Best Lawyers Recognizes Eleven Kirkland Partners as Lawyers of the Year 2025

The Best Lawyers in America recognized 11 Kirkland & Ellis partners as “Lawyers of the Year” in its 2025 edition. The “Lawyer of the Year” distinction is awarded to only one attorney with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location. Kirkland’s honorees include:

Chicago
David Handler: Trusts & Estates
Gregg Kirchhoefer: Information Technology Law
Jack Levin: Corporate Governance Law
Todd Maynes: Litigation and Controversy – Tax
James Nowacki: Construction Law
Anup Sathy: Litigation – Bankruptcy

Dallas/Fort Worth
Jeremy Fielding: Litigation – First Amendment

Houston
Adam Larson: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law