Sophia Hudson

Sophia Hudson, lauded for her commerciality, judgement and “incredible technical proficiency” is a corporate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and leads the Firm’s global Capital Markets Practice Group. Most recently recognized as a 2023 Law360 MVP, one of the legal industry’s rarest and most prestigious awards, Sophia’s experience spans numerous industries, public clients and private equity sponsors. Sophia provides thoughtful advice and business-minded solutions to clients on the full range of capital markets transactions, including IPOs and follow-on equity offerings, public and private high-yield, investment grade and convertible debt offerings and private placements of equity and convertible securities. Clients also value her counsel on disclosure and compliance, board and shareholder governance and general corporate law matters. She has advised many corporate clients on addressing crises as well as executive succession.

Sophia regularly advises many of the most well-known public companies in the United States and around the world — across disclosure and their most important transactions, providing seamless advice and quarterbacking the Kirkland teams. In addition, Sophia also advises the largest and most sophisticated private equity firms, including Bain Capital, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, Hellman & Freidman and Patient Square Capital, among others.

University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006, Order of the Coif, Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review; Princeton University, A.B., History, 2000.