Chambers & Partners annually conducts extensive research and analysis based on comments from thousands of clients and peers to compile an independent and objective list of talent available at the highest level of legal practice. In the 2019 edition of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Kirkland and 161 lawyers are listed among the best in the country.
Kirkland is ranked in Band 1 in 21 categories, and is recognized as a leading firm in 41 additional categories.
Band 1 rankings include:
Nationwide
Appellate Law
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Intellectual Property
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Private Equity: Buyouts
Regional
California
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
District of Columbia
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Litigation: General Commercial
Illinois
Antitrust
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate
Tax
New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Intellectual Property: Patent
The Firm is also recognized in:
Advertising: Litigation
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Representation
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
Capital Markets: Securitization
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Environment
FCPA
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Trade Mark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation
Life Sciences
Litigation: Securities
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
Outsourcing
Product Liability & Mass Torts
Securities: Litigation
Technology & Outsourcing