Kirkland & Ellis is a global law firm with over 3500 lawyers representing clients in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and other complex corporate transactions, litigation and dispute resolution/arbitration, restructuring, and intellectual property matters. The company has 21 offices worldwide: Austin, Bay Area, Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Paris, Riyadh, Salt Lake City, Shanghai, and Washington D.C.

Intellectual Property Litigation: Kirkland & Ellis has one of the most respected intellectual property litigation businesses, particularly experienced in large-scale patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret theft, and advertising affairs. The firm has active judicial practices and despite handling some of the most challenging intellectual property litigation cases in history, its success rate still ranks among the top.

Technology and Intellectual Property Transactions:

Kirkland & Ellis focuses on international business transactions driven by the acquisition, use, or divestment of intellectual property and technology rights. The company represents leading technology companies and brings their experience to various fields of intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, outsourcing, computer software, licensing, distribution, joint venture agreements, biotechnology, data protection, and e-commerce issues.