Kirkland & Ellis LLP‘s rapidly growing team covers an extensive range of tax disputes at all judicial levels in addition to offering strengths in alternate dispute resolution methods. The department is regularly sought out by high profile clients, including leading names in the energy, private equity and banking sectors. Key names in Houston include Richard Husseini, a highly experienced practitioner who covers both contentious and non-contentious tax mandates, and David Cole, whose expertise encompasses both federal and state tax matters. Natalie Keller in Chicago is well-versed in audits, appeals, and litigation and regularly works with clients in the energy and financial management sectors. Washington DC lawyer David Foster is well known in the market and has a broad practice which includes transfer pricing, estate and gift taxes, and criminal tax.

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Key clients

  • Agro Holdings
  • Darling Ingredients
  • Excelsior Aggregates
  • Marlin Woods Capital
  • South32
  • Woodside Partners LP
  • PCMG Trading Partners XII LP
  • Kalkhoven/Pettit Trading Partners LP
  • Kalkhoven/Pettit #2 Trading Partners LP

Lawyers

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Other key lawyers

Richard Husseini, Natalie Keller, David Cole, David Foster, JoAnne Nagjee