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Mr Gregg Kirchhoefer
Position
Gregg Kirchhoefer is a partner of Kirkland & Ellis where he founded the Technology and IP Transactions and Outsourcing practice groups. His practice focuses on technology and IP matters, with particular emphases on agreements and counseling related to outsourcing (ITO, BPO, and other) agreements, IT agreements (ERP and software licenses and services agreements), strategic alliance agreements, IP and technology licenses, “As-A-Service” agreements, supply chain and distribution agreements, contract manufacturing agreements, and M&A agreements. His experience in outsourcing spans almost 40, years and, in that time, he has handled some of the largest, most comprehensive outsourcings in history. Gregg represents both customers and service providers in these type of matters. He is a Certified Outsourcing Professional and is an inductee in the IAOP Outsourcing Leadership Hall of Fame, has a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, and has received numerous top tier rankings.
Education
Saint Louis University School of Law, (J.D., 1982, cum laude); Saint Louis University School of Commerce and Finance (B.S.C., 1972).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
(Hall of Fame)Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Chicago-based practice advises on an extensive range of matters, including ITO and BPO transactions, strategies for digital transformations, strategic alliances, commercial agreements, and licensing. Engaged by both customer and service providers, the firm is recognized for its experience in the healthcare, financial services, and utilities industries. Neil Hirshman offers expertise in the software development, patent, and tech licensing spheres and is recognized for his ability to handle both domestic and cross-border projects. Industry veteran Gregg Kirchhoefer
concentrates on transactional matters, often handling issues in the software and telecoms spaces. Clients regularly rely on Todd Herst for assistance with licensing arrangements and the negotiation of complex tech and data transactions. Kevin Jacobsen‘s scope of work extends to IP-related transactions, in addition to handling transfer agreements and SaaS agreements.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Outsourcing United States > Media, technology and telecoms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Government > State attorneys general
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Finance > Project finance
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism