energy Litigation: Oil & Gas
Energy – Energy Transactions: Electric Power
Energy – Energy Transactions: Oil & Gas
Environment – Climate Change Litigation
Environment – Environment: Transactional
Finance – Capital Markets: High-yield Debt Offerings: Advice to Issuers
Finance – Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers
Finance – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
Government – Congressional Investigations
Intellectual Property – Copyright
Intellectual Property – Patent Litigation: Full Coverage
Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-contentious Matters)
Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Litigation
International Trade – CFIUS
Investment Funds – Private Equity Funds (Including Venture Capital)
Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Large Deals ($1BN+)
M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Private Equity Buyouts
M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Shareholder Activism: Advice to Boards
Media, Technology and Telecoms – Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
Media, Technology and Telecoms – Technology Transactions
Real Estate
Tax – International Tax
Tax – US Taxes: Non-contentious
The Firm is also recognized in:
Antitrust – Cartel
Antitrust – Merger Control
Dispute Resolution – Appellate: Courts of Appeal
Dispute Resolution – Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
Dispute Resolution – E-discovery
Dispute Resolution – Financial Services Litigation
Dispute Resolution – Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Actions: Automotive/Transport
Dispute Resolution – Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Actions: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
Dispute Resolution – Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense
Dispute Resolution – Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Toxic Tort - Defense
Energy – Energy Regulation: Electric Power
Energy – Energy Regulation: Oil & Gas
Energy – Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
Environment – Environment: Litigation
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 – Project Finance: Energy and Power
Finance – Project Finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Finance – Structured Finance: Securitization
Government – State Attorneys General
Healthcare – Life Sciences
Insurance – Insurance: Non-contentious
Intellectual Property – Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission
Intellectual Property – Patents: Licensing
Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Non-contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
International Trade – Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
Investment Funds – Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds
Media, Technology and Telecoms – Media and Entertainment: Litigation
Media, Technology and Telecoms – Media and Entertainment: Transactional
Media, Technology and Telecoms – Outsourcing
Real Estate – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS)
Tax – US Taxes: Contentious