Chambers Review
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Commercial and Corporate Litigation - UK
What the Team is Known For
Kirkland & Ellis has a sophisticated litigation team well known for its experience acting in high-profile and complex disputes. The firm frequently advises clients on cross-border matters including shareholder actions, commercial claims and contested corporate transactions. The team also has particular expertise representing private equity firms.
Strengths
Kirkland has broad legal and market knowledge across practice groups. They are very responsive and thorough in providing updates and next steps.
The team quickly grasps the technical side and does that consistently. They think outside the box.
Kirkland & Ellis' service levels are excellent; the lawyers are commercial and pragmatic too.
Kirkland & Ellis is a really experienced, smart and organised firm.
Work Highlights
Kirkland & Ellis represented the Galapagos entities in a challenge to EUR1 billion debt enforcement surrounding a share pledge to sell the company.
Notable practitioners
Rajinder has a strategic view and is very effective in that sense. She is very engaged on the really technical issues.
Rajinder has a wonderful manner with clients and every member of her team. She is a highly able lawyer, an excellent tactician and just radiates commercial experience.
She always makes herself available for clients and keeps them informed on a daily basis.
Noah is able to quickly grasp the minutiae of the detail.
Noah is a massively clever, newly made-up partner who is enormously hard-working and highly articulate.
He is on the ball and available all the time.
Noah has an amazing memory, can focus on the minutiae but also can track the macro-picture. He is a very strong writer, has strong analytical skills and great communication skills.
Richard is massively brainy with a very fine breadth of legal expertise. He is enormously hard-working and a fearsome opponent.
Richard Boynton is always available and writes incredibly well. He is excellent.
His advice is always straightforward, easy to understand and solution-driven.