Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: James Hurst joins Kirkland & Ellis’ Litigation Practice Group, (Dec 11, 2014)

Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP has welcomed James F. Hurst to its Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups. He joins as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office.

With 25 years of experience trying cases from antitrust to IP, Hurst “has earned acclaim as one of the finest trial lawyers in the country,” stated Chairman of Kirkland’s Global Management Executive Committee, Jeffrey C. Hammes. Hurst joins Kirkland from Winston & Strawn LLP’s Chicago office, where he was chairman of the litigation department, and former chairman of the IP litigation department. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

“Jim is a phenomenal strategist with the outstanding technical skills and enthusiasm for high-stakes litigation that you would expect from a top trial lawyer,” stated IP partner and member of the firm’s Global Management Executive Committee, Greg Arovas. “His strong background in intellectual property litigation for pharmaceutical, medical device and health care companies, combined with substantial experience litigating a wide variety of cases outside of IP, will be a huge benefit for our clients and for the litigation practice at Kirkland.”

Kirkland & Ellis is an international law firm with 1,600 attorneys located in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s Antitrust practice has over 100 years of experience handling criminal and civil antitrust litigation defense, government investigation defense, expedited transaction clearance, and real-world counseling.

Attorneys: James F. Hurst, Greg Arovas, and Jeffrey C. Hammes (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)

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