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• Kirkland & Ellis launches Asia private equity funds team

  Oct 16 2008 Kirkland & Ellis is setting up an Asian private equity funds practice with the relocation of two partners -- London partner Justin Dolling and New York partner Albert... more

• Lehman lets Weil Gotshal reclaim bankruptcy lead from Kirkland

  Sep 16 2008 Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is advising Lehman Brothers on its bankruptcy filing. US firm Weil Gotshal, the No. 1 bankruptcy firm for decades representing almost... more

• Yale Law Women Group selects top 10 family-friendly firms

  Sep 10 2008 Yale Law Women Group released the results of its third annual survey on family-friendly firms. The list includes the following firms: - Arnold & Porter - Covington... more

• Kirkland boosts City tax team with Weil hire

  Sep 05 2008 Kirkland & Ellis has added to its London tax practice with the hire of Jane Scobie from US rival Weil Gotshal & Manges. more

• Hammonds boosts City team with new partner hires

  Aug 24 2008 Hammonds has boosted its City banking team with the appointment of two new partners, Samrad Nazer from Kirkland & Ellis and Denton Wilde Sapte’s Iain Shurwood. The... more

• Kirkland faces US malpractice case

  Aug 22 2008 Kirkland & Ellis is being sued for malpractice by former patent client Magnetek. The move comes after the US firm lost a patent case on behalf of the electronics company. more

• Kirkland recruits Latham IP partner Steven Cherny in New York

  Aug 20 2008 Kirkland & Ellis has bolstered its intellectual property (IP) capabilities with the hire of a patent litigation partner Steven Cherny from US rival Latham & Watkins. more

• Kirlkland captures restructuring partner from Weil

  Jul 30 2008 Christopher Marcus, a restructuring partner from Kirkland's US rival Weil, joins the firm as partner in New York. Marcus has advised on a number of high-profile... more

• Kirkland Shoves Weil Gotshal Aside as Leading Bankruptcy Firm

  Jun 03 2008 Martin Bienenstock, the lawyer who led the Enron Corp. bankruptcy case, left Weil, Gotshal & Manges late last year. The restructuring business he helped build may be... more

• Kirkland captures Chicago trio from rival Mayer Brown

  Apr 16 2008 Kirkland & Ellis has hired a trio of partners from Mayer Brown in Chicago, adding in private equity, real estate and tax. Bruce Gelman, Thomas Geraghty and Joshua... more

• Kirkland star leaves law for Tchenguiz

  Mar 26 2008 Kirkland & Ellis private equity partner Raymond McKeeve is set to join client and property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz as an investment professional in mid-April.... more

• Private equity star McKeeve quits Kirkland

  Mar 05 2008 Private equity rainmaker Raymond McKeeve is to leave Kirkland & Ellis (K&S) in three months for an unknown destination, believed to be a role at a private equity... more

• Elite US firms struggle to attract senior partner hires in the City

  Feb 01 2008 Lateral partner hires among elite US firms in London have slowed during the last year, according to research from Legal Week, which illustrates the uphill struggle... more

• Major US law firms bet on Obama to win 2008 presidential election race

  Jan 10 2008 US law firms are throwing their financial muscle behind the Democrats’ attempts to reach the White House, with the legal sector providing more funding to the party’s... more

• American law firms: overpaid, over here and taking over?

  Jan 09 2008 Among her 300 million citizens, America finds room for 2.2 million prisoners, half a million soldiers — and 1.1 million lawyers, increasing numbers of whom find their... more

• The American Lawyer chooses Litigation Department of the Year

  Jan 03 2008 The American Lawyer has chosen a Litigation Department of the Year for the fourth time. The Am Law 200 firms have been invited to compete for the overall title as well... more

• Companies Dissatisfied With Their Law Firms, Survey Shows

  Nov 30 2007 The most striking finding of the BTI Consulting Group's recently released national Survey of Client Service Performance for Law Firms is the relatively small number... more

• Law firms uses 'random acts of kindness' to lift morale and lure talent

  Nov 24 2007 When workdays stretch into worknights and the pressure grows to meet the quota for billable hours, lawyers and staff at Perkins Coie can often expect a little bonus.... more