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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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748
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1,697
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Large law firm in the United States, based in Chicago, Illinois
Watch: Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the Epstein files
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP was one of the law firms that represented Jeffrey Epstein in the 2007–2009 federal investigation in South Florida. The files include its letters and submissions to prosecutors and the Justice Department, and wire requests paying its invoices from Epstein's accounts.
The firm appears mostly in legal and government records. These include letters from Kenneth Starr and Jay Lefkowitz to U.S. Attorney's Office officials in May–June 2008, a firm submission to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, and a "Summary of Misconduct Issues" about the prosecution. Prosecutors' replies from August–September 2008 are addressed to Lefkowitz at Kirkland & Ellis, together with Epstein's other lawyers Roy Black and Jack Goldberger. Seven emails list the firm in the header; these are wire-transfer requests to pay Kirkland & Ellis invoices on Epstein's behalf. Many other email mentions are only the firm's confidentiality footer on messages sent by its lawyers.
Key Highlights
- •Kirkland & Ellis acted as Epstein's defense counsel. Kenneth Starr (Los Angeles) and Jay Lefkowitz (New York) signed or received much of the correspondence with federal prosecutors in 2008–2009.
- •The firm wrote a "Confidential Submission to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General" in the matter of Jeffrey E. Epstein. A related "Summary of Misconduct Issues" argues that the way federal prosecutors pursued the case was improper. A separate K&E document responds to a May 19, 2008 letter from the South Florida U.S. Attorney's Office.
- •Letters dated August 20, 21 and 26 and September 17, 2008 from the Southern District of Florida are addressed to Lefkowitz at Kirkland & Ellis's Citigroup Center office, with Roy Black and Jack Goldberger. A June 19, 2009 letter on firm letterhead also appears.
- •Seven wire-transfer request emails ask a bank to send money from an Epstein account to Kirkland & Ellis LLP at Citibank in Chicago. Each cites Epstein invoice numbers and asks that "Rich Kahn" be called with the Fed reference number. The amounts shown are $100,000, $265,000, $147,969.04, $276,772.61 and $309,013.88. The dates are not shown in these records.
- •The firm's most frequent connections are Jay Lefkowitz (628 shared documents), Epstein (627), Alexander Acosta (301) and Leon Black (177). This fits the firm's role in the non-prosecution agreement negotiations, in which Acosta was the U.S. Attorney.
- •One document comes from the Epstein victims' civil case in federal court in Florida (Case 9:08-cv-80736, docket entry filed February 10, 2016). It contains a Kirkland & Ellis email disclaimer.
- •Many of the 748 documents are emails that mention the firm only through its standard confidentiality notice. These show the firm's involvement but say little about the content of the communication.
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Links
Books for Further Reading
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
Julie K. Brown
Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open
Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
James Patterson
Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network
Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Bradley J. Edwards
Victims' attorney's firsthand account
Document Mentions (20 of 748)
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Kenneth W. Starr Joe D. Whitley Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alston & Bird LLP 777 South Figueroa Street The Atlantic Building Angeles, CA 90017-5800 950 F Street, NW , DC _ May 27, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE I CONF
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP AND AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017 Kenneth W. Starr ; To Call Writer Directiy: (213) 680-8400 Fac
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
CONFIDENTIAL SUBMISSION TO THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL RE J. EPSTEIN HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012135 --- PAGE BREAK --- KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP AND AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017 Kenneth W. Starr : To Call Writer Directly: FP Facsimile: www
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Kenneth W. Starr Joe D. Whitley Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alston & Bird LLP 777 South Figueroa Street The Atlantic Building Angeles, CA 90017-5800 950 F Street, NW , May 27, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE CONFIDENTIA
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Kenneth W. Starr Joe D. Whitley Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alston & Bird LLP 777 South Figueroa Street The Atlantic Building Los Angeles, CA 90017-5800 950 F Street, NW a = DC _ May 19, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE C
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tial, may be attorney-client 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 m
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
tial, may be attorney-client 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
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
tial, may be attorney-client 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 HOUS
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ial, may be attorney-client 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
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ial, may be attorney-client 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
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1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025353 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025360
Sep 8, 2011Source: House Oversight Committee
Kenneth W., Starr Joe D, Whitley Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alston & Bird LLP 777 South Figueroa Street The Atlantic Building Los Angeles, CA 90017-5800 050 F Street, NW Phone: 213-680-8440 ~ Washington, DC 20
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Source: House Oversight Committee
Kenneth W. Starr Joe D. Whitley Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alston & Bird LLP 777 South Figueroa Street The Atlantic Building Los Angeles, CA 90017-5800 950 F Street, NW Phone: 213-680-8440 Washington, DC 2000
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ntial, may be attorney-client 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 m
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al, may be attorney-client 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 an
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ed, may constitute inside 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 an
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al, may be attorney-client 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 an
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al, may be attorney-client 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 an
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al, may be attorney-client 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 an
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al, may be attorney-client 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 an
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Kenneth W. Starr Joe D. Whitley Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alston & Bird LLP 777 South Figueroa Street The Atlantic Building Los Angeles, CA 90017-5800 950 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004-1404 May 19, 200
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Connected Entities(20 of 1,697)
Jay Lefkowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer
628 docs628 co-mentions
Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
627 docs627 co-mentions
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
OrganizationInternational law firm
373 docs373 co-mentions
Alexander Acosta
PersonAmerican attorney and politician, 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor (born 1969)
301 docs301 co-mentions
LB
Leon Black
PersonAmerican billionaire businessman (born 1951)
177 docs177 co-mentions
JG
Jack Goldberger
PersonAmerican criminal defense attorney who represented Jeffrey Epstein, partner at Goldberger Weiss P.A. in West Palm Beach, Florida
168 docs168 co-mentions
Department of Justice
OrganizationUnited States Department of Justice, federal executive department responsible for law enforcement
167 docs167 co-mentions
RB
Roy Black
PersonAmerican lawyer (1945–2025)
155 docs155 co-mentions
A. Marie Villafana
PersonFormer Assistant U.S. Attorney, lead federal prosecutor in the 2008 Epstein case
154 docs154 co-mentions
Jeffrey Sloman
PersonFederal prosecutor, referenced in Epstein case legal proceedings
133 docs133 co-mentions
Citigroup Center
OrganizationOffice building in Midtown Manhattan
131 docs131 co-mentions
Southern District
LocationFederal judicial district in New York City
131 docs131 co-mentions
United States
LocationCountry located primarily in North America
127 docs127 co-mentions
Ken Starr
PersonAmerican judge and educational administrator (1946–2022)
118 docs118 co-mentions
the Southern District
LocationFederal judicial district in New York City
98 docs98 co-mentions
Kenneth Marra
PersonAmerican judge
97 docs97 co-mentions
Munich
LocationCapital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany
90 docs90 co-mentions
RJ
Robert C. Josefsberg
PersonFlorida criminal defense attorney, appeared in Epstein legal proceedings
86 docs86 co-mentions
MA
Marie
PersonPrimarily refers to Ann Marie Villafana (USAFLS prosecutor in Epstein case), extracted from partial name references
82 docs82 co-mentions
GL
Gerald Lefcourt
PersonAmerican lawyer
81 docs81 co-mentions