Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce 47 attorneys were promoted to partner effective October 1, 2009. Four attorneys of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP were also promoted to partner. The names, practice groups and office locations of the attorneys follow. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a 1,500-attorney law firm representing global clients in complex litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration, corporate and tax, restructuring, and intellectual property and technology matters.  The Firm has offices in Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai* and Washington, D.C. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Name Practice Area Office James J. Antonopoulos Corporate Chicago Andrew P. Bautista Litigation Chicago Elizabeth T. Bernard Intellectual Property Washington, D.C. Tanya E. Brady Corporate/Real Estate Chicago Ryan J. Casamiquela Intellectual Property San Francisco Anthony M. Danti Energy Washington, D.C. Dominic J. DeMatties Tax Chicago Andrew T. Dustin Litigation Chicago Jamal M. Edwards Intellectual Property Chicago Wendy N. Epstein Litigation Chicago Sandra M. Fabula Litigation Chicago Laura B. Franzon Restructuring Chicago Seth A. Gastwirth Litigation Chicago Timothy K. Gilman Intellectual Property New York Amanda J. Hollis Intellectual Property Chicago Patrick D. Huard Corporate San Francisco Jared G. Jensen Corporate Chicago Laura B. Kadetsky Litigation New York Shira J. Kapplin Intellectual Property Chicago Joshua M. Kogan Corporate New York Karyn K. Koiffman Corporate New York Jeffrey Landis Litigation Washington, D.C. Brian S. Lennon Restructuring New York Deneese W. Levin Corporate Chicago Tyler D. Mace Litigation Washington, D.C. Corey J. Manley Intellectual Property Washington, D.C. Rachel Masory Corporate Chicago Hamed Meshki Corporate Los Angeles Ari D. Mintzer Corporate Chicago Ryan M. Morettini Litigation New York Gregory A. Morris Intellectual Property New York John M. Muno Corporate Chicago Bridget K. O'Connor Litigation Washington, D.C. Jason D. Osborn Corporate Chicago Leah J. Palmer Corporate San Francisco Stewart H. Patton Tax Chicago Catherine Peshkin Restructuring New York E. Terry Platis Corporate Chicago David Rokach Intellectual Property Chicago Joseph M. Russell Litigation Chicago Tana M. Ryan Corporate Los Angeles Philippa Scarlett Litigation Washington, D.C. Michael D. Shumsky Litigation/Appellate Washington, D.C. Joshua A. Sussberg Restructuring New York Arek Sycz Corporate Chicago Min Wang Intellectual Property Chicago Susan L. Welsh Corporate Chicago Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Name Practice Area Office Stephanie J. Biggs Corporate London Björn Holland** Corporate Munich Christian A. Iwasko** Corporate London Graham R. Lane Restructuring London *Shanghai office expected to open in November 2009 pending regulatory approval. ** All Partners of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in Hong Kong and London who are not solicitors have to be registered with the Law Society of England & Wales, and those in Munich have to be registered as Exempt European Lawyers before they are allowed to become partners.