Forty-Six Kirkland & Ellis Lawyers Named to The Best Lawyers in America

The following Kirkland & Ellis lawyers were honored in The Best Lawyers in America 2006 edition for their outstanding reputations and distinguished work in their practice areas. Lawyers were included in the list by nomination and voting of their peers. Over 1.5 million evaluations and votes shaped the final directory.

Chicago
James M. Amend (Intellectual Property Law); Jon A. Ballis (Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law); David M. Bernick (Commercial Litigation); Frank Cicero, Jr. (Commercial Litigation); Carter W. Emerson (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law); Kevin Evanich (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law); R. Scott Falk (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law); Michael P. Foradas (Commercial Litigation); Francis J. Gerlits (Corporate Law); Richard C. Godfrey (Commercial Litigation); Jeffrey C. Hammes (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law); Robert M. Hayward (Securities Law); John T. Hickey, Jr. (Commercial Litigation); Garrett B. Johnson (Commercial Litigation); Gregg Kirchhoefer (Technology Law); J. Andrew Langan (Antitrust Law); Jack S. Levin (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Tax Law); Todd F. Maynes (Tax Law); Kenneth P. Morrison (Structured Finance Law); Dennis M. Myers (Securities Law); Emily Nicklin 

(Commercial Litigation); James N. Nowacki (Construction Law); Stephen R. Patton (Commercial Litigation); Sanford E. Perl (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law); Donald Rocap (Tax Law); Jeffrey T. Sheffield (Tax Law); James H.M. Sprayregen (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law); John H. Stassen (Derivatives Law); H. Kurt von Moltke (Securities Law); William R. Welke (Tax Law); Raymond P. Wexler (Tax Law)

Los Angeles
Jeffrey F. Davidson (Commercial Litigation); Robert G. Krupka (Intellectual Property Law)

New York
Richard Cieri (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law); John M. Desmarais (Intellectual Property Law); Stephen Fraidin (Mergers & Acquisitions Law); Glen E. Hess (Corporate Law); Vincent J. Pisano (Capital Markets Law); Kirk A. Radke (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law); Frederick Tanne (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law)

San Francisco
Jeffrey C. Hammes (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law); Christian Chadd Taylor (Intellectual Property Law)

Washington
Daniel F. Attridge (Commercial Litigation); John S. Irving, Jr. (Labor and Employment Law); Thomas D. Yannucci (Commercial Litigation); Mark D. Young (Derivatives Law)