Joseph Mensah

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Joseph Henry Mensah 
Joseph Mensah
Kirkland & Ellis LLP - San Francisco
San FranciscoCA

Joseph Mensah is a strategy & operations partner for the M&A and Private Equity Practice Group in the Bay Area office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He holds broad responsibility for delivery of the platform’s strategic insights, substantive client outreach and training. His time is dedicated to program-based initiatives that highlight the Firm’s commitment to innovation, retention and building a best-in-class workplace.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Joseph served as the Director of Dean’s Initiatives (Chief of Staff) at Yale Law School. He also held attorney development roles and practiced M&A and general corporate law at leading international firms.

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2015, California

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D., 2015
    • Penn Law Pro Bono Award, Distinguished Service
  • Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Certificate in Business Management, 2014
  • Brown University, B.A., Political Science, 2010

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