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Nee takes 40-lawyer Weil private equity, debt finance team to Kirkland

Ramona Nee, who was positioned to be Weil’s next leader, joins alongside five further partners ahead of firm’s winding down

6 Nov 2026

Kirkland, Cravath advise on Thrive Holdings’ $15.3bn take-private of home security business ADT

Kirkland guides Thrive on the transaction, while Cravath counsels ADT

29 Oct 2026

Kirkland to halt reporting financial results to media

World's highest-grossing law firm will no longer voluntarily provide annual revenue and profit figures to the legal media

8 Oct 2026

Kirkland tops global M&A rankings after strongest first nine months for dealmaking since 2021

Chicago-founded giant comfortably ahead of Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham & Watkins in second and third spot respectively

6 Oct 2026

Kirkland, Latham and Jones Day steer Royal Caribbean’s $3bn acquisition of stake in Sandals

Kirkland & Ellis is advising cruise operator on its largest-ever deal, with Latham & Watkins and Jones Day acting for Sandals

25 Sep 2026

Weil adds Dechert, Kirkland PE partners in San Francisco

Incoming duo take Weil's private equity partner count to 20 in California as firm continues to build practice despite recent departures

1 Sep 2026

Quartet of firms steer Madison Air’s $5.6bn acquisition of German fan-maker ebm-papst

Paul Hastings, Kirkland & Ellis and Hengeler Mueller guide Madison Air as Milbank advises ebm-papst’s owner families

20 Aug 2026

Simpson Thacher takes five-partner Kirkland team for Chicago debut

Firm cites aim to build transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in Chicago as it opens office with team of private investment and family office partners

7 Aug 2026

Clutch of law firms guide DCC Energy’s $7.7bn takeover by KKR, ECP

Gibson Dunn, Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Cleary guide KKR’s largest public-to-private transaction in Europe in more than a decade alongside Irish firms Matheson, Arthur Cox and William Fry

27 Jul 2026

Kirkland, Paul Weiss, MoFo guide latest blockbuster pharma merger

Kirkland advises Vertex in $10bn acquisition of Paul Weiss- and Morrison & Foerster-repped Crinetics

7 Jul 2026