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Kirkland & Ellis

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Corporate/M&A - Massachusetts

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis is widely considered a destination practice for transformative M&A transactions. Its lawyers routinely advise on high value domestic and cross-border deals.

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Work Highlights

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  • Kirkland & Ellis advised Akero Therapeutics on its $5.2 billion acquisition by Novo Nordisk.

Strengths

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  • The Kirkland team gives outstanding counsel and insightful legal advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Graham Robinson
    Graham Robinson

    Graham Robinson

    Graham Robinson is widely acknowledged as one of the region's leading lights for corporate law matters, born out of his outstanding track record in highly complex M&A work, including hostile transactions. He has a particularly strong reputation in the pharmaceuticals and wider life sciences sector.

    • Graham Robinson is an outstanding lawyer and amazing counsel to CEOs and boards.

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  • Laura Knoll
    Laura Knoll

    Laura Knoll

    Laura Knoll enjoys a strong reputation for her corporate practice, which includes significant strength in matters arising in the life sciences sector. Clients call upon her to advise on issues ranging over M&A, shareholder activism, securities law and wider corporate governance issues.

    • Laura is outstanding.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • Laura is highly responsive, solutions-oriented and very pragmatic from a business perspective. She knows our industry very well and has a ton of experience.

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