Mr Reginald Brown > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Drawing on the significant strengths of its government, regulatory and internal investigations and litigation groups Kirkland & Ellis LLP state attorneys general practitioners are well placed to handle multistate AG investigations and litigations, as well as counselling clients on regulatory actions of AGs and enforcers. The team handles matters pertaining to consumer protection, the false claims act, data privacy and ESG matters and are additionally prominent in antitrust investigations. The practice houses former Illinois attorney general and Chicago-based partner Lisa Madigan who focuses on state and federal investigations related to consumer protection, data security, privacy and healthcare among others. In Washington D.C. are Reginald Brown, who covers crisis avoidance, mitigation matters and investigations and Brian Benczkowski, who advises corporations in enforcement and investigations by state and federal government. Olivia Adendorff splits time between Dallas and Washington D.C. and is active in consumer protection, data privacy and antitrust compliance and investigative matters, and Raya Treiser in Washington D.C. advises private equity firms and energy companies in crisis situations and AG inquiries.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP remains a prominent firm for a wide range of white-collar matters, including corruption, bribery, accounting fraud, and environmental crimes. Mark Filip and Asheesh Goel , working in both Chicago and Washington DC, bring significant expertise; Goel focuses on securities enforcement, while Filip represents major multinational corporations in investigations by the DOJ, SEC, and other regulators. Kim Nemirow in Chicago, along with Reginald Brown and Brigham Cannon in Washington DC, are also key members of the practice. Nemirow has extensive experience in internal investigations across various industries. Brown assists clients with congressional inquiries, international investigations, and crisis management, while Cannon handles a range of white-collar cases, including mail fraud, FCPA violations, and money laundering allegations. Jeremy Dresner is working from Washington DC and focuses on government and internal investigations, representing financial institutions, companies and senior executives.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP assists various leading clients within the financial services sector with litigation involving shareholder derivative actions, ESG practices and M&A class actions. Mark Filip is a key authority operating between Chicago and Washington who has long-standing experience resolving disputes between financial institutions and government bodies. In New York, Sandra Goldstein is a strong litigator focusing on securities, M&A and commercial disputes whilst Zachary Brez defends securities matters and derivative financial products before the DOJ, SEC and CFTC. In Washington, Reginald Brown regularly counsels financial clients facing significant regulatory and enforcement issues. Jeremy Dresner is also an active partner involved in government and internal investigations. Nader Salehi splits his time between the two offices as a leading securities enforcement defense lawyer.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP stands out in the field of congressional investigations, and has extensive experience representing banks and financial services clients, social media companies, energy, healthcare, tech and educational clients before multiple senate and house committees on high profile and politically sensitive proceedings. Key partners in the department include Reginald Brown who has extensive experience preparing CEOs and senior officials to testify before committees and the Senate PSI, Jeremy Dresner advises primarily financial institutions, while Allison Murphy focuses on clients across various industries including in healthcare. Ridge Blanchard’s congressional investigations practice has involved advising education, healthcare and social media clients in prominent investigations. Members of the practice are based in Washington DC.