Kirkland & Ellis

We’re honored to receive an “Advocates for Justice” award as part of the ACLU’s 2024 SoCal awards.   We were recognized for our pro bono representation of Orange County residents who cannot afford permanent housing, who allege the conditions in emergency shelters violate California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act and provisions of the California Constitution that protect freedom of movement and ward against retaliation and invasions of privacy. Congrats to the Kirkland team, Yvonne Beeler, Laurel Behrens, Maria Beltran, Allyn Belusko, Keith Catuara, Yungmoon Chang, P.E., Leslie Diaz, Sharre Lotfollahi, Ryan Moon, Andrew Morrill, Grant Rigdon, Adina Stohl and Laura Kelley Uhlenhuth! #KirklandProBono

A Kirkland team led by corporate partners Marshall Shaffer, Christian Atwood and Dave Gusella advised Commure on signing a definitive agreement for the take-private acquisition of Augmedix, Inc.

Congrats to partners Judson Brown, Jeremy Fielding and Megan McGlynn on being recognized as “Litigator of the Week” runners-up by The American Lawyer Litigation Daily for their work for client SpareBox Self Storage!

A Kirkland team led by corporate partners Hamed Meshki, Carlo Zenkner and Andrew Norwich and executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday advised Swedish casino game provider Evolution on the acquisition of Galaxy Gaming Inc.

A Kirkland team led by investment funds partners Daniel McQuade and Adam Parks, investment funds regulatory partner Nicholas Hemmingsen and tax partner Christopher Odell advised Kingswood Capital Management in the successful closing of Kingswood Capital Opportunities Fund III, with total capital commitments of $1.5 billion, including a 5% GP commitment.

We’re proud to be recognized as a leading law firm in Family Offices & Funds Structuring in the 2024 edition of Chambers and Partners High Net Worth. Congrats to partners David Handler, Ryan Harris and Thomas Yannucci on being listed among the best in the country! 🎉 We were lauded by Chambers as having a “premier fund formation practice and an elite private investment and family office group.” Firm clients who spoke with Chambers also noted us as being “focused on delivering the best service possible.”

Congrats to partner Emily Geier on being named a 2024 Law360 Bankruptcy Rising Star! In this feature, Emily shares insights into her most challenging and impactful representation, which was instrumental in her development as an attorney. Read the Law360 profile: https://lnkd.in/eD889W_K

Yesterday's King's Speech outlined the new UK Government's legislative plans, including certain proposals relevant to the distressed market. Our Alert outlines the plans to strengthen the powers of the water regulator, enhance the UK's bank resolution regime, return rail operations to public ownership and strengthen the audit and corporate governance framework.

We’re proud to be recognized among the “Top 15 Foreign Law Firms for India-Related Work” for 2024 by India Business Law Journal. We were noted by IBLJ for our work in private equity, litigation and investigations, with a long-time private equity client lauding the Firm as “one of the best and top-tier law firms in the world.”

The U.S. has long regulated certain inbound foreign investment through the workings of #CFIUS. Now, the U.S. is poised to implement controls and disclosure obligations on certain outbound investments by U.S. persons (including their offshore funds) in and with certain Chinese and Chinese-owned companies in the semiconductor, quantum computing and artificial intelligence sectors.   Join partners Mario Mancuso, P.C. and Luci Hague on July 30 for an engaging discussion on what boards, investors and corporate decision-makers need to know about these prospective new restrictions. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/e2SuysKb