R. Scott Falk

Scott Falk is a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis, focusing primarily on mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings for public company clients. His broad base of experience includes negotiated mergers, tender and exchange offers, joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures of subsidiaries and divisions of public companies, private placements and public offerings of securities and securities law counseling. Scott has also structured and negotiated numerous cross-border investments and acquisitions, both in-bound
and out-bound.

Representative Matters
Wide variety of tender offers and mergers; joint ventures; subsidiary and divisional divestitures and acquisitions; securities offerings; equity investments; global partnering arrangements; and private and registered financings for numerous public company clients.


Memberships & Affiliations
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago: Chairman of the Board
Chicago Humanities Festival: Board Member


Professional Recognition
America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers USA, 2004-2012
Best Lawyers in America, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance & Compliance Law, 2007-2011
The Legal 500 U.S., Mergers & Acquisitions, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
The International Who's Who of Mergers & Acquisition Lawyers, 2007-2011
Selected as One of Chicago's Top 10 M&A Lawyers, Chicago Lawyer, January 2005