Kirkland & Ellis LLP

US Taxes: Non-Contentious

Todd Maynes focuses his practice on the tax aspects of debt restructurings, bankruptcy and insolvency, and tax litigation. Todd served as Chair of the Planning Committee for both the University of Chicago Federal Tax Conference and the Chicago-Kent College of Law Federal Tax Institute. He taught bankruptcy taxation at Northwestern University School of Law and the Law School at the University of Chicago, previously taught advanced income taxation at Chicago-Kent College of Law, and has lectured frequently at the University of Michigan.

Law Clerk to Judge Kenneth F. Ripple, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1987–88

Adjunct Faculty — Northwestern University Law School, 2010–forward

Adjunct Faculty — Chicago-Kent Law School, 1993–2010

Member, American College of Bankruptcy

Chair, The University of Chicago Federal Tax Conference, 2010–2012

Chairman, Chicago-Kent Federal Tax Institute, 2005–2010

Board Member, Chicago-Kent Graduate Tax Program

Conferee, National Bankruptcy Conference

Tax Matters Partner for Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Co-Chair of Kirkland & Ellis LLP Finance Committee

Chairman of Kirkland & Ellis LLP Benefits Committee

Administrator for Kirkland & Ellis Retirement Plan

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1987

Brigham Young University, B.A., Journalism & Economics, magna cum laude, 1984