82 join the club – eight new partners in City as Kirkland makes up more than Macfarlanes’ entire partnership Legal Business30 September 2014Partnership promotionsUS firms 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 jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk Related ContentMore in this categoryMacfarlanes and A&O Shearman among advisers on Santander’s £2.65bn TSB takeoverLatham, Kirkland and Simpson Thacher come out on top in new Legal 500 US rankingsTrading places: 13-partner Kirkland team hire and senior Paul Weiss defections among latest major US movesHogan Lovells and Akin announce 2025 partner promotionsA&O high yield head retires ahead of Shearman tie-up as firm makes first combined partner promosPromotions dip at Slaughters as firm makes up five new partners‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLegal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsRevolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talent