Samuel Dykstra

Practice Areas

Sam Dykstra is an environmental partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, advising private equity firms, strategic clients and financial institutions on a broad spectrum of environmental issues in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, real estate deals and other transactional contexts. He leverages a sophisticated understanding of domestic and international environmental legal regimes to help clients achieve regulatory compliance and satisfy their risk management goals. Sam has significant experience with negotiating environmental contractual provisions and conducting due diligence, including retaining and working with engineers and other technical consultants, and has advised clients in litigation, environmental insurance and permitting matters. Sam has worked successfully with clients and targets across a wide array of industries, including but not limited to the manufacturing and distribution of chemicals, industrial equipment, electronic components, plastics, pharmaceuticals, food products, cosmetics and other products; transportation and logistics; healthcare; hospitality; agriculture; retail; REITs; real estate development; energy exploration and transmission; carbon capture and sequestration; and environmental and other professional services.