Law firms 82 join the club – eight new partners in City as Kirkland makes up more than Macfarlanes’ entire partnership Legal Business · 30 September 2014 · 2 min read Partnership promotions US firms Kirkland & Ellis Macfarlanes In one of the largest global partnership promotion rounds, Kirkland & Ellis has made up eight of its London associates to partner in a round that saw 82 lawyers join the global partnership, including one promotion from of counsel to partner.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘M&A is back with a bang’ – global elite dominate deal rankings in best-ever H1Law firmsKate Peacock3 Jul 2026‘An environment of possibility’ – why liability management is law’s new frontierLaw firmsAlex Ryan2 Jul 2026Macfarlanes bumps NQ pay to £150,000Law firmsTom Cox2 Jul 2026Hogan Lovells and Akin announce 2025 partner promotionsBlogsAlex Ryan14 Jan 2025A&O high yield head retires ahead of Shearman tie-up as firm makes first combined partner promosLaw firmsAlex Ryan9 Apr 2024Promotions dip at Slaughters as firm makes up five new partnersLaw firmsHolly McKechnie20 Mar 2024‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Legal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsLegal 500 dataBarnaby Merrill28 Jun 2024Revolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talentLaw firmsAlex Ryan16 Feb 2023