Mr Gabor Balassa > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr Gabor Balassa

+1 312-862-2186 gabor.balassa@kirkland.com

Position

Gabor Balassa is a senior litigation partner and trial lawyer. Gabor has successfully tried significant commercial disputes in federal and state courts and in arbitrations across the country, including in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Pittsburgh, Tampa, and Wilmington. He represents a diverse client base, ranging from big-four accounting firms, to oil & gas, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical companies, to private-equity firms. Gabor’s broad experience encompasses class actions, accounting malpractice, breach of contract, fiduciary-breach, common-law and securities fraud, fraudulent transfer, and non-compete matters. He was recently commended in The Legal 500 for his trial work in the energy space.

Education

Columbia Law School, J.D., 1997; Columbia University, B.A., Economics and Political Science, 1994