News About Kirkland & Ellis
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
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