Mark Filip

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Mark Filip is a partner in Kirkland’s Chicago and Washington, DC, offices. Mark leads the firm’s government enforcement defence and internal investigations group, and serves as a member of the firm’s worldwide management committee. Mark has broad experience in both private practice and in government service. In private practice, he leads internal investigations for a wide array of boards and companies, which involve numerous industries, settings and countries. Mark also represents, for example, several multinational healthcare companies in government investigations concerning their core products. His clients include some of the largest financial institutions in the world, and Fortune 500 companies in diverse industries, including professional sports, energy, defence contracting, mining, manufacturing, agricultural production, gaming and heavy infrastructure.

His experience includes investigations by the US Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Labor, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Congress, Federal Reserve, New York Department of Financial Services, state attorneys general and foreign regulators, as well as special board committees convened in response to shareholder demands.

On the civil side, Mark has an active class action defence practice. This includes, for example, a broad securities practice for clients in a variety of industries. Mark has substantial experience with the federal multi-district litigation process, and he has served as a judge in class action matters during his tenure on the federal bench and as an advocate in these types of cases in private practice. He is also a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.