Up and Coming
Provided by Stephanie Haas
Stephanie Haas is a partner in Kirkland’s M&A/Private Equity Practice Group and was the first transactional partner to join the Firm’s Philadelphia office, which opened in early 2025. Stephanie has extensive experience representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, financings, restructurings and general corporate matters. She also advises on public company transactions, carve-out transactions, growth and structured equity investments, joint ventures and other transformative capital events.
Stephanie has led representative matters ranging in size from several million dollars to several billion dollars in a variety of industries, including technology, software, consumer brands and products, financial services, food products, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, aerospace and building products. Stephanie has handled such matters on behalf of, among other distinguished clients, Graham Partners, KKR, Lovell Minnick, Court Square Capital Partners and Berwind Corporation.
The Legal Intelligencer named Stephanie a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” in 2024 and Best Lawyers called her “One to Watch in Pennsylvania” in 2022.
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2015, Order of the Coif; Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College, B.A., English, 2012.
Provided by Chambers
Stephanie Haas of Kirkland & Ellis is particularly skilled in advising clients on complex private equity and M&A transactions.
Provided by Chambers
Stephanie is an extremely impressive corporate lawyer.
Stephanie is extremely knowledgeable, articulate and responsive.
Stephanie is a phenomenal attorney all round. She has deep knowledge in private equity and can do it all.
Stephanie is an extremely impressive corporate lawyer.
Stephanie is extremely knowledgeable, articulate and responsive.
Stephanie is a phenomenal attorney all round. She has deep knowledge in private equity and can do it all.