The Harvard Law Society of Illinois Alumni Spotlight Luncheon:
Jack S. Levin
Friday, September 26, 2008
Noon - 2:00 p.m. at
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Our Alumni Spotlight Luncheon for September will feature Jack S. Levin (HLS '61), senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago. Jack has been described as the "father of private equity," and since the 1970s has focused his practice on complex business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, buyouts, private equity and venture capital investing, and formation of private equity funds, with emphasis on tax, corporate, SEC, and structuring aspects, handling transactions which range in size from several million dollars to $7 billion. Earlier in his legal career, Jack was a litigator and served as lead trial and appellate counsel in eight U.S. Supreme Court arguments, 12 U.S. Court of Appeals argum ents, and three U.S. District Court trials (including a one-week jury trial). Kirkland & Ellis LLP is proud to host this luncheon event in honor of Jack S. Levin and his accomplishments. Please join us for a lively and informative presentation about his work and enjoy an opportunity to share a meal with your fellow Harvard Law School alumni.
Who: Harvard Law Society of Illinois
What: September Alumni Spotlight Luncheon
Where: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
AON Center
200 East Randolph Drive, 54th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
When: Friday, September 26, 2008 12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m.
How: RSVP to Diana Hughes at dhughes@kirkland.com or 312-861-8747 by Thursday, September 25th [Note: RSVP a "Must" for Building Security]
There Is No Charge For This Kirkland & Ellis LLP-Sponsored Event.
Questions? Contact Maria A. Meginnes, Director, Harvard Law Society of Illinois at (312) 861-3220 at Kirkland & Ellis LLP or mmeginnes@kirkland.com.
About Jack S. Levin Jack S. Levin graduated summa cum laude, first in his class, from Harvard Law School in 1961, where he served as an officer of the Harvard Law Review. For many years Jack has taught courses on structuring private equity/venture capital transactions at both Harvard and University of Chicago Law Schools, indoctrinating thousands of young minds in the devious art of combining complex business, legal, tax, and accounting concepts. He is the author of an enthralling 1,400 page book on structuring venture capital/private equity transactions and co-author of an exciting 4-volume, 4,600-page treatise on mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts, all of which are updated and republished every 6 to 12 months, a frequent speaker at major tax and private equity conferences, mainly in warm climates, and author or co-author of more than 50 inspiring articles and book chapters on tax and private equity topics, although to the best of anyone's knowledge no one has ever read any of them. Jack is a CPA and winner of the Illinois gold medal on the CPA exam. In May 2005, Jack received the Chambers & Partners' global attorney lifetime achievement award for pioneering legal work in private equity/venture capital, presented in London by U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair's spouse. In December 2002 he received the Illinois Venture Capital Association's lifetime achievement award for service to the private equity/venture capital community, presented by Senator Barack Obama. In May 2000 Jack received the American Jewish Committee's Learned Hand Award for contributions to the legal profession and the community, presented by U.S. Supr eme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In November 2005 he received the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center's humanitarian award. Jack served 6 years on the Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, served as chair or co-chair of numerous Harvard Law School fundraising drives, served as Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States under Archibald Cox and Thurgood Marshall, and has testified to Congress on tax legislation, most recently in September 2007.
