Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is subject to the UK Bribery Act 2010 and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in respect of its activities throughout the world and has adopted Anti-Corruption policies which have been approved by senior management. The policies are based on an assessment of the external and internal bribery risks that face us and reflect the standards we expect those who perform services for us and on our behalf to abide by when acting on our behalf. Daniel Lim has a rare ability to cross-over from patent regulatory to patent litigation. He is highly recommended for his experience in pharmaceutical patent litigation.’ James Boswell is a market leading partner with huge experience across all sub-sectors. The wider team is also being built out to cover all relevant sectors’

Those I have worked with are particularly adept at being able to speak to corporate executives in their own language and to be unfazed by the management of multijurisdictional cases involving the coordination with lawyers and executives in other jurisdictions and the management of multiple work streams. They make sure that they have covered all the bases and do not miss a point. In addition to their own expertise, they are adept at identifying areas in which they require specialist expertise and commissioning such work.’ Intellectual property litigation: Kirkland’s London IP team supports clients across four areas (i) strategic life sciences patent and product lifecycle advice; (ii) patent litigation; (iii) coordinating global IP enforcement/defence cases; and (iv) standard essential patent (SEP) and FRAND disputes. Steve Baldwin is a great lawyer who easily gets to grips with the most complex of telecoms litigation.’ Nicola Dagg is one of the outstanding patent litigators of current times, combining strategic insight with very robust and detailed litigation skills. Firm but very fair and keen to get to a sensible solution, she is trusted by many of the largest undertakings in the area. She also leads her teams in an energetic way – very much from the front.’ Infrastructure: Kirkland advises clients on all aspects of infrastructure transactions, ranging from the development, acquisition and financing to the sale and restructuring of infrastructure projects and assets around the world.

November 2023 Press Release Kirkland Advises Global Partner Acquisition Corporation II on SPAC Merger with Stardust Power Technology and intellectual property transactions: Kirkland represents clients in all areas of IP, trademark matters, outsourcing, computer software, licensing, distribution, joint venture agreements, biotechnology, data protection and e-commerce issues. Principal areas of work: Kirkland is a full-service law firm focusing in the following practice areas: Sarah Ullathorne advised us on our firm’s most important deal, which involved providing advice for over a year, much of this under extreme pressure. She did a fantastic job, which included saving our deal by redrafting a critical legal document out of hours, and for that we will be eternally grateful.’

Litigation: Our t rial lawyers represent companies involved in business-critical lawsuits. We offer a deep bench of lawyers who have been taking cases to verdict since the early stages of their careers. Our trial-ready approach often yields better outcomes in disputes long before trial.We also regularly represent companies and boards in white collar and government-facing litigation, where substantial financial and reputational interests are at stake. Andy Shore is an exceptional lawyer. He is sharp, provides clear commercial advice and is always available. Very much a go-to partner, he is hands-on and is building a great reputation. John Messent is a pleasure to work with; he is always available and provides sensible and practical advice.’ The team has an unrivalled breadth of experience in the market. As private funds generally becomes more encompassing of different strategies and initiatives, this breadth is invaluable. In addition, given the number of sponsors KE act for, they have built up a fantastic market data resource.’ TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious) Jonny Birks and Kazik Michalski are outstanding lawyers. They are able to cut through all the less important issues to focus on what the threshold issues are and come up with solutions to complicated problems.’Paula Riedel and Sally Evans – both excellent and technically skilled partners who are always available when required, but also run a well managed team with trust in their associates. They offer a commercial approach and are very good at translating the more technical legal aspects of their work for non-legal people.’ Kirkland & Ellis are our most trusted law firm working with us on M&A, financing and fund structuring. They are exceptionally good at breaking down complex transactions and particularly strong in their financing advice. Their work ethic and commitment is as good as any, whilst always keeping a commercial approach.’ Kirkland & Ellis are pioneering litigators. They have a wealth of experience in the (legally and technically) most complex cases and are very much part of the cutting-edge litigation teams that are driving forward practice before the English courts. Their can-do attitude is second to none.’ Their use of data management and staffing (including paralegals) means you feel that you are getting an efficient and high value for money service, with appropriate input from senior lawyers where needed.’ Nicola Dagg is a force of nature, not simply a rainmaker, but a typhoon maker who always goes the extra mile. She is a titan of IP litigation and rightly so.’