Kirkland & Ellis LLP Announces New Partners

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that the following associates became partners of the Firm effective October 1, 2004:

Gary E. Axelrod
Michael P. Bregenzer
Kenneth H. Bridges
Zhonette M. Brown
Matthew B. Byrne
Brent Caslin
Shirley S. Cho
Mark T. Cramer
Angela J. Crawford
Elizabeth L. Deeley
Kevin M. Dibble
Richard East
James P. Faley
Shiva Sooudi Farouki
Mark A. Fennell
David B. Florenzo
Michael D. Foster
Michelle A.H. Francis
Kelly K. Frazier
Todd M. Friedman
C. Graham Gerst
Robert B. Goldberg
Christopher J. Greeno
Stephen C. Hackney
Andrew M. Herman
Louis R. Hernandez
Jonathan E. Hinkemeyer
Shelly M. Hirschtritt
Jon T. Hohenthaner
G. Courtney Holohan
Norbert B. Knapke, II
Daniel E. Laytin
Craig D. Leavell
Olga A. Loy
John Lynn
Heidi C. Matterfis
Janette A. McMahan
Todd A. Miller
J. Chad Mitchell
Christopher Neumann
Michael J. Newman
John R. O'Neil
Benjamin R. Ostapuk
Xanath Owens
Michael D. Paley
Ashley C. Parrish
Ivo Posluschny
James B. Ransom
Greg W. Rayford
Tracy L. Reilly
Karen M. Robinson
Dan Rottenstreich
Edward O. Sassower
Karen G. Sodke
Lee Ann Stevenson
Terry L. Tang
Andrew J. Terry
Edwin J. U
Brian C. Van Klompenberg
Eric B. Wolff

In addition, effective October 1, Robert Burns will transfer from Of Counsel to partner.