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Kirkland and Freshfields take lead roles on $5bn pharma buyout
Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised on the $5bn (£3.3bn) acquisition of German drugmaker Ratiopharm by Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world's leading generic drug company, reports The Am Law Daily. Kirkland took a lead role...
19 Mar 2010 | 10:40
White & Case City base posts 20% drop in revenues for 2009
White & Case's London office has emerged as the worst performing City arm of a US law firm in 2009 - a year in which results varied significantly between firms. White & Case saw London revenues plunge by just under 20% to $197m (£130m) during the ...
18 Mar 2010 | 00:01
Edwards Angell boosts London private equity with Kirkland hire
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has made its first partner hire in London so far this year, picking up private equity lawyer Shawn Atkinson from Kirkland & Ellis. Atkinson, who was a senior associate at Kirkland, joined the City arm of the US outfit ...
05 Mar 2010 | 14:23
Kirkland unveils healthy financials as partner profits approach $2.5m
Kirkland & Ellis has posted steady financials for 2009, with revenues up 2% against a 1% rise in profits per equity partner (PEP), reports The Am Law Daily. Turnover increased from $1.4bn (£904m) in 2008 to $1.43bn (£923m) in 2009, while PEP inch...
22 Feb 2010 | 13:41
BLP and Kirkland advise as Reader's Digest goes into administration
Kirkland & Ellis and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have taken key roles on the administration of Reader's Digest and the Chapter 11 of its US parent company. Readers Digest Association filed for Chapter 11 in August last year after struggling with ...
18 Feb 2010 | 14:14
Herbert Smith taps Kirkland for private equity boost
Herbert Smith has bolstered its City private equity practice with the hire of James MacArthur from Kirkland & Ellis. MacArthur joins the top 10 City law firm today (1 February) after serving as a partner with Kirkland since 2007.
01 Feb 2010 | 11:38
Kirkland advises Japan Airlines on bankruptcy proceedings
Kirkland & Ellis has landed a global mandate advising Japan Airlines (JAL) on its bankruptcy proceedings. The firm is fielding a team from Chicago, London and Hong Kong to advise the airline on one of the country's largest corporate failures.
27 Jan 2010 | 10:37
Skadden, Links and Lovells win roles as Travelport lines up £1.8bn float
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has taken the lead role on one of the largest initial public offerings (IPO) for almost two years. A team from Skadden advised online travel booking company Travelport on its hotly anticipated flotation, which valu...
20 Jan 2010 | 11:54
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Aggressive recent hiring in the City underlines this Chicago firm's expansive outlook. A mix of uncompromising characters means partner meetings should be fun
14 Dec 2009 | 00:13
High-profile restructuring chief Norley quits Kirkland's City base
The high-profile head of Kirkland & Ellis's European restructuring practice, Lyndon Norley, has left the US firm's City office. The reason for his departure is unknown and the firm was unavailable for comment. Norley joined Kirkland in 2002 from...
22 Oct 2009 | 15:13
Kirkland promotes 51 to partnership with three made up in London
Kirkland & Ellis has become one of the first major US firms to reveal its partner promotions for this year, appointing 51 lawyers to its global partnership. Three of the promotions came in London, with City corporate lawyers Stephanie Biggs and Chr...
14 Oct 2009 | 12:07
Kirkland set for second Asia base with Shanghai office launch
Kirkland & Ellis is set to launch in Shanghai after receiving approval from the Chinese Ministry of Justice. The Chicago leader will open the new office towards the end of this year - marking its second office in the region following its 2006 Hong ...
01 Sep 2009 | 14:35
Kirkland bankruptcy team defects to Jones Day
Seven Kirkland & Ellis lawyers have quit the firm's Los Angeles office to join Jones Day, reports The Am Law Daily. Kirkland's West Coast restructuring group head Richard Wynne, partner Bennett Spiegel, of counsel Erin Brady and Lori Sinanyan, and ass...
28 May 2009 | 16:23
Kirkland signs up Skadden M&A partner duo
Kirkland & Ellis has sealed the hire of two high-profile corporate partners from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, reports The Am Law Daily. David Fox, an M&A lawyer and reportedly one of the firm's most highly-paid partners, joined the firm more tha...
18 May 2009 | 10:02
Top trio lead on deal to save kid's TV favourites
Kirkland & Ellis, SJ Berwin and DLA Piper have advised on the private equity buyout of the media company behind iconic brands including Postman Pat and Rupert the Bear. Kirkland's London office advised US buyout firm GTCR on the deal, which saw -Enter...
09 Apr 2009 | 03:45
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