Samantha Good
Class of 1997

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

San Francisco, CA

Samantha Good is a corporate partner in Kirkland’s San Francisco office. Samantha concentrates her practice on debt financing transactions, including secured and unsecured financings, cross-border transactions, workouts, restructurings, DIP and exit financing. She represents corporate borrowers, private equity funds, creditor groups and hedge funds.

Samantha has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2011, in the area of Banking & Finance. According to the 2017 edition of Chambers, one client praised that she is “the best financing attorney we have encountered anywhere, she is simply amazing,” while another client commented that “she can be very creative, so if you have a complex issue then she can step back and figure out a way to address it.” In a prior edition of Chambers, a client commented that “she is a super-responsive, enormously practical and the most proactive lawyer we have encountered.” Samantha was also recognized in the 2013-2018 editions of U.S. News and World Report, Best Lawyers®, as a leading banking and finance lawyer. The 2016 edition of The Legal 500 U.S. recognized Samantha in the area of Commercial Lending, and the 2015 edition recognized her in Bank Lending, commenting that she “provides practical guidance and great results.” Prior to relocating to San Francisco, Samantha was repeatedly recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Law” as one of the top 10 corporate attorneys in Los Angeles.