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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
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Kirkland & Ellis International
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International law firm
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is the international arm of the law firm that represented Jeffrey Epstein during the controversial 2008 plea deal negotiations with then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, who had previously worked at the firm alongside Epstein's attorneys Jay Lefkowitz and Ken Starr.
The firm appears exclusively in legal correspondence and email disclaimers, primarily from attorney Jay Lefkowitz who negotiated Epstein's 2008 non-prosecution agreement. All 32 mentions consist of standard email footer disclaimers stating "It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP" followed by confidentiality warnings. These automated footers appear across government records and documents related to the plea deal negotiations.
Key Highlights
- •Kirkland & Ellis partners Jay Lefkowitz and Ken Starr represented Epstein during the 2008 plea negotiations with prosecutor Alexander Acosta, who had previously worked as an associate at the firm alongside Lefkowitz
- •Acosta recused himself from the Epstein case in December 2008 after seeking employment with Kirkland & Ellis, the same firm representing Epstein
- •Attorney General William Barr later recused himself from Epstein-related matters due to his prior employment at Kirkland & Ellis
- •All document mentions are email footer disclaimers from legal correspondence during the plea deal period, reflecting the firm's role as Epstein's legal counsel
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ient privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019410 --- PAGE BREAK ---
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ient privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020822 --- PAGE BREAK ---
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ent privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ent privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
lient privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received t
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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de information, and is intended only for EFTA00013504 --- PAGE BREAK --- the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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--- PAGE BREAK --- constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. EFTA00013662 --- PAGE BREAK --- Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and m
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this EFTA00013701 --- PAGE BREAK --- communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and m
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nt privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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de information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of EFTA00013709 --- PAGE BREAK --- Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receive
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ient privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received t
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Connected Entities(20 of 253)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
OrganizationLarge law firm in the United States, based in Chicago, Illinois
373 docs373 co-mentions
Jay Lefkowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer
361 docs361 co-mentions
Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
287 docs287 co-mentions
Alexander Acosta
PersonAmerican attorney and politician, 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor (born 1969)
85 docs85 co-mentions
A. Marie Villafana
PersonFormer Assistant U.S. Attorney, lead federal prosecutor in the 2008 Epstein case
85 docs85 co-mentions
LB
Leon Black
PersonAmerican billionaire businessman (born 1951)
63 docs63 co-mentions
RB
Roy Black
PersonAmerican lawyer (1945–2025)
60 docs60 co-mentions
MA
Marie
PersonPrimarily refers to Ann Marie Villafana (USAFLS prosecutor in Epstein case), extracted from partial name references
53 docs53 co-mentions
DI
Darren Indyke
PersonAmerican lawyer, longtime personal attorney and co-executor of Jeffrey Epstein's estate
51 docs51 co-mentions
MW
Martin Weinberg
PersonAmerican attorney (born 1946)
46 docs46 co-mentions
Jeffrey Sloman
PersonFederal prosecutor, referenced in Epstein case legal proceedings
45 docs45 co-mentions
United States
LocationCountry located primarily in North America
38 docs38 co-mentions
Lesley Groff
PersonExecutive assistant to Jeffrey Epstein (2001-2019)
34 docs34 co-mentions
JG
Jack Goldberger
PersonAmerican criminal defense attorney who represented Jeffrey Epstein, partner at Goldberger Weiss P.A. in West Palm Beach, Florida
34 docs34 co-mentions
Kenneth Marra
PersonAmerican judge
32 docs32 co-mentions
KA
Karen
PersonPrimarily refers to Karen Gordon, New Zealand property manager at Epstein's Zorro Ranch
32 docs32 co-mentions
GL
Gerald Lefcourt
PersonAmerican lawyer
30 docs30 co-mentions
Karen Atkinson
PersonPerson referenced in Epstein-related documents
29 docs29 co-mentions
the Southern District
LocationFederal judicial district in New York City
26 docs26 co-mentions
Ken Starr
PersonAmerican judge and educational administrator (1946–2022)
24 docs24 co-mentions