Mr Andrew Kassof > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr Andrew Kassof

+1 312-862-2474 andrew.kassof@kirkland.com

Position

Andrew Kassof is one of the leaders of Kirkland’s litigation practice and a member of the Firm’s Global Management Executive Committee.

Andrew recently co-led and tried two billion dollar cases to successful verdicts — one on the plaintiff side in federal court in NY, and the other for the defense in federal court in Texas; has tried many additional cases to successful verdicts in state courts, federal courts, and arbitration; and represents multiple corporate clients from different industries in various complex commercial disputes, False Claims Act and class actions in state and federal courts in nearly every state in the country.

In the past year, Andrew has secured awards for plaintiffs and dismissals for defendants in commercial cases seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Delaware and California. In the False Claims Act space, Andrew has litigated and obtained dismissals and judgments in Massachusetts, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Illinois and California. Andrew also leads Kirkland’s alternative fee program for the litigation group and often handles both plaintiff and defense-side cases on flat fee or contingency fee structures for multiple firm clients.

In the sports area, Andrew has successfully represented various sports teams, including the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Angels, the United States Soccer Federation, sports leagues, and players in the NBA and NFL. Law360 recently named Andrew one of five “Sports MVPs” in its national “MVPs of the Year” list.

Education

The George Washington University Law School, magna cum laude, 1997, Order of the Coif; University of Virginia, magna cum laude, 1994.