Revenue leaders in 2009: Baker & McKenzie
American Lawyer has published its “Global 100”, ranking the largest law firms by revenue. And this year, Baker & McKenzie have taken out the number 1 spot. Baker &…
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Kirkland & Ellis make up nine lawyers in London office
US firm Kirkland & Ellis has announced the promotion of nine lawyers to the partnership in the London office. Lawyers were elevated in a number of different practice areas…
Kirkland & Ellis loses another top IP partner
Kirkland & Ellis intellectual property partner Gerald Flattmann Jr has resigned from the firm's New York office to take up a role with Paul…
Kirlkland and Brown Winick lead $1 billion chemicals deal
Two firms have been picked to lead the $1 billion acquisition of privately-held herbicide supplier Albaugh Inc by Tel Aviv-based Makhteshim Agan Industries, the world's leading generic crop chemical maker. Makhteshim…
Kirkland & Ellis attract top talent away from Ashurst
US Firm Kirkland & Ellis have hired two corporate partners from Ashurst. Gavin Gordon and David Arnold have been placed on leave and their…
Greenberg Traurig bulks up restructuring and insolvency practice with two hires
Greenberg Traurig Maher hired two partners from the London office of Kirkland & Ellis. Paul Atherton and Jason Salman make the…
Kirkland & Ellis takes lead role in $5 billion pharma deal
Kirkland & Ellis has scored a lead role in the $5 billion acquisition by Teva Pharmaceuticals of German generic drug manufacturer Ratiopharm. The Kirkland team will be led by…
More than 80% of partners at large US law firms are men
Only 19 percent of partners at American law firms with more than 100 lawyers are women, despite the fact that women have comprised more than 50 percent of law school graduates since 2000. According to a survey by…
Jeffrey Hammes new chairman of Kirkland & Ellis
Jeffrey Hammes will head Kirkland & Ellis' worldwide management committee, replacing Thomas Yannucci who was chairman of the firm since 2001.
Kirkland lands million-dollar payout after outsourcing dispute
A US judge has awarded Kirkland & Ellis and one other US firm $10m (£6m) in legal fees in a dispute over an outsourcing agreement, reports The Am Law Daily. The dispute stemmed…
GTM adds to London restructuring team
Former Kirkland & Ellis restructuring specialist Lyndon Norley is to join Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) in London next…
Greenberg hires ex-Kirkland partner for London restructuring launch
Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) is launching a London restructuring practice with the hire of former Kirkland & Ellis partner…
Kirkland replaces City restructuring leadership
Kirkland & Ellis London partners Kon Asimacopoulos and Partha Kar have taken over management of the firm’s City restructuring practice following the departure of…
Ropes goes head-to-head with Kirkland on Bain work
Kirkland & Ellis’s core relationship with Bain Capital will come under threat when fellow US firm Ropes & Gray launches a UK office, as…
High-profile restructuring chief Norley quits Kirkland's City base
The high-profile head of Kirkland & Ellis' European restructuring practice, Lyndon Norley, has left the US firm's City office. The reason for his departure is unknown and the…