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Department profile

Labor & Employment: Transactional

USA Guide 2026 : New York

Kirkland & Ellis

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Labor & Employment: Transactional - New York

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis has a strong track record of handling the labor and employment aspects of M&A transactions. The firm assists clients with employment contract negotiation, regulatory compliance and HR policy development. It is also experienced in navigating layoffs and reductions in force.

Notable practitioners

RD Kohut is a key contact

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Work Highlights

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Kirkland & Ellis advised AmeriLife Group and a portfolio company of Thomas H. Lee Partners and Genstar Capital, on its acquisition of Crump Life Insurance Services and Hanleigh Management from TIH Insurance.

Strengths

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Kirkland & Ellis are extraordinarily thorough and diligent. They are available at all hours and provide extraordinarily high-quality work.
Labor & Employment: Transactional respondentUSA
The team is very client and solutions-oriented.
Labor & Employment: Transactional respondentUSA

Kirkland & Ellis has rankings in the following guides

Band 4
USA 2026
Practice area: Labor & Employment
Location: District of Columbia
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