Jeffrey P. Swatzell, P.C.

Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity firm Sun Capital Partners Inc. on the sale by its affiliates of restaurant chain Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill to FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: FAT). The transaction closed and was announced on September 25, 2023. The $30 million deal was funded from FAT Brands Inc.’s existing securitization facilities. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate partners Jeffrey Swatzell and Matthew Arenson, and associates Gardner Bell and Sam Schaffer.

Sep 26

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis represented Soundcore Capital Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Sweeping Corporation of America, the largest power sweeping company in the United States, to Warburg Pincus. The sale was completed on November 30, 2020. Read the Soundcore press release The Kirkland team included transactional partners Doug Gessner, Jeremy Liss, Corey Fox and Jeffrey Swatzell, and associates Michael Lowes and Benjamin Meyer.

Dec 4

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Sun Capital Partners and its portfolio company, WestDerm, on WestDerm’s merger with Platinum Dermatology Partners to become an industry-leading dermatology group practice organization focused on being the partner of choice for physicians across the Southwest. The newly combined organization now includes 170 physicians and over 300 total providers who practice across more than 100 locations in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. Read the WestDerm press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Corey Fox, Jeffrey Swatzell and Brett Nelson and associates Jackson Lavelle and Yoshi Haynie, with support from corporate partners Douglas Gessner and Jeremy Liss, healthcare regulatory partners Chad Ehrenkranz and Jordan Cohen and associates Eric Tang, Brittany Strandell and Charles Inclan, debt finance partner Aaron Berlin and associates R. Lee Discher, Alex Straka and Adnan Hussain, employee benefits partner Jeffrey Quinn, environmental transactions partner Christian Semonsen, executive compensation partner Michael Falk and associate Jonathan Sgouros, technology & IP transactions partner Aaron Lorber and associate Donovan Suh, international trade and national security partner Mario Mancuso and associates Erika Krum and Billy Phalen, employment and labor partners Michael Schulman and associate Nick Ustaski, tax partners David Kung and Heidi Yuen, litigation partner James Mutchnik and of counsel Donna Peel, M&A clearance director Kurt Wunderlich, and M&A clearance analyst Leslie Cannon.

Jun 29

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis announced today it will open an office in Miami as part of its continued strategy to attract leading legal talent. “We are excited about the opportunity that Miami offers: a vibrant and growing business community where talent and capital are moving at a rapid pace,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “Kirkland’s ability to attract, train and retain the best legal talent is key to our continued success, and being present where that talent wants to be is critical.” Corporate partners Jeremy Liss, Matthew Arenson, Jeffrey Swatzell and Eduardo Leal will launch the new office. Mr. Leal is from Kirkland’s New York office and the other partners are from Chicago. “The Miami office will help us get closer to existing clients in Florida and attract top lawyers who are excited about the career opportunity that Kirkland’s global platform offers,” said Mr. Liss. “The feedback so far has been very positive and we are eager to start putting the pieces in place.” The Firm expects to officially open this summer, and Kirkland is currently recruiting lawyers for the new location.

May 19

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that 141 attorneys were promoted to partner effective Oct. 1, 2019. Boston Name Practice Area Jenelle M. DeVits Debt Finance Duncan N. Enista M&A/Private Equity Dave Gusella M&A/Private Equity Edward Kirby Investment Funds Jonathan S. Lipnick Investment Funds Andrew A. Roeder Investment Funds Chicago Name Practice Area Carolyn L. Aiken Debt Finance Priya Gupta Arshanapalli Investment Funds Alyssa Christensen M&A/Private Equity Adam T. Clifford M&A/Private Equity Christina Dahlman Litigation Amelia Runyan Davis M&A/Private Equity Kyle P. Elder M&A/Private Equity Jay Emerick Intellectual Property Litigation Jason A. Feld Litigation Kevin M. Frank Capital Markets Phil Vincent Giglio Investment Funds Kyle Gillen Debt Finance Alexandria Lauren Glispie Investment Funds Rachel B. Haig Litigation Melanie B. Harmon M&A/Private Equity Christopher M. Hayes Restructuring Daniel A. H. Hoppe M&A/Private Equity Alyssa C. Kalisky Litigation Caitlin A. Kovacs Litigation Aisha P. Lavinier M&A/Private Equity Allison McDonald Litigation Casey McGushin Litigation Ryan J. Moorman Litigation Jaran R. Moten Litigation Kelli M. Mulder Litigation Adam T. Parks Investment Funds Justin R. Redeker Investment Funds Samuel R. Scarcello Investment Funds Sydney Schneider Litigation Alexander M. Schwartz Capital Markets Tushin Shah M&A/Private Equity Alison Skaife Tax Jeffrey P. Swatzell M&A/Private Equity J. Ben Tyson Litigation Brian A. Verbus Intellectual Property Litigation Stan Wash Litigation Kevin J. Wessel Investment Funds John Mason Wilkes M&A/Private Equity Spencer Winters Restructuring Lauren D. Yeager M&A/Private Equity Eric Yeager Litigation Dallas Name Practice Area Jon David Kelley Litigation Marc Anthony Lipscomb M&A/Private Equity Arthur L. Lotz Debt Finance Lech K. Wilkiewicz Debt Finance Hong Kong Name Practice Area Michelle Cheh Investment Funds Jamie Hill Investment Funds Wei-Yang Lim Debt Finance Amy Ngan Litigation Michael D. Rackham M&A/Private Equity Tzi-Yang Seow M&A/Private Equity Chelsea Xuan M&A/Private Equity Houston Name Practice Area William Dong Tax Bryan D Flannery Capital Markets Jonathan G. C. Fombonne Litigation Allan Kirk M&A/Private Equity Sara-Ashley Moreno Capital Markets Jordan D. Roberts Debt Finance Ahmed Sidik M&A/Private Equity David Thompson M&A/Private Equity Kenneth A. Young Litigation London Name Practice Area Annette Baillie M&A/Private Equity Steven Baldwin Intellectual Property Litigation Ambarish Dash Debt Finance Helena Drury M&A/Private Equity Karen Ford Debt Finance Deirdre Haugh Financial Services Regulatory Annie Herdman Antitrust/Competition Morgan Hill Capital Markets Brad Hillson Tax Thomas Jemmett Restructuring Karim Kassam Restructuring Antoine Lebienvenu Capital Markets Jin Ooi Intellectual Property Litigation Matthew Sinclair-Thomson Antitrust/Competition Joanna Thomson Technology & IP Transactions Sam Whittaker M&A/Private Equity Los Angeles Name Practice Area Christine Bae Debt Finance Peter Connolly Investment Funds Edward Hillenbrand Litigation P. Paul Rezvani Debt Finance Michael Shultz Real Estate Dilveer S. Vahali M&A/Private Equity Benjamin A. Yaghoubian Intellectual Property Litigation Jennifer Yapp M&A/Private Equity Munich Name Practice Area Dr. Mark Aschenbrenner M&A/Private Equity Dr. Philip Goj M&A/Private Equity Daniel Hiemer Tax Dr. Alexander M.H. Längsfeld Debt Finance New York Name Practice Area Mark Adler Debt Finance Daniel Amato Debt Finance Justin Barbosa Tax Alexia Renee Brancato Litigation Timothy L. Campany Tax Christopher Chan Investment Funds Andrea Conzatti M&A/Private Equity Ian Craig Real Estate Kristen A. Curatolo Trusts & Estates Daisy Darvall Technology & IP Transactions Tristan Evans-Wilent Tax Andy Fleischman M&A/Private Equity Suzannah J. Hacking Investment Funds Jacob B. Hansen M&A/Private Equity George Klidonas Restructuring David E. Mannion Tax Francisco J. Morales Barrón M&A/Private Equity Julia L. Onorato Executive Compensation Brett Pallin Debt Finance David L. Perechocky M&A/Private Equity Omar Raddawi Debt Finance Aslam A. Rawoof Capital Markets Sumana Setty Investment Funds Ian D. Sherwin Executive Compensation Megan Ward Spelman M&A/Private Equity Frank (Fangzhou) Wei Technology & IP Transactions Andrea Weintraub Debt Finance Ray Xu Investment Funds San Francisco Name Practice Area Erin M. Blake M&A/Private Equity May Eaton Intellectual Property Litigation Elise Edlin Intellectual Property Litigation Austin Klar Litigation Katrina Anna Levy Debt Finance Sarah Roberts Investment Funds Washington, D.C. Name Practice Area Damon C. Andrews Litigation Zachary A. Avallone Litigation Elizabeth Dalmut Litigation Michael DeRita Antitrust/Competition Noah Frank Intellectual Property Litigation AnnElyse Scarlett Gains Restructuring John Rhine Intellectual Property Litigation Carleigh Trappe Rodriguez Environmental Transactions Matthew D. Rowen Appellate Litigation Alexandra Russell Litigation Catie Ventura Litigation Thomas P. Weir Litigation

Oct 2

3 min