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
Other Distinctions
Professional Recognition:
- America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers USA, 2004-2013
- Selected as a Top 100 Leading Business Lawyer in Illinois by Leading Lawyers Network, 2012
- Best Lawyers in America, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance & Compliance Law, 2007-2012
- The Legal 500 U.S., Mergers & Acquisitions, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- The International Who's Who of Mergers & Acquisition Lawyers, 2007-2012
- Selected as One of Chicago's Top 10 M&A Lawyers, Chicago Lawyer, January 2005
Publication
Review of "Representing the Corporate Client: Designs for Quality," 47 The Business Lawyer 1739 (1992).