Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Client SatisfactionLeveraging the firm’s market-leading transactional offering in the private equity space, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP provides ‘practical and commercially-oriented advice’ to some of these clients, and their associated portfolio companies, on any contentious regulatory issues that may arise. The team is, however, by no means limited to this segment of the market and handles complex internal investigations on non-financial misconduct issues. The ’very client friendly and uber responsive’ Julia Dixon has been pivotal to the firm’s success since joining several years ago from Linklaters LLP, combining both contentious and broader regulatory advisory prowess. Marcus Thompson co-heads the team alongside Dixon and provides ‘commercially very astute advice’ to clients on business-related criminal matters, including anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and corruption.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'It is well-placed to deal with contentious regulatory issues affecting private equity funds and their portfolio companies.'
- 'They are first-class operators who know their subject area so well but are able to provide practical and commercially oriented advice.'
- 'Marcus Thompson is brilliant and commercially very astute.'
- 'Julia Dixon is hard working and extremely capable. She has contentious regulatory experience and also more general advisory experience.'
- 'Julia Dixon's regulatory knowledge and way she is able to communicate to clients is next level - she is personable, very client friendly and uber responsive.'
- 'Patrick Navein is technically excellent.'
- 'The team has specific expertise in the private equity sector. It is therefore well placed to deal with contentious regulatory issue affecting private equity funds and their portfolio companies.'
- 'The team has extensive experience with depth in this area. They know each other well and work collaboratively as a team. They put in serious hard graft! Yet at the same time are super personable, easy to do business with and good fun to work with. Julia is particularly super to deal with and has a great way with clients.'
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Julia Dixon, Marcus Thompson