Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Dan Laytin is a litigation partner in Kirkland’s Chicago office. His practice is principally concentrated in the areas of antitrust and other complex litigation.

Dan is consistently recognized as a leading antitrust practitioner by Chambers (2006–2025), The Legal 500 U.S. (2016–2024), Benchmark Litigation (2019–2025), and The Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News and World Report, Best Lawyers® (2013–2025). In 2018, Dan was named one of The National Law Journal’s “Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust Trailblazers.” He was also named as one of only five Rising Stars in the area of Antitrust by Law360 in 2013 for his significant accomplishments as an attorney under the age of 40.

Past Vice-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Antitrust Section.

University of Michigan, A.B., high honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1995; University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1998.