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Securities: Litigation - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis is a well-regarded firm with significant nationwide securities litigation capabilities. It handles the full range of securities disputes including M&A litigation, securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits. The firm acts for an impressive range of issuer-side clients, as well as their officers and directors, and possesses noteworthy experience of accounting firm representation. It also has a significant practice representing private equity firms, often in derivative and fiduciary duty cases.

Notable practitioners

New York-based Sandra Goldstein and Chicago and DC-based Mark Filip are key contacts for the firm's securities litigation practice.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland & Ellis successfully represented Target in a securities class actions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic concerning a USD25 billion stock drop, obtaining complete dismissal with prejudice.

Strengths

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