Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Matt Reilly is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Matt is one of the preeminent antitrust practitioners in the country. Matt’s practice focuses on a wide range of antitrust matters, including antitrust litigation, complex transactions and antitrust counseling and government investigations. He is regularly relied on by major clients to navigate the approval process for the most complex, high-profile transactions, and to prepare to litigate mergers that face steep resistance from the agencies.

Former Assistant Director, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Mergers IV Division (2007-2012); Deputy Assistant Director, Mergers I Division (2004-2007). Awarded the Chairman’s Award (the FTC’s highest honor) for numerous successes in high-profile litigations.

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1995; Duke University, Sanford Institute of Public Policy, M.A., 1991; Colby College, B.A., 1988.