Kirk A Radke

private equity firm lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis

Called "ahead of the pack when it comes to private equity," by 2010 Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Kirk Radke is recognized internationally as one of today's top private equity and corporate attorneys. During his 26 year career, he has handled every type of complex business transaction for global private equity and corporate clients. Clients describe him as "a terrific lawyer with an exhaustive practice" and a "terrific all-around deal lawyer" who "knows the intricacies of the industry at the highest possible level." According to the 2011 Chambers Global, The World's Leading Lawyers for Business directory, Mr. Radke "handles a broad range of matters and has gained international recognition for his cross-border work." The directory called him a "'a key figure in the market," while noting that "clients hail his practice as "ahead of the pack." In the 2011 edition of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Mr. Radke is applauded as an "expert in both buyouts and fund-raisings." Previous editions of Chambers lauded his "meticulous approach" and noted that "if you need to declare war on someone, he's your man." Mr. Radke has been honored by: World Finance magazine: 2011 "Best Individual Lawyer in the USA," 2010 "Best Lawyer USA" and 2009 "Best Private Equity Lawyer, USA" Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (every edition since 2003): nationally ranked as a Tier 1 attorney in "Private Equity: Buyouts." Mr. Radke is the only attorney in Chambers USA to rank in Tier 1 for "Private Equity: Buyouts" and also rank in "Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation." Chambers Global, The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (every edition since 2001): Mr. Radke has been recognized among the top private equity lawyers globally for "Private Equity Buyouts" and, similar to Chambers USA, Mr. Radke also ranks globally for his work in "Fund Formation." Additionally, Mr. Radke is regularly recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Practical Law Company, International Who's Who and IFLR's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers.

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Andrew Tobias	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Max Cleland, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Democratic Party, PAC to the Future, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Democratic Party of Virginia, Colorado Democratic Party, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Jigar Ashwin Madia, Eric Massa, Deborah Halvorson, Jonathan Powers, Chellie Pingree, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Jon Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Kathy Hochul, Christie Vilsack, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Sean Eldridge, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Off the Sidelines PAC, Jim Mowrer, Ready for Hillary, Josh Gottheimer
Jeffrey R Gural	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Max Cleland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York Senate 2000, New Hampshire Democratic Party, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, PAC to the Future, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Democratic Party of Virginia, Colorado Democratic Party, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Chellie Pingree, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Jon Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Sean Eldridge, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Tulsi Gabbard, Off the Sidelines PAC, Jim Mowrer, Crowley Leadership Fund, Ready for Hillary, Josh Gottheimer
Agnes Gund	Bob Kerrey, Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Brad Ellsworth, Eliot Engel, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Democratic Party, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, PAC to the Future, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Joshua Steven Segall, Colorado Democratic Party, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Eric Massa, Deborah Halvorson, Chellie Pingree, Tom Vilsack, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Jon Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Kathy Hochul, Michelle Nunn, Sean Eldridge, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Off the Sidelines PAC, Ready for Hillary
George Soros	Bob Kerrey, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Democratic Party, New York State Democratic Committee, PAC to the Future, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Democratic Party of Virginia, Rangel Victory Fund, Daniel Joseph Seals, Colorado Democratic Party, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Jonathan Powers, Chellie Pingree, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Jon Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Sean Eldridge, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Jim Mowrer, Ready for Hillary, Josh Gottheimer
Gail Furman	Bob Kerrey, Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Max Cleland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York Senate 2000, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, Hill PAC, New Hampshire Senate 2002, Michael E M R McMahon, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Jigar Ashwin Madia, John A Boccieri, Eric Massa, Jonathan Powers, Chellie Pingree, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Jon Tester, Kathy Hochul, Michelle Nunn, Sean Eldridge, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Julian D Schreibman, Ready for Hillary, Josh Gottheimer
Dennis Mehiel	Bob Kerrey, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Dick Durbin, Eliot Engel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Democratic Party, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, PAC to the Future, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, Hill PAC, Daniel Joseph Seals, Linda Stender, Michael E M R McMahon, Daniel B Maffei, Jigar Ashwin Madia, John A Boccieri, Eric Massa, Deborah Halvorson, Jonathan Powers, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Richard Blumenthal, Kathy Hochul, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Crowley Leadership Fund, Ready for Hillary, Josh Gottheimer
Tony Podesta	Bob Kerrey, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Dick Durbin, Brad Ellsworth, Eliot Engel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Max Cleland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Illinois Senate 2002, Forward Together PAC, PAC to the Future, Hill PAC, Michael E M R McMahon, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, John A Boccieri, Deborah Halvorson, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Kathleen Rice, Richard Blumenthal, Kathy Hochul, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Richard Carmona, Sean Maloney, Ready for Hillary, Josh Gottheimer
Victor A Kovner	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Eliot Engel, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York Senate 2000, New Hampshire Democratic Party, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, Hill PAC, Democratic Party of Virginia, Rangel Victory Fund, Colorado Democratic Party, Linda Stender, Michael E M R McMahon, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Jigar Ashwin Madia, John A Boccieri, Eric Massa, Deborah Halvorson, Chellie Pingree, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Jon Tester, Kathy Hochul, Christie Vilsack, Tim Kaine, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Julian D Schreibman, Kathy Boockvar
Anne Hess	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Daniel Joseph Seals, Linda Stender, Michael E M R McMahon, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Jigar Ashwin Madia, John A Boccieri, Jonathan Powers, Chellie Pingree, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Jon Tester, Kathy Hochul, Christie Vilsack, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Sean Eldridge, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Julian D Schreibman, Kathy Boockvar, Raja Krishnamoorthi
Paula Gural	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Rangel Victory Fund, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Chellie Pingree, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Jon Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Kathy Hochul, Tim Kaine, Sean Eldridge, Richard Carmona, Sean Maloney, Tulsi Gabbard, Off the Sidelines PAC, Jim Mowrer, Crowley Leadership Fund, Josh Gottheimer
Christian F Bastian	Bruce Braley, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Brad Ellsworth, John Hall, Tom Harkin, Steve Israel, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York Senate 2000, New Hampshire Democratic Party, New York State Democratic Committee, Daniel Joseph Seals, Linda Stender, Michael E M R McMahon, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Jigar Ashwin Madia, John A Boccieri, Eric Massa, Deborah Halvorson, Jonathan Powers, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Jon Tester, Kathy Hochul, Christie Vilsack, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Sean Eldridge, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Julian D Schreibman, Kathy Boockvar, Ready for Hillary, Raja Krishnamoorthi
William C Rudin	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Tom Udall, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Democratic Party of Virginia, Rangel Victory Fund, Colorado Democratic Party, Michael E M R McMahon, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Kathleen Rice, Jon Tester, Kathy Hochul, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Crowley Leadership Fund, Ready for Hillary
Claire Silberman	Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Brad Ellsworth, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Ciro D Rodriguez, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Forward Together PAC, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Daniel Joseph Seals, Joshua Steven Segall, Linda Stender, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Eric Massa, Dollars for Democrats, Jonathan Powers, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Jon Tester, Kathy Hochul, Christie Vilsack, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Tulsi Gabbard, Julian D Schreibman, Kathy Boockvar, Off the Sidelines PAC, Josh Gottheimer
Bernard L Schwartz	Bob Kerrey, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Eliot Engel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York Senate 2000, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Jonathan Powers, Chellie Pingree, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Sean Maloney, Udall-Udall Leadership Fund
Marsha Z Laufer	Bruce Braley, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York Senate 2000, New Hampshire Democratic Party, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Democratic Party of Virginia, Rangel Victory Fund, Colorado Democratic Party, Linda Stender, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Eric Massa, Deborah Halvorson, Jonathan Powers, Chellie Pingree, Tom Vilsack, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Scott Murphy, Kathleen Rice, Christie Vilsack, Michelle Nunn, Sean Maloney, Ready for Hillary, Raja Krishnamoorthi
Robert R Dyson	Bob Kerrey, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Max Cleland, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Democratic Party, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, PAC to the Future, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Democratic Party of Virginia, Colorado Democratic Party, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Jon Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Kathy Hochul, Sean Eldridge, Sean Maloney, Off the Sidelines PAC, Jim Mowrer, Ready for Hillary
Jonathan M Tisch	Bob Kerrey, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Eliot Engel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Daschle, Max Cleland, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Democratic Party of Virginia, Colorado Democratic Party, Michael E M R McMahon, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Jonathan Powers, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Andrew Cuomo, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Crowley Leadership Fund, Josh Gottheimer
Darcy Bradbury	Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Tom Daschle, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York Senate 2000, Rangel Victory Fund, Daniel Joseph Seals, Linda Stender, Michael E M R McMahon, Daniel B Maffei, Jigar Ashwin Madia, John A Boccieri, Eric Massa, Deborah Halvorson, Jonathan Powers, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Jon Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Kathy Hochul, Christie Vilsack, Michelle Nunn, Sean Eldridge, Off the Sidelines PAC, Crowley Leadership Fund, Georgia Kentucky Victory Fund
Craig Kaplan	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hall, Steve Israel, John Kerry, Chris Murphy, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Democratic Party of Virginia, Colorado Democratic Party, Linda Stender, Michael E M R McMahon, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Eric Massa, Deborah Halvorson, Jonathan Powers, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Jon Tester, Kathy Hochul, Tim Kaine, Sean Eldridge, Richard Carmona, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Kathy Boockvar
Woody Kaplan	Bob Kerrey, Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Barbara Boxer, Bruce Braley, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Allyson Y Schwartz, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Ted Strickland, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Max Cleland, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Democratic Party, New Hampshire Senate 2002, Gary Peters, Daniel B Maffei, Chellie Pingree, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Scott Murphy, Cory Booker, Jon Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Christie Vilsack, Tim Kaine, Michelle Nunn, Richard Carmona, Sean Maloney, Jim Mowrer

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Aliases	Kirk August Radke

Kirk A Radke

private equity firm lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis

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