Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Sophia Hudson is a capital markets partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Sophia advises clients on SEC disclosure and compliance, governance and general corporate law matters, as well as the full range of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and follow-on equity offerings, public and private high-yield, investment-grade and convertible debt offerings and private placements of equity and convertible securities. She has extensive experience with foreign issuers and cross-border transactions.

In 2023, Sophia was selected as one of Law360’s capital markets MVPs—one of the industry’s most coveted awards, bestowed upon leading lawyers for their involvement in record-breaking deals and complex global matters—for her work spearheading transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars for major companies such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Norwegian Cruise Line and WeWork, among numerous others.

Her experience ranges across a variety of industries, including consumer goods, financials, industrials, life sciences, mining, retail, specialty pharmaceuticals and technology. She has also represented all the major U.S. investment banks.

University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006, Order of the Coif, Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review; Princeton University, A.B., History, 2000.