News About Kirkland & Ellis

Cleary Gottlieb adds private equity lawyers from Kirkland, Travers Smith in London recruitment drive

Debt finance partner Alexander van der Gaag joins from Kirkland as counsel Joanna Roberts moves over from Travers Smith

13 May 2024

Kirkland hits Goodwin again for US funds lawyers

Four more lawyers join across US as partners after quintet defected from Goodwin in February

29 Apr 2024

Kirkland, Latham shepherd Thoma Bravo’s £4.3bn Darktrace acquisition

Kirkland acts for marquee client Thoma Bravo as Latham counsels UK-listed cyber security company

26 Apr 2024

‘A new apex predator in town’ - Paul Weiss continues to target London's top tier firms for talent

Linklaters among practices in firing line as impact of New York firm’s ongoing hiring spree ripples through market

15 Apr 2024

Kirkland raids Allen & Overy for second London debt finance partner in past month

Vanessa Xu’s exit follows the departure of Marwa Elborai, who left for Kirkland in March

8 Apr 2024

McDermott signs up veteran dealmaker who led Kirkland’s London expansion in 2000s

Graham White, formerly of Kirkland and Fried Frank, adds gravitas to US firm’s transactional offering

20 Mar 2024

Kirkland’s revenue tops $7bn as PEP nears $8m

Chicago giant becomes first law firm to smash turnover milestone as PEP grows 6%

18 Mar 2024

Kirkland secures London capital markets partner from Allen & Overy

Marwa Elborai jumps to Chicago giant having joined A&O in 2022 from merger partner Shearman

12 Mar 2024

Kirkland, Latham shepherd EQT’s $35bn Equitrans gas merger

Last year’s top M&A firms lead as flurry of US oil and gas dealmaking continues

12 Mar 2024

Kirkland, Latham advise on Chesapeake’s $7.4bn deal for Southwestern

Top M&A firms instructed on latest multibillion-dollar energy industry deal, with Wachtell Lipton also called in

11 Jan 2024

Kirkland and Wachtell shepherd APA’s $4.5bn acquisition of oil rival Callon

M&A rankings leader Kirkland advises target Callon as energy sector consolidation continues apace

5 Jan 2024

US appeals court refuses injunction against Abbott in diabetes patent dispute

Earlier settlement between rivals Abbott and Dexcom does not bar Abbott from challenging patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

4 Jan 2024

Kirkland tops global 2023 M&A rankings ahead of Latham as dealmaking hits 10-year low

Deal value fell 17% in 2023 to $2.9trn with volume down 6% to 55,200

4 Jan 2024

Ex-Kirkland partner Rory Mullarkey joins Matheson in London

Senior lawyer who led Kirkland’s private equity push will develop Irish firm’s private capital work

13 Dec 2023

Kirkland adds senior tax partner in London from Macfarlanes

Ceinwen Rees second tax lawyer to join Chicago giant in London this month as it restocks after raid by Paul Weiss

23 Nov 2023

Kirkland secures tax partner from Linklaters in London

James Morgan’s hire follows 12-partner raid on Kirkland by Paul Weiss that included two London tax partners

13 Nov 2023

Kirkland & Ellis among law firms advising on WeWork bankruptcy case

Flexible office space provider filed for bankruptcy protection in the US on Monday

8 Nov 2023

Kirkland, Milbank and Covington shepherd Bain’s $5.3bn Guidehouse acquisition

Kirkland advises marquee client Bain as Milbank and Covington counsel Guidehouse and tech investor owner Veritas

7 Nov 2023

Second act for celebrity choreographer in infringement claim against Fortnite creator

Appeals court sides with choreographer Kyle Hanagami against Epic Games

2 Nov 2023

Kirkland & Ellis secures Latham, White & Case partners for Riyadh launch

Chicago giant chooses Saudi Arabia for Middle East headquarters citing Kingdom’s growing significance for clients

31 Oct 2023