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Michelle Kilkenney

Michelle Kilkenney is a corporate partner in Kirkland's Chicago office and an active committee member and Chicago office Pro Bono Coordinator, of the Firm’s award-winning pro bono program. Michelle focuses her practice on debt financing transactions and represents private equity groups, commercial lending institutions and other private and public companies in connection with the negotiation, structuring and documentation of secured and unsecured financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders, including senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions, acquisition financings, and loan workouts and restructurings, including debtor-in-possession financings. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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About

Michelle Kilkenney is a corporate partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Chicago office and serves as the Chicago office Pro Bono Coordinator and an active committee member of the firm's pro bono program. Her practice focuses on debt financing transactions, representing private equity groups, commercial lending institutions, and other private and public companies in secured and unsecured financing transactions, including senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt, acquisition financings, loan workouts and restructurings, and debtor-in-possession financings.

Practice areas

Debt FinancingAcquisition FinancingLoan Workouts and RestructuringsDebtor-in-Possession FinancingsSenior DebtMezzanine DebtSubordinated Debt

Office

Expertise

Debt FinancingAcquisition FinancingLoan Workouts and RestructuringsDebtor-in-Possession Financings

Education

  • Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2002
  • Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., summa cum laude, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1999

Admissions

  • Illinois Bar