News About Kirkland & Ellis
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
Kirkland & Ellis hires London M&A partner from Clifford Chance in latest European infrastructure push
Toby Parkinson is Kirkland's fourth UK lateral hire from a Magic Circle firm since the summer
Kirkland & Ellis announces latest record partner promotions round
Bumper intake sees Chicago giant promote 193 to partnership, up from 151 last year
Kirkland adds third London partner in a week from Magic Circle rivals
Global giant continues infrastructure drive with hire of 'rising star' investment funds partner from Allen & Overy
Kirkland & Ellis secures Allen & Overy's global infrastructure co-head in London
Sara Pickersgill joins to lead US giant's European energy and infrastructure growth push
Kirkland, Cooley and Davis Polk act in Roper's $3.7bn acquisition of Frontline Education
Kirkland advised longtime client Thoma Bravo while Cooley acted for Frontline and Davis Polk advised Roper Technologies
Kirkland & Ellis hires investment funds partner from Ashurst in London
Chicago giant adds to burgeoning European team to target infrastructure and real estate funds work
Star appellate attorneys quit Kirkland after Supreme Court gun victory
Duo to form boutique following Chicago giant’s decision to drop Second Amendment cases
Kirkland, Cooley advise on Bristol Myers Squibb’s acquisition of oncology specialist Turning Point
Deal is valued at $4.1bn and gives BMS access to Turning Point Therapeutics' pipeline of cancer drugs
Winston & Strawn and Kirkland & Ellis both target ‘dynamic’ Miami with new offices
Chicago firms take different routes south, Winston through lateral hires while Kirkland opts to relocate team
Kirkland & Ellis lands M&A ‘rising star’ partner from Cravath in New York
Partner Allison Wein is the second dealmaker to leave Cravath in the last eight months
Sullivan tops global 2021 M&A rankings ahead of Latham as deal-making hits new record
Deal value reaches $5.9tr – almost $2tr more than previous record set in 2015
Kirkland shortens equity partner track to reward best talent in record deal markets
Salaried partners given earlier chance to make coveted equity status in latest reflection of hyper-competitive market for talent
Sullivan leads global M&A ranking from Latham and Kirkland as deals smash through $5tr barrier
US firms dominate global ranking with domestic deals accounting for almost half of record-breaking worldwide activity, according to Refinitiv
Kirkland & Ellis boosts German private equity offering with Freshfields addition
Dr Hendrik Braun joins as a partner in Munich in a heated market for private equity hires
Dechert taps Kirkland partner to launch financial restructuring practice in Hong Kong
Daniel Margulies comes aboard as US firm prioritises growth of Asia restructuring capabilities
Kirkland hires Freshfields private equity duo, unveils relocation plans for London base
Vincent Bergin and Keir MacLennan join the Chicago firm as it announces plans to move to new building at 40 Leadenhall Street
Kirkland & Ellis raids Linklaters for financial regulation partner in London
Julia Dixon becomes latest UK Magic Circle partner to depart for a top US firm on home turf