Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Jeffrey Sheffield concentrates his practice in the areas of tax planning, mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs, with a particular focus on complex tax planning for publicly traded companies and consolidated groups. Jeff is past Chairman of the Planning Committee for the University of Chicago Federal Tax Institute, and has been listed as a Tier One attorney by Chambers USA.

In the 2006–2017 editions of Chambers Global, The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Jeff is recognized as a leading tax practitioner in the United States. The 2006 guide states that he is "'without question a leading light,' in the eyes of market experts, who view him as a 'tremendous' tax attorney with a 'first-rate' practice." Jeff has also been listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business every year from 2003–2018 describing him as being "highly skilled" and a "top attorney." The 2012 edition lauded him as being "impressive and incredibly responsive" and "a tremendous lawyer and an absolute star," while the 2011 edition noted that he is "truly outstanding." Jeff has also appeared in The Legal 500 U.S. every year since 2008, earning the distinction of "leading lawyer" in from 2008–2009 and 2011–2015 for Domestic Tax: Central. In 2012, he was named "Lawyer of the Year - Tax Law, Chicago" by The Best Lawyers in America.

He has authored or co-authored many articles on tax matters, and speaks regularly at tax conferences throughout the United States. Jeff is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis' tax group, and holds various leadership positions in Firm management.

University of Chicago, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1976; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1979 (editor, Harvard Law Review).