Can Freshfields limit the damage as Kirkland tempts PE heavyweight with $10m transfer? Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman assesses the fallout as M&A veteran quits an unsettled City giant Even for a market grown blithe to…
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…
Irresistible forces – Within weeks of $10m Freshfields hire, Kirkland targets Cravath for M&A playmaker Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis continues to make waves on both sides of the Atlantic as the Chicago-bred juggernaut this week announced the…
Buyout star David Higgins quits Freshfields for Kirkland in landmark $10m transfer Marco Cillario Despite a recent overhaul of its partnership to reward top performers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost private equity heavyweight David Higgins…
NYLon focus continues as Kirkland and White & Case announce promotion rounds Marco Cillario Elite US firms ramped up their London partner headcounts in October, with Kirkland & Ellis making up a record 97…
Freshfields and Kirkland land roles in biggest ever UK airline collapse Marco Cillario Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis have won advisory roles as Monarch Airlines filed for administration in the early…
Lucky 13 in London as Kirkland unveils mammoth partner round and taps City rival for restructuring hire Tom Baker Underlining the meteoric rise of a group of elite US law firms, Kirkland & Ellis has unveiled one of the…
Revolving doors: DLA, Kirkland and Pinsents bring in partners as firms gear up for the crucial post-summer period Kathryn McCann With August drawing to a close, London’s simmering lateral hire market is already heating up again with DLA Piper, Pinsent…
Trainee retention: Latham and Kirkland report contrasting City rates as Magic Circle firms start to post 2017 figures Madeleine Farman Latham & Watkins has managed to retain 95% of its City trainees in its latest round, contrasting with Kirkland & Ellis, which…
Revolving doors: CC partner seconded to Takeover Panel, 2Birds, PwC and Farrer hire in London, while K&E adds to Germany Marco Cillario Law firms are strengthening their European practices, with Bird & Bird, PwC and Farrer & Co all hiring in London,…
Revolving doors: Baker McKenzie and Fieldfisher hire in Europe, while Kirkland opens in Boston Georgiana Tudor Despite a slightly less active week for lateral hires in the UK, firms continue to grow their European footprint.…
‘Exciting new addition’: Kirkland raids Freshfields yet again for restructuring partner Lacey Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has returned to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to hire financial restructuring partner Sean Lacey.
Revenues soar at Kirkland as London restructuring partner exits for KKR spin-off Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has recorded a significant upsurge in its revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP) in 2016, as…
Davis Polk and Kirkland latest to pare back Hong Kong practices as US firm exits continue Legal Business Firms retreat as funds raised through IPOs in the region fall 26% Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2017 Legal Business HSF AND BLP ADVISE ON £1.1BN CHEESEGRATER SALE Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Mayer Brown led…
Dechert returns to Kirkland for second finance hire in six months Legal Business Dechert is to appoint Kirkland & Ellis banking and finance partner Rob Bradshaw, returning to the Chicago-bred firm’s London office…
Kirkland takes Weil PE partner to replenish battered Munich offering Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has hired Munich-based corporate partner Volkmar Bruckner from Weil, Gotshal & Manges following its loss of a…
Kirkland and Cravath pick up Misys mandate for C$4.8bn Canadian merger Matthew Field Having backed out of its proposed London float late last year, UK headquartered software company Misys has merged with Canadian…
Sidley returns to Kirkland for seven-partner Munich launch as US giant sustains European assault Legal Business Observers of Kirkland & Ellis’ patented burn ‘n’ churn approach to talent management are used to a little partnership movement, but…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws loses another litigator as Kirkland, Hogan Lovells and Bryan Cave make new hires Legal Business The steady pace of lateral hires continues in the beginning of 2017, with Kirkland & Ellis, TLT, Hogan Lovells, K&L…
