INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Alexandra Farmer

Alexandra Farmer

Crisis & Risk Management 2026

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Practice Areas

Alexandra Farmer leads the Sustainability Practice Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, advising boards, executives and investors on the intersection of sustainability, regulation and capital markets. Her work focuses on integrating ESG and climate risk considerations into transactions, governance and investment strategy across global private markets, including impact investing.

Personal

The George Washington University Law School, J.D. with Honors, 2009; Cornell University, B.S., cum laude, 2006.

Chambers Review

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Professional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management

Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms) - Global-wide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Alexandra Farmer is adept in assisting financial services clients to enhance their ESG programmes, as investment firms and private equity houses increasingly seek to commit to sustainable finance through means such as green bonds.

Strengths

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  • Alexandra has created a phenomenal practice and in my view, it is the best ESG practice globally. It is all down to her vision and leadership.

    Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms)Professional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management
  • Alexandra is a strategic visionary in the ESG legal advisory space and one of the most thoughtful practitioners working at the intersection of sustainability, private capital and regulatory risk.

    Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms)Professional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management
  • Alexandra Farmer is a great leader and has a thoughtful take on emerging issues.

    Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms)Professional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management
  • Alexandra is hands down a top ESG and Sustainability lawyer in the US. She consistently helps us navigate client negotiations and regulatory questions where precedent is limited and judgment is the key ingredient.

    Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms)Professional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management
  • Alexandra is a consummate professional and is savvy to her clients' needs.

    Environmental, Social & Governance Risk (Law Firms)Professional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management

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