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Howrey City competition duo quit to join Kirkland's London office
Kirkland & Ellis has added two partners to its City competition practice with a double hire from Howrey's London office. Shaun Goodman, one of the last remaining Howrey partners in London following a slew of departures in recent months, focuses on ...
01 Mar 2011 | 09:12 | 
US invaders back on the offensive
The number of partner promotions in the City offices of US law firms is on track to exceed last year's tally, with 33 new partners made up in London in 2011 so far out of a global promotions total of 382. Legal Week's annual survey of US firms' lat...
01 Mar 2011 | 07:49 |
Kirkland promotes City trio to equity in 24-strong global promotions round
Kirkland & Ellis has promoted three of its London salaried partners to the firm's equity as part of a 24-strong global equity promotions round. The appointments, which also include one promotion in Munich, come nearly four months after Kirkland mad...
13 Dec 2010 | 11:17 |
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Trio of firms lead on €350m first sale of Candover assets
A trio of firms have taken key roles on the first sale in the Candover wind down as Doughty Hanson completes the purchase of Equity Trust for €350m (£291m). The deal, announced last week (10 September), saw the London offices of two US firms tak...
22 Sep 2010 | 11:01 |
Quartet of US firms take roles on $4bn Burger King whopper deal
Four US firms have won roles on the $4bn (£2.6bn) sale of Burger King to investment firm 3G Capital, as the world's second-largest hamburger chain returns to the private sector, reports The Am Law Daily. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom advised B...
03 Sep 2010 | 11:31 |
Kirkland makes up nine lawyers to partnership in London office
Kirkland & Ellis has made up nine lawyers to partner in the US firm's London office. The promotions, which are effective as of 1 October, are spread across several practice areas, including corporate, tax, funds, restructuring and arbitration. K...
31 Aug 2010 | 12:05 |
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Linklaters, CC and US duo line up on HgCapital's £470m Bain buyout
A quartet of leading US and UK firms have scored roles on HgCapital's £470m acquisition of Italian software company TeamSystem from US private equity firm Bain Capital. HgCapital, which saw off competition from rival buyout firm Cinven Group to se...
09 Aug 2010 | 11:33 |
Kirkland swoops once more - and this time it's personal
Kirkland & Ellis moves to dramatically bolster its London arm, two private equity partners quit a prestigious City practice, seven-figure sums are bandied around and feathers are well and truly ruffled... No, this isn't a flashback to Kirkland's much-...
09 Jun 2010 | 10:30 |
Ashurst private equity partner duo set to join Kirkland in the City
Kirkland & Ellis has hired highly-rated private equity partners Gavin Gordon and David Arnold from Ashurst, Legal Week can reveal. The duo are set to join Kirkland's City office, marking the US firm's first major investment in London since 2008. It is...
01 Jun 2010 | 10:02 |
RPC and US quartet sign up to City of London Law Society membership
The City of London Law Society has bulked up its membership with the addition of four major US firms and one UK top 50 practice. US firms Kirkland & Ellis, Sullivan & Cromwell, Latham & Watkins and White & Case have all signed up as members in rece...
30 Mar 2010 | 13:02 |
Kirkland restructuring partner aborts plan to join GTM
Kirkland & Ellis restructuring partner Paul Atherton has backed out of a move to Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) and is set to continue at Kirkland's London arm. Last week (25 March) the ambitious City start-up announced Atherton was set to join its ...
30 Mar 2010 | 07:39 |
GTM bulks up restructuring with hire of Kirkland London partner duo
Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) has significantly boosted its City restructuring practice with a double partner hire from Kirkland & Ellis. Jason Salman and Paul Atherton are set to join the US firm's London base along with one associate in the comin...
25 Mar 2010 | 13:20 |
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 |
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