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Scott J Gordon

Scott J Gordon

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Derivatives

USA

5 years ranked

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Scott Gordon is the leader of Kirkland’s Derivatives Practice Group and a member of the Complex Securitizations Practice Group. Scott is a leading counsel to end-users, representing clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to many of the world’s preeminent private equity funds and their portfolio companies in connection with structuring, negotiating and documenting interest rate, currency, commodity, credit and equity derivative transactions. Scott also advises clients on derivatives regulation and derivatives issues in M&A, restructuring and securitization matters and acts as lead counsel in securitization offerings.

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Leader of the Kirkland & Ellis derivatives practice Scott Gordon regularly represents a range of clients, including high profile corporates and private equity funds.

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