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Kirkland & Ellis LLP

  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    Due Diligence
    Kirkland & Ellis faces off against racketeering lawsuit Premium content

    Plus, the UK taxman comes for private equity and a Trump donor gatecrashes a charged deal

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  • Wednesday, 13 December, 2023
    Due Diligence
    PE+QE made K&E. Will it last? Premium content

    Plus, Gerry Cardinale’s dealmaking spree and KKR spots a PE opportunity others passed up

  • Tuesday, 12 December, 2023
    The Big Read
    Kirkland & Ellis: is it party over for the world’s most profitable law firm?

    A boom in private equity meant bumper pay and rapid promotion for its partners, but competition is growing as dealmaking slows

    Kirkland & Ellis’s K logo, a handshake, dollars, the law firm’s Chicago headquarters and a line showing the number of capital funds it advises
  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    How big should a US law firm be? Plus: top 35 innovative firms

    Growth, the ideal size and generative AI are key questions for US law firm leaders

  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Standout examples of in-house lawyers’ work

    Case studies in best practice among general counsel and company legal teams in North America

  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    North America Innovative Lawyers Awards 2023: the winners

    Awards highlights include technology, skills, access to justice — and a special achievement award

  • Sunday, 29 October, 2023
    Property sector
    Property developer Evergrande faces winding-up petition in Hong Kong

    Case could impact restructuring efforts for indebted Chinese real estate company

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  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    Special ReportInnovative Lawyers: Europe
    Practice of law: best examples in legal work

    Featuring the most innovative services that lawyers have developed for clients

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  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    News in-depthPaul Weiss
    ‘Project Springsteen’: how law firm Paul Weiss raided rival Kirkland in London push

    New York company hires lawyers from Chicago-based outfit in bid to build European private equity practice

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  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
    Due Diligence
    Paul Weiss’s raid on Kirkland continues Premium content

    Plus, the money-laundering scandal that has shaken Singapore’s reputation and an FT investigation into mysterious football sponsors

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  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    Paul Weiss
    US law firm Paul Weiss mounts further raid on rival Kirkland

    More partners set to move as firm signals its ambition with expanding London office

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  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    John Gapper
    Private equity lawyers are taught to eat what they kill

    Law firms are fracturing partnerships by raiding each other for talent in London and New York

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  • Monday, 24 April, 2023
    Legal services
    Partner pay at top US law firms hit by dealmaking drought

    Slump in M&A volumes hits annual profits after what for many was a record 2021

  • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
    Kirkland & Ellis defies dealmaking slump as revenues reach $6.5bn

    Law firm has weathered cooling M&A markets partly by advising on crypto bankruptcies

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  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    Law
    Kirkland & Ellis cuts associates across US offices

    Downsizing after performance review comes as law firms grapple with fall in M&A caused by darkening outlook

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  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Legal services
    Business of law: best practice in legal work

    Case studies showcase how law firms are innovating as businesses

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  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Professional services
    Digital reinvention is the next big test for law firm success

    Data, tech and people are core strategies. Plus: our annual ranking adds extra indicators for assessing law firms

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  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Legal services
    North America Innovative Lawyers Awards 2022: the winners

    Awards highlights include: digitisation, and the most innovative law firms and individuals

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Legal services
    Legal leaders for an era of change

    The lawyers profiled here have all had an impact during a period of drastic development

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  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Professional services
    Social responsibility: best practice in legal work

    Law firms helping vulnerable communities through pro bono work and new initiatives

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  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Legal services
    Practitioners adapt legal tech for creative answers

    Innovative lawyers must do more than keep up — they must lead

    Lisa Ellman
  • Friday, 14 October, 2022
    News in-depth
    How the wheels came off Kirkland’s attempt to conquer Asia

    The law firm’s Hong Kong office has been hurt by intra-office affairs

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  • Friday, 22 July, 2022
    The Top LineSujeet Indap
    Kirkland & Ellis brings bankruptcy knowhow to crypto casualties Premium content

    US law firm faces unique courtroom challenge as it seeks to restructure high-profile clients Voyager and Celsius

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  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    Evergrande agrees to pay advisory fees to international bondholders

    Deal comes after group warned of potential legal action against Chinese developer

    Unfinished apartment buildings in an Evergrande development in Wuhan, China
  • Friday, 10 December, 2021
    News in-depthLegal services
    Faiza Saeed, the Cravath leader modernising a venerable law firm 

    The group has abandoned its time-honoured pay scale based on seniority amid a fierce war for talent

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