Dr. Max Kirchner is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets practice. His practice focuses on the representation of investment banks, private equity sponsors, multinational companies, and investment funds in capital markets, direct lending and leveraged finance transactions. He regularly works on complex high-yield bond offerings, IPOs, restructurings, and acquisition financings by companies around the world across a broad array of industries. Given the depth and breadth of his experience, Dr. Kirchner is consistently recognized in both Chambers and The Legal 500.

• Named a 'Leading Individual' for High Yield - The Legal 500 UK 2023
• Chambers Global USA Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (2022)
• Chambers Global: USA: Capital Markets 2020
• Chambers UK: Capital Markets 2019-2021
• Chambers UK: Capital Markets "Up & Coming," 2017-2018
• The Legal 500 United States: Capital Markets Advice to Issuers, 2018-2019
• The Legal 500 United States: Capital Markets: Global Offerings: Advice to Issuers, 2018
• The Legal 500 United States: Capital Markets: Global Offerings: Advice to Underwriters, 2017
• The Legal 500 United States: Capital Markets Advice to Underwriters, 2016-2017
• The Legal 500 UK: Finance 2015-2021
• IFLR 1000 UK: Capital Markets: Highly Regarded, 2020
• IFLR: Shortlisted for European Project Finance Deal of the Year Awards, 2017
• Financial News, Rising Stars in Legal Services, 2014-2015

• Cornell Law School, J.D. 2005
• Humboldt University of Berlin, Faculty of Law, Ph.D. 2005