Atty. Garrett A. Lorentz
Garrett Lorentz is a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he concentrates on complex business transactions for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies, with a focus on structuring, negotiating and managing leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, recapitalizations, executive compensation and incentive equity arrangements and capital investments, ranging in size from a few million to over a billion dollars. Additionally, Garrett acts as outside counsel to many pri
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Garrett A. Lorentz is a business and m&a attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Educated at University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2013). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026). Serves clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Garrett Lorentz is a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he concentrates on complex business transactions for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies, with a focus on structuring, negotiating and managing leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, recapitalizations, executive compensation and incentive equity arrangements and capital investments, ranging in size from a few million to over a billion dollars
- Additionally, Garrett acts as outside counsel to many privately held companies (including the portfolio companies of his private equity clients)
- Garrett’s experience spans a range of industries, including software, technology, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and business and in-home services
- Garrett has handled matters for numerous clients, including Accel-KKR, Alpine Investors, Audax, Francisco Partners, GTCR, H.I.G
- Capital, Keystone Capital, Olympus Partners, Thoma Bravo, as well as many of their portfolio companies
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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