Kirkland & Ellis surges ahead as revenue hits $8.8bn and PEP jumps 16% Alex Ryan Kirkland & Ellis put its topline turnover up by 22% to a total of $8.8bn – an increase of $1.6bn…
Kirkland and Davis Polk among firms advising on Sycamore’s $10bn take-private of Walgreens Tom Cox Kirkland & Ellis, Ropes & Gray, Debevoise and Plimpton, Latham & Watkins, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Bass Berry &…
Hogan Lovells joins top firms in £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover as UK govt approves bid Tom Cox Hogan Lovells has secured a new role as adviser to the UK government on the £3.6bn acquisition of International Distribution Services…
Kirkland & Ellis and A&O Shearman advise as Northvolt begins Chapter 11 proceedings Elisha Juttla Kirkland & Ellis and A&O Shearman are advising Swedish battery maker Northvolt as it enters Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings, with court…
Revolving Doors: Davis Polk hires magic circle PE partner as Kirkland opens in Frankfurt Tom Cox Davis Polk has hired an A&O Shearman corporate real estate partner in London, while Milbank and Kirkland pick off talent…
‘When someone is so disaffected it’s best to get them out sooner rather than later’: Kirkland to hold back pay for departing partners; cut notice period Elisha Juttla Kirkland & Ellis is overhauling its equity partner exit terms – ushering in new policies to withhold compensation for departing…
Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Slaughters lead on £3.5bn Royal Mail takeover bid Holly McKechnie Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Weiss and Slaughter and May are advising on the proposed takeover of the Royal Mail’s parent…
Talk of the town: Why Kirkland/Paul Weiss underlines the value of controlling the management message Georgina Stanley Clandestine conversations, a recruitment strategy on steroids, eye-watering salaries and internal politics galore, the Paul Weiss/Kirkland story has enough drama…
Market forces: Paul Weiss, Kirkland and the war for London talent Elisha Juttla In the contest for the biggest legal story of the moment, the A&O Shearman merger may be more transformational for…
A&O high yield head retires ahead of Shearman tie-up as firm makes first combined partner promos Alex Ryan Prominent high-yield partner Kevin Muzilla has retired from Allen & Overy, in the latest departure from the practice ahead of…
Paul Weiss and Kirkland break revenue records amid London lateral shakeout Elisha Juttla Paul Weiss has broken through the $2bn global revenue mark, posting a 10.8% hike on last year, as the firm’s…
Infrastructure profile: Sara Pickersgill – ‘Pick something you love doing and do it only for as long as you love it’ Harry Vercoe Kirkland & Ellis’ Sara Pickersgill on switching track from opera singer to infrastructure lawyer and why The Lion, the Witch…
The onslaught continues: Paul Weiss raids Kirkland again to hire City IP partner Nathalie Tidman Just when the market thought Paul Weiss had eased up on its hiring spree in the run-up to Christmas, the…
One in, one out: Deal star Johnson to exit Kirkland as Membrillera joins from Paul Weiss Nathalie Tidman Roger Johnson, among the first wave private equity stars to defect to Kirkland & Ellis from the Magic Circle, has…
Feeling the chill? Kirkland reports just 8% revenue increase for 2022 Alex Ryan Often the bellwether for global law firm financials, the world’s highest-grossing firm, Kirkland & Ellis, has posted muted revenue and…
Partner promotions: Kirkland unveils largest ever class as US firms reveal 2022 cohorts Charles Avery The first wave of US firms has announced their latest round of partner promotions, as Kirkland & Ellis, White &…
Welcome to Miami: Kirkland and Winston open in Florida as Willkie targets Frankfurt capital markets Charles Avery Winston & Strawn and Kirkland & Ellis have boosted their profiles on the US east coast by opening Miami offices,…
Kirkland shortens equity track as it wages intensified war for talent Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has shortened its path to equity partnership by a year in another audacious move that will doubtless…
Kirkland breaks own record again to make up 151 new partners and 19 in London Nathalie Tidman With the boldness the market has come to expect from the world’s highest-grossing law firm, Kirkland & Ellis has again…
Following Brexit: Kirkland bolsters antitrust ambitions with Brussels office launch Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has nailed its European antitrust ambitions to the mast in the wake of the UK’s exit from…