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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Position

George W. Hicks, Jr., is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses primarily on Supreme Court and appellate matters and critical motions work. George has written successful merits briefs in seven cases before the Supreme Court, obtained successful summary dispositions in two other cases, and written successful petitions for certiorari as well. He has also authored successful briefs and dispositive motions before numerous federal and state courts of appeals and trial courts. His matters have addressed a wide range of subjects including administrative law, bankruptcy, CERCLA, commercial law, due process, election law, employment law, equal protection, ERISA, federal criminal law, the First Amendment, intellectual property, jurisdiction, preemption, presidential power, and securities law. George also provides strategic counseling and expertise to leading companies and organizations on a variety of legal issues. He has represented a diverse array of clients, including companies in the pharmaceutical, financial services, technology, insurance, air carrier, and energy and utility industries; states and municipalities; and individuals. He has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth (en banc), Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits, federal bankruptcy court, and the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)

Lauded by one client as ‘outstanding across the board’, the team of ‘excellent strategic thinkers’ at Kirkland & Ellis LLP draws on notable experience briefing and arguing cases in the federal courts of appeals, state appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The team has significant expertise in appeals involving antitrust, bankruptcy, class action, IP, trade secrets, environmental, and professional liability matters. Washington, D.C.-based John O’Quinn, who is praised as a ‘keen legal thinker, amazing writer … and responsive and clear with client communications’, steers the practice and majors on IP disputes, regulatory matters, and commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Also noted in D.C. are George Hicks and Jason Wilcox. A key contact in New York, Jay Lefkowitz recently represented Gilead Sciences, Inc. in antitrust class action litigation related to the development and sale of HIV treatments.