Eric Liebeler, a former Kirkland & Ellis partner who last year left his role as administrative head of high-powered litigator Beth Wilkinson’s new firm, has joined Stinson Leonard Street as a partner in Washington, D.C.

A litigator who represents clients in range of matters, such as work related to antitrust, breach of contract, class action, construction, intellectual property, international trade, product liability and professional negligence, Liebeler has obtained multimillion dollar summary judgment rulings and full defense verdicts throughout his nearly 30-year career.