Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Securities Litigation: Defense

Kevin Neylan is a litigation partner in Kirkland’s New York office. He has a broad trial and appellate practice with a particular focus on antitrust, securities and general commercial disputes. Kevin has been a leading member of numerous trial teams, and has significant experience examining and cross-examining fact and expert witnesses, taking and defending depositions and arguing high-stakes motions at critical junctures including at the motion to dismiss, summary judgment and class certification stages. Kevin also has substantial appellate experience, having been the lead drafter of numerous briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court (on the merits and at the certiorari stage), the Delaware Supreme Court and many of the circuit courts of appeals. His pro bono work has focused on issues related to school choice and religious liberty. His clients have included Teva Pharmaceuticals, Genius Sports, Sun Pharmaceuticals, 3G Capital, GlaxoSmithKline, Gilead Sciences, Occidental Petroleum, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Success Academy.

Former associate, Bancroft PLLC

Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2015

Harvard College, A.B., Social Studies, summa cum laude, 2012