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Hamed Meshki

Hamed Meshki

USA 2026

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Hamed Meshki is a senior corporate partner Kirkland’s Los Angeles office. His practice primarily focuses on highly structured and complex private equity transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, recapitalizations, and financings. He represents several of the world’s leading private equity and asset management firms and their portfolio companies, as well as several public and private companies, in their most significant and complex matters.

Personal

University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2003 with Honors; University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., Political Science, 2000.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Private Equity: Buyouts - California

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Hamed Meshki offers excellent advice to private equity clients in transactions occurring across a broad range of industries.

Strengths

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  • He is excellent. He is a very direct, commercial and effective lawyer.

    Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Hamed is the best in the business and a go-to trusted resource in all cases. I wish I could use him on all my legal matters.

    Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is on top of the most strategic, decisive matters.

    Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Guide to the USA
  • The consummate lawyer. Hamed not only fights for what you need to win, but does so in a way that doesn't break glass with the other side.

    Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Guide to the USA
  • He's smart, creative, hardworking and has good judgment. He knows how to drive deals and problem-solve.

    Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Guide to the USA

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