Rick C. Madden

Rick C. Madden


Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Recognized since 2016

Los Angeles, California

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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Rick Madden focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, out-of-court restructurings and securities offerings. He also counsels clients with respect to corporate governance and SEC-reporting requirements and represents private equity firms and companies in connection with acquisitions and other transactions.

Since 2014, Rick has been recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Corporate/Private Equity. Clients describe him as “very talented and sharp,” and an "incredibly experienced and very, very smart" lawyer with “a good mix of good legal sense, a good sense for negotiating tactics and a good commercial mind.” Rick was included in the U.S. News and World Report, Best Lawyers® in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions Law from 2016–2022, and he has also been listed for his transactional work in Law360's list of "Private Equity MVPs."

Location
  • 555 South Flower Street, Suite 3700
    Los Angeles, CA 90071
Education
  • Georgetown University, J.D., graduated 1995

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Los Angeles, California

182 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

173 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

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