Ms Devora Allon > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

With a notable and strong track record with contentious merger clearances, both domestic and international, the antitrust and competition team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP regularly represents leading healthcare, pharma, and life sciences sector clients on the full range of contentious antitrust matters, including reverse payment cases, IP-related antitrust litigation, and monopolization claims. Recent work highlights for the team include securing a complete defense verdict for Gilead Sciences in a class action involving claims of reverse payments. Key names in the team’s Chicago office include James Mutchnik and Daniel Laytin; Mutchnik focuses on cartel-related litigation, including price-fixing and monopolization claims, while Laytin has long-standing expertise advising on the full spectrum of contentious antitrust issues. Also in Chicago is Christa Cottrell, who handles large class actions in the pharma and healthcare space. Olivia Adendorff splits her time between Dallas and Washington DC and is another name to note for class actions, while Devora Allon handles pay-for-delay cases from New York.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP‘s life sciences work brings together a number of the firm’s departments, together handling antitrust proceedings in the sector, while also representing pharmaceutical companies in product liability and personal injury litigation. Such disputes are the domain of Jay Lefkowitz, who also handles False Claims Act and shareholder litigation before Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Further antitrust litigation experience comes in the form of Devora Allon, who also handles a broad range of commercial litigation. Patent litigation covering pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biotechnology is handled by Jeanna Wacker, and she is also consulted on the IP aspects of corporate and asset transactions. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.