NISHA KANCHANAPOOMI
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Nisha Kanchanapoomi is a corporate partner and an integral piece of Kirkland & Ellis’ Los Angeles Corporate Debt Finance Practice Group. Her diversified practice includes representing private equity funds, hedge funds, direct lending and other credit funds as well as corporate borrowers and investors in connection with a wide variety of complex transactions. Key clients include Los Angeles-based Ares Management, Brentwood Associates, Coral Tree Partners, and Shamrock Capital; as well as Fortress Investment Group, Gryphon Investors, Industrial Growth Partners, and Luminate Capital Partners.
Kanchanapoomi is recognized as one of the leading finance lawyers in California and has advised on more than 20 financings totaling in excess of $9.5 billion in the last 18 months. Her work ranges from high-profile multibillion-dollar transactions for global firms and businesses to deals for smaller companies and firms relying on her strategic expertise and business acumen to navigate the shifting market conditions.
