Linda K. Myers

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Overview

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4553

Number of Boards

12

Birthday

1964

Age

56

Number of Awards

7

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Matthew E. Steinmetz

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Richard Porter

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Dennis M. Myers

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Michelle Kilkenney

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Matthew H. O'Brien

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Alexandra Mihalas

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Jeffrey C. Hammes

Former Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Jeffrey W. Richards

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Jon A. Ballis, P.C.

Partner & Chairman-Elect at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Joshua M. Kogan

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

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July 17, 2020

Linda K. Myers is now serving in a new board position at The National Philanthropic Trust

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July 14, 2020

Linda K. Myers is now serving in a new board position at The National Philanthropic Trust

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July 13, 2020

National Philanthropic Trust Welcomes Three Board Members; Joram Borenstein, Linda Myers, Eric Reeves join the largest national independent donor-advised fund sponsor's Board of Directors

Business Wire

February 27, 2020

Gibraltar Board of Directors Appoints Two New Members; Vice Chairman Frank G. Heard to Retire from Board at End of Current Term

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May 29, 2019

Kirkland Launches Wellbeing Program, Hires Expert in Field to Lead Initiative

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Linda K. Myers

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Spouse

Dennis M. Myers

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. The company counsels clients in complex litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Education

J.D., Dean's List

Class of 1989

Georgetown University - Law Center

Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law.[5] As the second largest law school in the United States, Georgetown Law often touts the advantages of its wide range of program offerings and proximity to federal agencies and courts, including the Supreme Court

B.A., Dean's List

Class of 1986

University of Wisconsin - Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities. Spanning 936 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.

Memberships

Member

Current

American Bar Association

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Member

Current

New York State Bar Association

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is a voluntary bar association for the state of New York. NYSBA was founded in 1877 with the stated goal to cultivate the science of jurisprudence; to promote reform in the law; to facilitate the administration of justice, and to elevate the standards of integrity, honor, professional skill, and courtesy in the legal profession. Its first President was David B. Hill. Among the reforms in the legislation signed into law creating the association was the removal of the restrictions on the admission of women to the practice of law. In 1896, NYSBA proposed the first global means for settling disputes among nations, what is now called the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

Member

Current

Illinois State Bar Association

Founded in 1877, the Illinois State Bar Association is the premier legal association in the state. As a voluntary organization of more than 30,000 members, the Association's primary focus is to assist Illinois lawyers in the practice of law and to promote improvements in the administration of justice. The Association engages in many important activities on behalf of the profession — among them proposing and shaping legislation, educating the public, and supporting the courts and the rule of law

Career History

Partner

1994 - Current

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. The company counsels clients in complex litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Vice President Membership Co-Chair

Prior

Friends of Prentice

THE FRIENDS OF PRENTICE IS A SUPPORT GROUP OF THE PRENTICE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AND MATERNITY CENTER.

Boards & Committees

Member, Board of Directors

2020 - Current

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

Gibraltar Industries Inc. decided to provide local homes and businesses with cleaning services to help create a better environment for everyone and decrease those effects of living with dust, molds, mildew, and bacterias which can cause illness. We are determined to improve your workplace or home by using environmental friendly and non-allergenic products.

Member, Advisory Board

Current

Kinzie Capital Partners LLC

Kinzie Capital is an active manager invests in buyout and growth transaction. The firm in which they invests include consumer, manufacturing and services.Kinzie Capital invests in the form of debt & equity for buyout, structured equity and growth transactions of companies with an EBITDA ranging up to $15 million and revenues of $10 to $250 million. Its geographical focus on the US. The firm's typically invests up to $50 million. It also makes minority investments.

Member, Board of Directors

Current

UC Hastings College of the Law - Center for WorkLife Law

Women’s workforce participation leveled off in the 1990s, as did men’s household contributions. Only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women and the face of American poverty is still a mother. WorkLife Law seeks to jump-start the stalled gender revolution by focusing, at any given time, on a few initiatives that hold the promise of producing concrete social or institutional change within a three- to-five year time frame.

Director

2020 - Current

The National Philanthropic Trust

The National Philanthropic Trust provides philanthropic expertise to donors, foundations and financial institutions. The firm offers donor-advised funds and other philanthropic services. It serves the Individual donors, financial institutions, corporations and private foundations. The company was founded by Clark D. Pitcairn in 1996 and is headquartered Jenkintown, US.

Member, Board of Directors

Current

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater operates performance theaters. It offers production of classics, new works and family programming; to unlocking Shakespeare’s work for educators and students; and to serving as Chicago’s cultural ambassador through its World’s Stage Series. The company was founded by Barbara Gaines in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Member, Board of Directors

Current

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the world’s great opera companies. It is renowned internationally for its artistic excellence and financial strength. Founded in 1954, Lyric has always distinguished itself by presenting the finest international singers, conductors, directors, and designers in classic and less-familiar operatic repertoire and in world-premiere productions.

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

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$1,000 - $2,499

2012

Chicago Bar Foundation

The Chicago Bar Foundation mobilizes Chicago's legal community to improve access to justice.

$100 - $249

2008

Columbia College

Columbia College Chicago is an international leader and recognized pioneer in arts and media education. With over 120 years of deep experience teaching creative students to develop authentic voices and meaningful skills, Columbia graduates are fully prepared to launch sustainable careers in the visual, performing, media and communication arts. Their educational philosophy is rooted in the essential wedding of theory with practice. Their students are immersed in a creative learning environment designed to give them ample opportunity to test and perfect their art, craft or practice, while grounding them in a rigorous academic curriculum that provides broad context and the intellectual, analytical and creative capacity to succeed in their chosen fields.

$100 - $249

2008

Columbia College

Columbia College Chicago is an international leader and recognized pioneer in arts and media education. With over 120 years of deep experience teaching creative students to develop authentic voices and meaningful skills, Columbia graduates are fully prepared to launch sustainable careers in the visual, performing, media and communication arts. Their educational philosophy is rooted in the essential wedding of theory with practice. Their students are immersed in a creative learning environment designed to give them ample opportunity to test and perfect their art, craft or practice, while grounding them in a rigorous academic curriculum that provides broad context and the intellectual, analytical and creative capacity to succeed in their chosen fields.

Political Donations

$2,700

2016

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Former Senator from New York

$1,000

2015

Charles E. Schumer

Minority Leader at Office of the Senate Minority Leader, Charles Schumer

$2,500

2014

DNC Service Corp.

DNC Service Corp. operates a political party. It is an organization which raises fund for the Democratic Party which has been a part of the U.S. political landscape. The company plans the presidential nominating convention, promotes candidates from the local to the national level and sets the party platform. DNC Service was founded in 1848 and is located in Washington, DC.

Transactions

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company purchases Celgene Corp.

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Bain Capital Private Equity LP, Bain Capital Holdings LP purchase Varsity Brands LLC from Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC, Ares Management Corp (Private Equity), Partners Group (Private Equity)

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Bain Capital LP, Bain Capital Private Equity LP purchase Epic Health Services, Inc. from Webster Equity Partners, LLC

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Awards & Honors

2017

Crain's Chicago Business Magazine - Who’s Who in Chicago Business

2016

Crain's Chicago Business Magazine - Who’s Who in Chicago Business

Admitted to the New York Bar

Other Affiliations

Linda K. Myers is affiliated with Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Friends of Prentice, Gibraltar Industries, Inc., Kinzie Capital Partners LLC, UC Hastings College of the Law - Center for WorkLife Law, The National Philanthropic Trust, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Chicago Network, City Year Chicago, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Catherine Cook School, Friends of Prentice, St. Ignatius College Preparatory - Illinois

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