Deal watch: Slaughters and Kirkland drill into giant $12bn offshore plc merger as Travers and Eversheds maximise L&G’s pensions buy-out Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May and Kirkland & Ellis have led on the $12bn combination of UK Plc offshore drilling companies Ensco and Rowan…
Kirkland continues inexorable rise with record 122-strong promotions round – including 10 in London Nathalie Tidman In a move befitting of its unstoppable upward trajectory, Kirkland & Ellis has scored a new record in partner promotions,…
Comment: For good or ill, Kirkland is now redefining high-end law Alex Novarese Though I’ve always known that soul-of-a-law-firm cover features are the biggest draw for our readers, the response to our Kirkland…
Deal watch: City high-flyers land jumbo £4.4bn BA pension deal as Blackstone’s buying spree continues Nathalie Tidman City heavyweights Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) and Eversheds Sutherland have landed key roles on Legal & General’s £4.4bn…
For good or ill, Kirkland is now redefining high-end law Alex Novarese Though I’ve always known that soul-of-a-law-firm cover features are the biggest draw for our readers, the response to our Kirkland…
Global 100: Wrecking ball – Inside Kirkland & Ellis’ creative destruction Marco Cillario They said rapid growth is hard if you are already big. Last year it hiked revenue 19% from $2.65bn. They…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess UNITED STATES, 2018 Antitrust Cartel (tier 3) Civil litigation/class actions: defence (tier 1) Merger control (tier 2)
Who Represents Who: The data behind the story David Burgess Kirkland & Ellis’ Fortune 100 representation Everyone knows Kirkland has strong ties with financial institutions, but you don’t get to…
‘Hungry and energetic’: Kirkland taps rivals to launch second Texas base in Dallas Marco Cillario Kirkland & Ellis is building on the rapid growth of its Texas operations with the opening of a second office in…
Paul Hastings doubles up in the City as A&O loses global IP head to Kirkland Thomas Alan Paul Hastings pulled off two headline lateral hires in London in a week as the US firm strengthens its corporate…
Kirkland and Baker McKenzie chart course for €950m sale of Danish shipping giant Thomas Alan Kirkland & Ellis and Baker McKenzie have secured key roles as Turkish freight shipping operator UN Ro-Ro launched its sale…
Kirkland makes surprise push into City IP with hire of A&O practice chief Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins’ City lateral hires outside its traditional transactional heartlands have been in the news for a while, but…
Fieldfisher, Kirkland and Stephenson Harwood the major winners at 2018 Legal Business Awards Marco Cillario Fieldfisher, Kirkland & Ellis and Stephenson Harwood were the big winners at the 2018 Legal Business Awards in front of…
Global London comment: Brexit looms but the $20m partner is coming Alex Novarese Striking numbers abound in this year’s Global London table, if you are into that kind of thing. The three pace-setting…
Brexit looms yet City law tilts further towards US leaders Alex Novarese Striking numbers abound in this year’s Global London table, if you are into that kind of thing. The three pace-setting…
High street collapse sees Global 100 players line up on Toys R Us and Maplin failures Thomas Alan In a worrying trend for high-street retailers, Toys R Us and Maplin have announced their UK domestic businesses are going…
Rampant Kirkland surges past Latham to become world’s top-billing law firm as PEP closes in on $5m Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has hiked revenues by more than $500m to overtake Latham & Watkins as the world’s highest-earning law firm,…
Comment: A shock to the system as Freshfields heavyweight departs Alex Novarese Given that it has been so well telegraphed that the $10m lateral was coming to the Square Mile, the shock…
Deal Watch: Kirkland and Eversheds lead as Toys R Us and Maplin collapse following bleak Xmas for retailers Nathalie Tidman Insolvency professionals have long been predicting a wave of trouble would hit the beleaguered UK high street and it has…
