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John Hartmann

John Hartmann is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Litigation Practice Group, where he focuses on shareholder, professional liability and business litigation matters, as well as regulatory enforcement proceedings and corporate internal investigations. John has represented leading corporations, professional services firms, private investment firms, as well as their directors, officers and partners, in numerous securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, disputes over corporate transactions, and breach-of-contract actions in federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout the United States. He has also represented clients in dozens of SEC and other regulatory enforcement investigations and proceedings and has regularly advised corporations, boards, and board committees regarding internal investigations and corporate governance matters. John has tried many cases and argued numerous appeals in both state and federal courts. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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About

John Hartmann is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Litigation Practice Group, focusing on shareholder, professional liability, and business litigation matters, as well as regulatory enforcement proceedings and corporate internal investigations.

Practice areas

Securities Litigation: DefenseShareholder LitigationProfessional LiabilityBusiness LitigationRegulatory EnforcementCorporate Internal Investigations

Office

Expertise

Securities Class ActionsShareholder Derivative SuitsCorporate Transaction DisputesBreach of ContractSEC InvestigationsCorporate GovernanceInternal InvestigationsAppeals

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1987
  • University of Minnesota, B.S., 1984

Languages

EnglishFrenchGermanMandarinPortugueseSpanishArabicHindiRussian