Melissa Kalka is a partner in the Dallas office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she specializes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity. Her practice focuses on representing private equity firms and both public and private companies in a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions. These include mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, joint ventures, and other complex equity holder arrangements.

Kalka also advises clients on general corporate governance matters.