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Craig has more than 25 years’ experience as a trial and appellate lawyer and has won cases in courts all across the country, including the United States Supreme Court. Most of Craig’s matters involve significant financial, reputational, or government-enforcement risk, and he has been successful at achieving positive outcomes for clients, whether at trial, on appeal, or through creative negotiated solutions. Craig has represented some of the world’s leading companies, including Honeywell, Boeing, Accenture, Meta, Bain Capital, and UnitedHealth Group and has experience in a wide range of disciplines spanning antitrust, securities and accounting fraud, class actions, False Claims Act, product liability, trade secrets, breach of contract and fraud, and government investigations.

Craig has received widespread recognition for his results. Chambers assigned Craig a Band 1 rating in litigation, The Legal 500 U.S. recognized him for General Commercial Disputes and Trade Secrets, American Lawyer honored him as “Litigator of the Week” on four separate occasions for wins on behalf of Facebook, Honeywell, UnitedHealth Group and the State of Georgia, The National Law Journal named him a “Litigation Trailblazer,” BTI named Craig a “Client Service All Star,” and Benchmark Litigation United States recognized him as a “Litigation Star.”


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Craig S. Primis

Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.

Practice Area: Litigation

BTI Client Service All-Star History

  • 2022
  • 2019
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WHAT CLIENTS SAY

"Craig is always my first call due to his intellectual rigor, attention to detail and persuasive speaking style. I know I'm getting the best when I work with him."
"Craig's commitment to understand our unique standards and values stands out."
"He is able to make quick assessments of a changing situation and recommend the best path forward."
"A very smart, savvy D.C. litigation attorney."
"Craig's level of intelligence is rare and valuable."


ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Craig has more than 25 years’ experience as a trial and appellate lawyer and has won cases in courts all across the country, including the United States Supreme Court. Most of Craig’s matters involve significant financial, reputational, or government-enforcement risk, and he has been successful at achieving positive outcomes for clients, whether at trial, on appeal, or through creative negotiated solutions. Craig has represented some of the world’s leading companies, including Honeywell, Boeing, Accenture, Meta, Bain Capital, and UnitedHealth Group and has experience in a wide range of disciplines spanning antitrust, securities and accounting fraud, class actions, False Claims Act, product liability, trade secrets, breach of contract and fraud, and government investigations.

Craig has received widespread recognition for his results. Chambers assigned Craig a Band 1 rating in litigation, The Legal 500 U.S. recognized him for General Commercial Disputes and Trade Secrets, American Lawyer honored him as “Litigator of the Week” on four separate occasions for wins on behalf of Facebook, Honeywell, UnitedHealth Group and the State of Georgia, The National Law Journal named him a “Litigation Trailblazer,” BTI named Craig a “Client Service All Star,” and Benchmark Litigation United States recognized him as a “Litigation Star.”

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+1-202-389-5921

Craig S. Primis

Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.

Practice Area: Litigation

M&A All-Star

ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Craig has more than 25 years’ experience as a trial and appellate lawyer and has won cases in courts all across the country, including the United States Supreme Court. Most of Craig’s matters involve significant financial, reputational, or government-enforcement risk, and he has been successful at achieving positive outcomes for clients, whether at trial, on appeal, or through creative negotiated solutions. Craig has represented some of the world’s leading companies, including Honeywell, Boeing, Accenture, Meta, Bain Capital, and UnitedHealth Group and has experience in a wide range of disciplines spanning antitrust, securities and accounting fraud, class actions, False Claims Act, product liability, trade secrets, breach of contract and fraud, and government investigations.

Craig has received widespread recognition for his results. Chambers assigned Craig a Band 1 rating in litigation, The Legal 500 U.S. recognized him for General Commercial Disputes and Trade Secrets, American Lawyer honored him as “Litigator of the Week” on four separate occasions for wins on behalf of Facebook, Honeywell, UnitedHealth Group and the State of Georgia, The National Law Journal named him a “Litigation Trailblazer,” BTI named Craig a “Client Service All Star,” and Benchmark Litigation United States recognized him as a “Litigation Star.”

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