Regularly instructed by clients from across the life sciences and pharma sectors, Kirkland & Ellis LLP regularly handles both contentious and transactional matters for domestic and international companies and investors. Srinivas Kaushik and Atif Khawaja co-head the team from New York, working alongside co-heads Cori Lable, in Hong Kong, and Asheesh Goel, in Chicago. Kaushik advises financial entities and private equity clients on investments and M&A, and litigator Khawaja is recommended for high-value commercial disputes, while Lable and Goel take point on corruption investigations and risk assessments.

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Key clients

  • Baring Private Equity Asia
  • Bain Capital Private Equity
  • Advent International
  • KKR
  • Sun Pharmaceuticals
  • Bain Capital Special Situations
  • Dabur International Limited and Namaste Laboratories LLC

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Srinivas Kaushik, Asheesh Goel, Atif Khawaja, Cori Lable