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Kirkland in the Epstein files refers almost exclusively to Kirkland & Ellis, the prestigious law firm whose attorneys Ken Starr and Jay Lefkowitz led Epstein's 'dream team' defense that secured his controversial 2008 plea deal.
Kirkland & Ellis appears prominently in government records and investigation files documenting how the firm's attorneys negotiated Epstein's 2008 non-prosecution agreement. Multiple documents reference Ken Starr and Jay Lefkowitz—both Kirkland partners—pressuring prosecutors and meeting with then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, himself a former Kirkland associate. The documents also note that Attorney General William Barr had ties to Kirkland, raising conflict-of-interest questions. Some mentions appear in law firm rankings that list Kirkland among top firms, which are incidental to the case.

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e and relationship 18 of -- with Ken Starr of Kirkland S Ellis -- 19 A Right. 20 Q -- up to this point? 21 A So, I had been an associate at Kirkland, I think I 22 indicated, what was it -- 23 Q Mm-hmm. 24 A -- from '94 to '90 -- what was it? Was it '96 or 25 '97? EFTA00009049 --- PAGE
Page: EFTA00009050 →e and relationship 18 of -- with Ken Starr of Kirkland S Ellis -- 19 A Right. 20 Q -- up to this point? 21 A So, I had been an associate at Kirkland, I think I 22 indicated, what was it -- 23 Q Mm-hmm. 24 A -- from '94 to '90 -- what was it? Was it '96 or 25 '97? EFTA00009049 --- PAGE
Page: EFTA00009050 →e and relationship 18 of -- with Ken Starr of Kirkland S Ellis -- 19 A Right. 20 Q -- up to this point? 21 A So, I had been an associate at Kirkland, I think I 22 indicated, what was it -- 23 Q Mm-hmm. 24 A -- from '94 to '90 -- what was it? Was it '96 or 25 '97? EFTA00009049 --- PAGE
Page: EFTA00009050 →t employees of the federal judiciary from workplace harassment, the office announced on Friday. Read more » High Court Vet Joins Quinn Emanuel From Kirkland U.S. Supreme Court heavy hitter Chris Landau is moving to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP after 25 years at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, joining a
Page: EFTA00032566 →ovells Holland & Knight Horwood Marcus Hughes Hubbard Hunton & Williams Jenner & Block Jones Day Kelley Drye Kellogg Hansen King & Spalding Kirkland & Ellis Labaton Sucharow Latham & Watkins Littler Mendelson Mayer Brown McDermott Will McKool Smith Morgan Lewis Morrison & Foerster Munger
Page: EFTA00032563 →Agrees to Meet Again with Defense Counsel After reviewing Starr’s and Lefkowitz’s letters, Sloman notified Villafaña that “in light of the recent Kirkland & Ellis correspondence” he had asked Robert Senior, who had succeeded Menchel as Chief of the USAO’s Criminal Division, to review de novo the eviden
Page: 2020_11_OPR_Report_p125 →oyment a decade earlier as an associate at the firm.94 On the evening of August 6, 2007, Sloman emailed Acosta: “Just saw Menchel. I didn’t know Kirkland made a call into you. You were right. Unbelievable.” During their OPR interviews, neither Acosta nor Sloman remembered the call from Kirkland & E
Page: 2020_11_OPR_Report_p85 →a young White House intern. Like Acosta, Starr had worked at the presti- gious law firm Kirkland & Ellis. Epstein also tapped Jay Lefkowitz, also of Kirkland, who worked as a domestic policy adviser and later as a special envoy to North Korea during the George W. Bush presidency. Epstein also hired Bruce
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ft kit and for the full interior com- pletion. A fifth green 747-8 will arrive next year and remain at Greenpoint for full outfitting. It will be the Kirkland, Wash. center's first green completion of a twin-aisle airplane, an appropriate way to mark Greenpoint's 25th anniver- sary in the business. Gore Des
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030013 →road. Which people? Probably the lawyers at Kirkland and Ellis, where Acosta had once worked. Epstein enlisted Ken Starr* and Jay Lefkowitz, both of Kirkland, for his defense team. Acosta reportedly worked out the terms of his surrender with Lefkowitz, a former colleague, at a meeting in a location far awa
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030959 →road. Which people? Probably the lawyers at Kirkland and Ellis, where Acosta had once worked. Epstein enlisted Ken Starr* and Jay Lefkowitz, both of Kirkland, for his defense team. Acosta reportedly worked out the terms of his surrender with Lefkowitz, a former colleague, at a meeting in a location far awa
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030963 →e road Which people? Probably the lawyers at Kirkland and Ellis, where Acosta had once worked. Epstein enlisted Ken Starr* and Jay Lefkowitz, both of Kirkland, for his defense team. Acosta reportedly worked out the terms of his surrender with Lefkowitz, a former colleague, at a meeting in a location far awa
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030984 →: Gerber/Hudson Bay, Nordlicht: Ari Glass/Boothbay, 1MDB: Khazanah Nasional, Global Crown/Rani Jarkas/EFG/BSI/Optima/Max Fang. AG Barr 1MDB waivers: Kirkland also AQR. Broidy: Trump: 1MDB money laundering. PHUN also received Cares Act money. AND PHUN is Trump/Kushner/Parscale campaign mobile App. PHUN sh
Page: EFTA00010923 →ng the floodgates for dozens of President Donald Trump's trial judge and lower-level administrative nominees to be confirmed. Read full article » Kirkland, Cuneo Gilbert Tops In Antitrust Cases Kirkland & Ellis LLP was the most prolific member of the antitrust defense bar between 2016 and 2018, while
Page: EFTA00026434 →ubstance, but just because it may be notable (particularly given potential conflict issues down the road) that none of his former attorneys still at Kirkland signed on — https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/opinion/letters/jeffrey-epstein.html Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York EFTA000
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tter example is often referred to as “private labeling.” Have you ever seen a massage therapist’s office with its own line of vitamin products or the Kirkland brand at Costco? Private labeling in action. It is true that we'll be testing market response without manufacturing, but if the test is successful,
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013898 →surged in value to $19 million. Greenberg Traurig Hogan Lovells Holland & Hart Holwell Shuster Husch Blackwell Kellogg Hansen King & Spalding Kirkland & Ellis Lane Powell Latham & Watkins Levi & Korsinsky Linklaters Lowenstein Sandler Mayer Brown McDermott Will Morgan Lewis Morrison & Foers
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th a young White House intern. Like Acosta, Starr had worked at the prestigious law firm Kirkland & Ellis. Epstein also tapped Jay Lefkowitz, also of Kirkland, who worked as a domestic policy advisor and later as a special envoy to North Korea during the George W. Bush presidency. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016447 -
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Not only does it "set[] forth a principle of interpretation" for judge could not require the wrongdoers to pay restitution ... ."); United States v. Kirkland, 853 F.2d 1243, 1246 (5th Cir. 1988) ("Non-human entities ... can be "victims! entitled to restitution ... ."); see also United States v. Lincoln, 27
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Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)

Donald Trump
PersonPresident of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)

Alexander Acosta
PersonAmerican attorney and politician

Department of Justice
Organization
Bill Clinton
PersonPresident of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)

George W. Bush
PersonPresident of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Ellis
Person
Jay Lefkowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer

Federal Trade Commission
Organization
Ken Starr
PersonAmerican judge and educational administrator (1946–2022)

Supreme Court
OrganizationHighest court of jurisdiction in the US
Gibson Dunn
OrganizationSecurities and Exchange
Organization
Hogan Lovells
PersonAmerican-British law firm

Michael Cohen
PersonAmerican former attorney and former Republican official

Rahm Emanuel
PersonAmerican politician (born 1959)
Mayer Brown
Person
New York
LocationMost populous city in the United States
Ace Greenberg
Person
New York City
LocationMost populous city in the United States