Above The Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Kirkland & Ellis is letting associates go following performance reviews. The post Stealth Layoffs Arrive At World’s Richest Biglaw Firm appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

MARCH 10, 2023

A former attorney with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has rejoined the firm as a partner in its corporate practice in Chicago after a stint at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was also a partner, Faegre Drinker announced.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 25, 2023

Kirkland & Ellis is arguing that a fired associate’s lawsuit against the firm should be tossed partly because a harassment claim under Title VII of…

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Even Boutique Firms Are Joining In On The Fun!: Norton Rose Fulbright and Kirkland & Ellis. : Sidley , Davis Polk , Fried Frank , Mayer Brown , Debevoise , O'Melveny , Akin , Willkie. Shouts out to Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP ! Working Here? A Good Salary Is Enough, Right?:

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and 80 other law firms on Tuesday backed Covington & Burling LLP's opposition to releasing the names of clients targeted by a cyberattack to the U.S.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Kirkland & Ellis charges clients more for in-house copying services that do other BigLaw firms, according to a review of bankruptcy filings by Law.com. Kirkland…

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Law 360

APRIL 4, 2024

Global law firms Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Goodwin Procter LLP and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz were among the most active legal counsel providers for global mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of this year, according to a new report from the London Stock Exchange Group.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

million pre-seed funding round led by two venture capital firms, Maple , which invests in companies with Canadian roots, and Haystack , which invests in early-stage companies. firms, Ovbiagele said, although he is not currently free to identify which firms. The Toronto-based company recently closed a $2.1 federal courts.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

When it comes to Kirkland & Ellis, he says the firm is just misunderstood. The post Chairman Of Biglaw’s #1 Firm Is Concerned About Its Bad Reputation appeared first on Above the Law.

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My Shingle

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Ordinarily, you’d expect a large law firm to celebrate one of its lawyers securing a major victory at the United States Supreme Court. But that wasn’t Kirkland & Ellis reaction last June following then-partner Paul Clement’s win in a major gun rights case.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Forty-eight hours before go-time, the firm apparently decided it couldn't risk it. The post Kirkland & Ellis Cancels Holiday Party Set For Tomorrow appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

At Kirkland & Ellis, 75% of U.S. partners earned their JDs in the 2000s, more than any other law firm in the Am Law 200,…

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Scant disclosures from Kirkland & Ellis LLP about its partners' potential financial stake in a $1.2 billion deal the firm was advising drew sharp scrutiny from Delaware's Court of Chancery at a hearing in Wilmington on Thursday.

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Law 360

JULY 31, 2023

Francisco Partners and TPG have agreed to buy New Relic in a deal that values the web analytics firm at $6.5 billion, with the two private equity firms calling on Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Paul Hastings LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP for legal counsel on the transaction, according to a Monday statement.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Bloomberg Law News ] * "Kirkland & Ellis: is it party over for the world’s most profitable law firm?" Reuters ] * Big 4 firm getting out of law in Hong Kong. But make no mistake, these cowards were trying to delay this so they didn't have to put life and death stakes on their own misogyny. Fascinating deep dive.

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ABA Journal

MAY 24, 2021

The three most desirable law firms to land a summer associate position with are Latham & Watkins; Kirkland & Ellis; and Skadden, Arps Slate, Meagher…

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Greenberg Traurig LLP brought on a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner who's experienced in the tax aspects of complex business transactions to the firm's tax practice in Chicago.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A longtime Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney has taken her business restructuring and reorganization-focused practice to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Washington, D.C., office, the firm said Tuesday.

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Law 360

MAY 26, 2021

Haynes and Boone LLP has hired a former Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder and Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner who joins the firm's capital markets and securities, mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices as part of its West Coast growth strategy.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Don't Envy The Firm PR Team : Mayer Brown was helping China crackdown on Hong Kong. Never Mind : Kirkland & Ellis is bringing folks back to the office, but at least you get free breakfast and lunch. Where The REAL Money Is : Wingnuts think Merrick Garland is using the DOJ to get rich off critical race theory or something.

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Law 360

JANUARY 4, 2022

A former Mayer Brown LLP partner and co-chair of the firm's global anti-corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act practice and an ex-Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner has joined Boston-based independent monitorship firm Affiliated Monitors Inc.

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Law 360

MAY 6, 2022

Sidley Austin LLP, Hogan Lovells, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP made big investments in their Washington, D.C., offices in recent weeks, demonstrating that BigLaw firms continue their push to solidify capabilities in areas like cybersecurity and financial services.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The following list ranks the top 25 firms with the most registered patent law professionals. All of these firms have 100+ patent attorneys/agents. I also include a note following the firm with some information about how the numbers have changed since 2010. Kilpatrick Townsend (Big growth from merger of firms).

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MARCH 31, 2021

She is a member of the Patent Litigation practice and serves on the 17-member Executive Committee of the firm. From 2002 to 2014, she worked in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP as an associate until she was elevated to partner in 2007. Cunningham is a registered patent attorney before the U.S. Dyk on the U.S.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The result here does not necessarily mean that all of these attorneys worked on patent prosecution because many firms use a comprehensive customer number that lists all registered attorneys in the firm’s patent group. Some firms with lots of patent attorneys don’t do much patent prosecution work.

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InHouseBlog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Biglaw firms are heading back to the office as increases in vaccination rates, the supply of multiple vaccines and new vaccine mandates are helping push the pandemic into the rear view mirror. “More than 40% of the BigLaw firms that have announced plans to return to their offices are aiming for a Sept. at ABA Journal.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As more trademark-focused docketing systems have emerged in recent years, so has the opportunity for law firms to reevaluate which system is best for their IP docketing needs. Ultimately, the answer is different for each firm and each situation. Below are some factors to consider when making the decision.

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Patently O

APRIL 6, 2023

CENDALI from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY represented plaintiff-appellant along with ARI LIPSITZ, JOSHUA L. Judge Newman noted that “computer programs” are expressly protected within the Copyright Act Copyright protection subsists. in original works of authorship. including. (5) 5) computer programs.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

* Kirkland & Ellis is giving the $12.5M winnings the firm received for a pro bono case back to strengthen the HBCU legal community. Baltimore Sun ] * Does Native sovereignty spill over into areas that are not part of the rez? The outcome of this case may determine that.

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Above The Law

JUNE 30, 2023

UK 'Magic Circle' law firms are increasingly looking to the US for growth, as evidenced by the proposed merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling and the expansion of Clifford Chance into Houston. The post Mergers And Office Openings: UK Firms Seek Growth In The US appeared first on Above the Law.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MAY 23, 2017

firms, government agencies, international tribunals, and corporations this collection of professionals harbors the power and influence to shape world economies in their daily work. law firms, and corporations such as Unilever, Twitter, Walgreens, United Airlines, General Electric, Google, Intel, and Qualcomm. Federal Trade Commission.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Assuming there is a market for what they offer — and they deliver high-quality work — these firms dominate and earn healthy profits. Law firms also benefit from a narrow focus. The objective of narrow positioning is to be perceived as less interchangeable, and Kirkland & Ellis has few counterparts in the PE space.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 21, 2021

This push to return to “normal” is inevitable, even as many employers, including law firms, struggle with evolving guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and local authorities. To date, some firms are offering choices to their employees while others aren’t quite as open to the “new normal.”. But what should “normal” look like?

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 8, 2023

They would require that firms doing business in the state (with some exceptions) make climate disclosures similar to those under the expected SEC regulation and in some important ways would go further. [3] A second bill would require annual reporting of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by a covered firm’s operations.

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Above The Law

JULY 9, 2021

Associates don't seem to be too thrilled about this.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The firm's reopening amenities for employees are pretty nice, too.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kirkland employees worked around the clock to help get their colleagues out of the country. The post Kirkland & Ellis Helps Partner, Other Firm Lawyers Escape From Israel In The Wake Of Hamas Terror Attack appeared first on Above the Law.

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