News About Kirkland & Ellis
Arbitration partner exits Kirkland & Ellis in London for disputes boutique
Signature Litigation announces 20% revenue hike as Philipp Kurek joins after 14 years at US giant
Paul Weiss unveils 13-partner transatlantic team after swoop on rival Kirkland
Team includes one partner from Linklaters as Wall Street firm also commits to new LA arm
Paul Weiss makes a splash in London with four-partner Kirkland raid
Hire of team led by ‘superstar’ Neel Sachdev signals move into practising English law
Kirkland & Ellis secures Paul Weiss London head Alvaro Membrillera
Departure leaves Paul Weiss with three partners in London office according to website
‘Robot wars’ ceasefire as AutoStore agrees to pay Ocado $250m
Success for Ocado’s global litigation strategy advisers Powell Gilbert as agreement reached over robotic technology patent dispute
Kirkland & Ellis builds energy offering in Washington DC with tax partner from Allen & Overy
Hire latest example of law firms responding to Biden administration’s $370bn clean energy subsidies
Wachtell, Kirkland called in for Nasdaq’s $10.5bn Adenza acquisition
Wachtell advises longtime client Nasdaq on biggest acquisition to date as exchange operator deepens fintech push
Kirkland, Latham and Skadden check in for Asda’s £2.3bn acquisition of EG petrol chain arm
Addleshaw Goddard and Allen & Overy also act in deal to create retail group with £30bn combined revenue
Wachtell, Kirkland called in for 3D printer maker Stratasys’ $1.8bn merger with Desktop Metal
Wachtell counsels Stratasys alongside Israeli firm Meitar Law Offices as Kirkland advises longtime client Desktop Metal with help from Tel Aviv-Yafo’s Shibolet & Co
Baker Hostetler adds eight lawyers to West Coast corporate team from AmLaw 100 rivals
Former M&A and securities practice leaders among arrivals from Proskauer Rose, Polsinelli and Kirkland & Ellis
White & Case builds London antitrust bench with Kirkland & Ellis partner hire
US firm adds England and Wales and Germany qualified Dr Michael Engel amid rising demand for antitrust advice across EMEA
Paul Hastings hires global investment funds chair in New York from Kirkland & Ellis
John Budetti defects after almost 17 years at Kirkland along with four as-yet unnamed partners
CAFC overturns two district court decisions in cases involving Philip Morris and Dell
Breather for vape pen seller in dispute with tobacco titan as case remanded back to the district court; second case relates to patent for digital storage
Gunderson and Kirkland latest to cut US associates
Silicon Valley firm axes 10% of US staff; global giant also sees departures following March performance reviews
Morrison Foerster adds private equity partner in China from Kirkland & Ellis
Rongjing Zhao joins as US firm’s third PE partner hire in Asia this year
Latham, Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Pillsbury advise on UFC and WWE mega-merger
UFC owner Endeavor agrees to merge with WWE in deal that would value combined sports giant at more than $21bn
Kirkland, Latham and Pillsbury advise on $4.8bn Concentrix merger with Webhelp
Transatlantic deal will create a global leader in customer experience services
Lenovo ordered to pay nearly $140m to InterDigital in key FRAND dispute
UK High Court hands down landmark FRAND judgment that decides licensing terms between Chinese company Lenovo and technology firm InterDigital
Kirkland & Ellis secures Clifford Chance partner to lead Germany restructuring team
Cristina Weidner joins Chicago giant in Munich just a few months after becoming head of UK firm’s Germany restructuring & insolvency practice
Samsung agrees to pay $150m to Nanoco following patent dispute
Kirkland and Mintz Levin among advisers as ‘no fault’ settlement reached in wrangle over patents relating to the production of QLED televisions