Department profile
Kirkland & Ellis

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

USA Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide

Share profile

Kirkland & Ellis

About

Provided by Kirkland & Ellis

For more information about Kirkland & Ellis’ practices, please visit kirkland.com/services.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis has a market-leading litigation powerhouse with global reach, offering deep expertise across complex commercial disputes, with enviable trial and appellate capabilities. The firm is particularly strong in high-stakes matters, including product liability, securities, bankruptcy and antitrust cases. The team represents top-tier multinational clients across sectors such as financial services, energy, tech and pharmaceuticals.

Notable practitioners

Chicago-based Andrew Kassof, Los Angeles-based Mark Holscher and Houston-based Anna Rotman are key contacts at the firm.

View ranking table

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Kirkland & Ellis obtained a full defense verdict for Abbott Laboratories following a five-week trial in a Missouri state court in which plaintiffs sought over $5.2 billion in connection with Abbott's premature infant formula.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Kirkland & Ellis quickly gains an understanding of how to win and achieve the client's goals. The team is able to do that based on its creativity and impressive strategy and it never loses sight of the forest for the trees. The firm has amazing resources but what differentiates it is its problem-solving.

    Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite respondentUSA

  • The team is very commercial and understand the broader map of how things impact the business. They are not making decisions in silo, but thinking of the bigger picture.

    Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite respondentUSA

  • They are fantastic technical and strategic lawyers, who are also fantastic with client service. The firm has the deepest bench you will ever find and they have gotten great results for us.

    Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite respondentUSA

  • Every lawyer, especially at partner level is excellent and at the top of their field. Kirkland & Ellis strikes an appropriate balance between being commercial and not taking unnecessary risks, but also being able to be aggressive when you want it to be.

    Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite respondentUSA

  • Kirkland & Ellis has a lot of lawyers. They can staff things very quickly with the best talent. They are the largest law firm in the land and get people into things and up to speed very quickly.

    Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite respondentUSA

Kirkland & Ellis has rankings in the following guides

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership