Emily Gamble

Kirkland & Ellis advised Silversmith Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm, on leading a $33 million Series C funding round for Venminder, an innovator in third-party risk management solutions. The funding round included participation from existing major institutional investors, Bain Capital Ventures and MissionOG. Venminder plans to use the proceeds of the capital raise to propel forward feature development from its product roadmap, capture additional share in core verticals and expand further into new markets. Read Venminder's press release The Kirkland team was led by transactional partner Christian Atwood and associates Christopher Bourne and Emily Gamble.

Nov 10

1 min

Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Michael S. Selig on Monday named Greenberg Traurig shareholder David I. Miller as the agency’s enforcement director, a key appointment as the derivatives regulator asserts a larger role in overseeing prediction markets and the cryptocurrency industry. The move comes as the CFTC has sharpened its jurisdictional stance and enforcement posture. The agency recently filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, asserting its exclusive jurisdiction over the U.S. commodity derivatives market, while lawmakers consider crypto legislation that could expand the CFTC’s authority. “I am honored and thrilled to join the CFTC at this exciting and transformative time,” Miller said in a statement on Monday. “I am grateful for the trust and confidence that chairman Selig has placed in me and thank him for appointing me to this critical role." After graduating from New York University School of Law in 1998, Miller began his career as a litigation associate before moving into public service in 2005. He first served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and later joined the Central Intelligence Agency. He then worked briefly as a counterterrorism trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice. Miller later moved to New York to become an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District, where he joined the securities and commodities fraud task force. He was part of teams that prosecuted more than 80 defendants for insider trading offenses and coordinated closely with agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Miller returned to the private sector in July 2014 as a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he worked in the firm’s white‑collar investigations and securities enforcement practices. During his time there, he also served as a consultant for the Showtime television series "Billions." He joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in October 2019. At Greenberg Traurig, Miller represented Fortune 500 companies, banks, broker dealers, hedge funds, private equity firms, crypto businesses, corporate executives and other clients in criminal and civil enforcement matters, government investigations, complex litigation and national‑security cases. Miller has tried 12 jury and bench cases, including several multi-defendant securities and accounting fraud trials, and secured guilty verdicts against nearly all defendants on all counts as a federal prosecutor. As an appellate advocate, he has briefed and argued multiple cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Miller succeeds Paul Hayeck, who has served as acting enforcement director since June 2025. Hayeck will remain at the agency as chief of the enforcement division’s complex fraud task force, which targets market manipulation, abusive trading practices and other misconduct. Selig said Miller will play a key role in keeping the division focused on its core mission of policing fraud, abuse and manipulation, rather than drifting into policymaking. “I am delighted to welcome David to the CFTC,” Selig said. “He brings to the commission decades of experience as a federal prosecutor and white-collar defense attorney, with a proven track record of defending market participants against the novel legal theories of overzealous regulators and plaintiffs."

Mar 2

2 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview Partners, leading private equity firms based in London and New York, respectively, on their significant equity investment in Saber Interactive, a global leader in interactive entertainment and video game development. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Aprajita Dhundia, Dave Gusella and Jessica Sicsu and associates Shaun Chung, Emily Gamble and Katie Heffernan; technology & IP transactions partners Joanna Schlingbaum, Emma Flett, Max Harris and Shellie Freedman and associates Dan Sotos and Noémie Broussoux-Coutard; international trade & national security associates Billy Phalen and Brandon Ricaurte; tax partner Vincent Thorn and associate Leon Peschel; antitrust & competition partner Mark Gardner and associate Richard Birch; and debt finance partner Grant Bowen.

Sep 20

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), on its acquisition of The Hill, the nation’s leading, independent, political digital media platform, for $130 million. The acquisition of The Hill complements Nexstar’s leading digital platform. Read the Nexstar press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partner Armand Della Monica and associates Nils Remole and Emily Gamble and tax partner Vincent Thorn and associate Aime Salazar.

Aug 23

1 min

Kirkland advised Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) and its subsidiaries in connection with its definitive agreement to acquire BestReviews, a leading consumer product recommendations company, from Tribune Publishing Company (Nasdaq: TPCO) for $160 million. Nexstar is a leading diversified media company, with 197 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 115 markets or approximately 39% of all U.S. television households. The transaction is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance and customary closing conditions and is expected to close by 2020 year-end. Read Nexstar’s press release The team was led by transactional partner Armand Della Monica and associates Christopher Bourne and Emily Gamble, and included technology & IP transactions partner Matt Lovell, tax partner Vin Thorn, executive compensation partner Mike Krasnovsky and associates Faye Whiston and Alex Freund, employee benefits partner Alexandra Mihalas and associate Chris Chase, labor and employment partner Richard Kidd and associates Jaclyn Schruhl and Nick Ustaski, environmental transactions partner Jonathan Kidwell and associate Carter Vella, real estate partner Jennifer Sheehan and associate Alexander Fischler, transactional liability insurance partner Anna Geml, and antitrust and competition partner Peter McCormack.

Dec 17

1 min