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Kirkland & Ellis is global law firm representing clients in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions, litigation and dispute resolution/arbitration, restructuring, and intellectual property matters. The firm has 24 offices: Austin, Bay Area, Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, Nashville, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, Riyadh, Salt Lake City, Shanghai and Washington, D.C.

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USA - Head office

Illinois

333 West Wolf Point Plaza, Chicago, Illinois, USA, IL 60654, Chicago

Belgium

Brussels Capital Region

Avenue Louise 149, Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium, 1050, Brussels

China

Hong Kong

26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong


Shanghai

11th Floor, HSBC Building, Shanghai IFC, 8 Century Avenue, Pudong New District, Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200120, Shanghai

France

Paris

43-45 Avenue Kléber, Paris, Paris, France, 75116, Paris

Germany

Bavaria

Maximilianstrasse 11, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80539, Munich

Japan

Tokyo-to

Level 10 TOFROM YAESU TOWER 10F 1-6-1, Yaesu, Tokyo, Tokyo-to, Japan, 103-0028, Tokyo

Saudi Arabia

Al Riyadh

King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), Level 31, Tadawul Tower 3229 Financial Boulevard, Riyadh, Al Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 13519, Riyadh

UK

Greater London

40 Leadenhall Street, London, Greater London, UK, EC3A 2AA, London

USA

Texas

401 W. 4th Street, Austin, Texas, USA, 78701, Austin


Massachusetts

200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, MA 02116, Boston


Texas

609 Main Street, Houston, Texas, USA, TX 77002, Houston


California

2049 Century Park East, Los Angeles, California, USA, 90067, Los Angeles


New York

601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, USA, NY 10022, New York


Pennsylvania

2005 Market Street Suite 1000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19103, Philadelphia


California

555 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA, CA 94104, San Francisco


District of Columbia

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, USA, 20004, Washington, DC

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Asia-Pacific Region

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China

  • Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)

    3 Ranked Lawyers

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  • Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

    1 Ranked Lawyer

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  • Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

    2 Ranked Lawyers

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  • International & Cross-Border Transactions (International Firms)
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  • Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)
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  • Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)

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Europe-wide

France

Germany

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    Jacqueline Zheng

    Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)

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    Manas Chandrashekar

    Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)

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    Karen Ho

    Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)

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    Mengyu Lu

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

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    Jodi Wu

    Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

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    Cori A. Lable

    Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

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    Joey Chau

    Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

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    Brian Ho

    Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

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    Wilfred Ho

    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)

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    Jesse Sheley

    Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)

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    Pierre-Luc Arsenault

    Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)

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Saudi Arabia

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