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Jeremy Liss

Jeremy advises private equity funds, leading companies, family offices and business owners on structuring and negotiating complex transactions, including domestic and cross-border transactions, divestitures, purchases and sales through bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring, and equity financings. He helped pioneer the development and popularization of transactional risk insurance products, including representations and warranty insurance, and heads Kirkland’s transactional risk insurance practice. Jeremy is a leader in Kirkland’s initiative to use technology to develop innovative ways to deliver premium legal services and enhanced value to clients. Jeremy is business-oriented advisor who approaches negotiations with a win-win mindset and draws from his vast experience across industries and deal types to drive value. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

United StatesPrivate Equity, Transactional Risk Insurance

About

Jeremy Liss is a business-oriented advisor at Kirkland & Ellis LLP who advises private equity funds, leading companies, family offices, and business owners on structuring and negotiating complex transactions, including domestic and cross-border transactions, divestitures, purchases and sales through bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring, and equity financings. He helped pioneer the development and popularization of transactional risk insurance products, including representations and warranty insurance, and heads Kirkland’s transactional risk insurance practice. He is also a leader in Kirkland’s initiative to use technology to develop innovative ways to deliver premium legal services and enhanced value to clients.

Practice areas

Private EquityTransactional Risk InsuranceMergers and AcquisitionsCross-Border TransactionsDivestituresBankruptcyOut-of-Court RestructuringEquity Financings

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Expertise

Structuring and negotiating complex transactionsTransactional risk insuranceTechnology innovation in legal services

Education

  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1995
  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1998