Jay Lefkowitz

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Jay Lefkowitz is a litigation partner at Kirkland and serves as lead trial and appellate counsel in shareholder disputes, securities litigation, antitrust, product liability, litigation against the states and federal agencies, and False Claims Act matters. His clients include companies in the pharmaceutical, private equity, technology and telecommunications industries. He also conducts internal investigations for public companies and audit committees. In addition to winning two precedent-setting Supreme Court decisions in the pharmaceutical industry, Jay is also a leading advocate for religious freedom and education reform, representing families and charter schools pro bono. Jay’s public service career includes serving as a senior White House advisor to two presidents and U.S. Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea. He serves on Boards of Columbia Law School, The Manhattan Institute, Tikvah, and Commentary Magazine, and teaches as seminar at Columbia Law School in on Supreme Court advocacy. Jay has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” by The National Law Journal and as a Law360 “MVP of the Year” six years in a row. He has also been recognized by The American Lawyer, Chambers, The Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation.