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January 23, 2026
Kirkland Advises Southwest Airlines on Agreements with Elliott Management

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- Kirkland advised Southwest Airlines on cooperation and information sharing agreements with Elliott Investment Management
- Under these agreements, Elliott withdrew its request to call a special meeting of Southwest shareholders, while Southwest agreed to appoint new independent directors to its board
- Elliott also made commitments regarding standstill, voting, confidentiality, and other matters
- The Kirkland legal team included Shaun Mathew, Ed Lee, Daniel Wolf, Evan Johnson, Vera Lee, and Arjun Karthikeyan.
Kirkland advised Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV), one of the world's most admired and awarded airlines, on cooperation and information sharing agreements with Elliott Investment Management L.P. As part of the agreements, Elliott withdrew its request to call a special meeting of shareholders of Southwest Airlines, Southwest agreed to add new independent directors to its board, and Elliott agreed to certain standstill, voting, confidentiality and other commitments. Read the Southwest press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Shaun Mathew, Ed Lee, Daniel Wolf, Evan Johnson, Vera Lee and Arjun Karthikeyan.
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