Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that 151 attorneys have been promoted to partner effective today. Austin Name Practice Area Emily Lichtenheld M&A/Private Equity Brice Lipman M&A/Private Equity Patrick V. Salvo M&A/Private Equity Kate Rainey Willson M&A/Private Equity Bay Area Name Practice Area James Brownstein M&A/Private Equity James Devereux Investment Funds Jana Glock M&A/Private Equity Amber Harezlak Technology & IP Transactions Eva Mak M&A/Private Equity Rachel O’Brien Investment Funds Andrew D. Walker M&A/Private Equity Emma Whenham Investment Funds Boston Name Practice Area Daniel S. Connelly M&A/Private Equity Benjamin J. Dionne M&A/Private Equity Kyle E. Garry Investment Funds Anne Marie Martin Investment Funds Julia S. Sternman Investment Funds Daniel W. Vaczy M&A/Private Equity Chicago Name Practice Area Jonathan N. Adair Litigation Valentine Bleicher M&A/Private Equity Nick Carreri Investment Funds Michael J. Conroy Tax Matthew C. Darch Technology & IP Transactions Jonathan A. Dhanawade M&A/Private Equity Jaimie Fedell Restructuring Melesa A. Freerks M&A/Private Equity Miles Johnson Tax Kyle M. Kantarek IP Litigation Katie R. Lencioni Litigation Kyle P. McHugh M&A/Private Equity Kristen E. Molloy M&A/Private Equity Noah M. Mullin Investment Funds Kat Murphy M&A/Private Equity Brett R. Nelson M&A/Private Equity Kevin Pavloski Investment Funds Tim Pickert Litigation Jesse Lee Reising Litigation Jeremy D. Roux IP Litigation Daniel S. Schwimmer Debt Finance Jeffrey J. Seroogy Technology & IP Transactions Zharna Shah Litigation Brandon D. Stone Litigation Sam Stucker M&A/Private Equity Jenna M. Stupar Litigation Frances G. Tompson Executive Compensation Joel E. Weinberger Asset Finance & Securitization Matthew Whited M&A/Private Equity Sam Zeller M&A/Private Equity Dallas Name Practice Area Camille Bacon-Schulte Real Estate Ben A. Barnes Litigation Ben Hardison M&A/Private Equity Shan A. Khan Debt Finance Danny Nappier M&A/Private Equity Jack R. Shirley M&A/Private Equity Rami Totari M&A/Private Equity Hong Kong Name Practice Area Ethan Y. Chen Capital Markets Nicholas Liew Investment Funds Houston Name Practice Area Alexandra Caritis Litigation Tabitha De Paulo Litigation James Dolphin Environmental Transactions Brandon C. Elliott Debt Finance Jennifer R. Gasser M&A/Private Equity Daniel P. Gross IP Litigation Mark Holden Litigation Lindsey M. Jaquillard M&A/Private Equity Atma Kabad Capital Markets Paul R. Knowlton M&A/Private Equity Hamish R. McCormack Debt Finance Stephen S. Noh M&A/Private Equity Ty'Meka M. Reeves-Sobers Environmental Transactions Samara Sanderson Investment Funds Randy S. Santa Ana M&A/Private Equity Rebekah McEntire Litigation Joshua Teahen M&A/Private Equity Joe Tobias Tax Matthew D. Turner Capital Markets London Name Practice Area Samita T. Ali-Khan Capital Markets Stefan Arnold-Soulby Debt Finance Kanesh Balasubramaniam Debt Finance Henry Birch M&A/Private Equity Nick-Raj Birdi M&A/Private Equity Ian Clarke Restructuring James Collins Debt Finance Hannah Crawford Restructuring Agne (AJ) Eriksson Investment Funds Philipp Gnatzy Antitrust & Competition James Hunn M&A/Private Equity Zach Milloy Financial Services Regulatory Cillian Moynihan M&A/Private Equity John Patten Technology & IP Transactions Peter Pereira IP Litigation Katerina Syomina Investment Funds Athina Van Melkebeke Antitrust & Competition Art Ward Tax Kai Zeng Restructuring Los Angeles Name Practice Area Marcy Blattner Litigation Saghar Esfandiarifard Litigation Matthew Gamsin Litigation Paul Kang, Jr. Debt Finance Michael Lee Investment Funds Matthew N. Leist Debt Finance J. Patrick Park IP Litigation Lindsey Y. Shi IP Litigation Brook Sutton Investment Funds Christopher A. Urruela Stauss Investment Funds Munich Name Practice Area Dr. Sebastian Häfele M&A/Private Equity Dr. David Huthmacher M&A/Private Equity New York Name Practice Area Gilad Bendheim Litigation East Goitom Berhane Debt Finance Lindsay M. Borgeson M&A/Private Equity - Healthcare Jonathan D. Brit IP Litigation Christopher Burwell M&A/Private Equity Daniel R. Cellucci Litigation Sarah E. Curry Capital Markets Alexander C. Cushman Debt Finance James B. Dickson Debt Finance Jake A. Ebers Executive Compensation Allison Gallagher Capital Markets Jeffrey R. Goldfine Litigation Christopher Ilardi IP Litigation Jaye Kasper M&A/Private Equity April Larkin M&A/Private Equity Eduardo M. Leal M&A/Private Equity Kurt Lyn M&A/Private Equity Mark C. McLennan IP Litigation Kevin M. Neylan, Jr. Litigation Steven Ort Tax Eric L. Perelman Investment Funds Evangelia Podaras Employment & Labor Noah Qiao Investment Funds Damien J. Rose Tax Tobias Dylan Schad M&A/Private Equity Sarah J. Schultes Litigation Adarsh Varghese M&A/Private Equity Lanre Williams Real Estate Matthew Wood Executive Compensation Jabir Yusoff Executive Compensation Paris Name Practice Area Sonia Bouaffassa Tax Emmanuel Enrici M&A/Private Equity Louis Gosset M&A/Private Equity Washington D.C. Name Practice Area Lucille Hague International Trade & National Security Andrew C. Lawrence Appellate Emily Merki Long Litigation T.J. McCarrick Litigation Samantha R. Morelli Antitrust & Competition K. Ross Powell Litigation Joseph C. Schroeder Litigation Carrie Schroll International Trade & National Security C. Alex Shank IP Litigation Sarah Smith Litigation McClain Thompson Litigation Note: For certain partners, admission will take effect when any necessary regulatory requirements have been satisfied.

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