High street collapse sees Global 100 players line up on Toys R Us and Maplin failures
In a worrying trend for high-street retailers, Toys R Us and Maplin have announced their UK domestic businesses are going…
Kirkland & Ellis
Rampant Kirkland surges past Latham to become world’s top-billing law firm as PEP closes in on $5m
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
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
Insolvency professionals have long been predicting a wave of trouble would hit the beleaguered UK high street and it has…
Can Freshfields limit the damage as Kirkland tempts PE heavyweight with $10m transfer?
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
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
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
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
Elite US firms ramped up their London partner headcounts in October, with Kirkland & Ellis making up a record 97…
Lucky 13 in London as Kirkland unveils mammoth partner round and taps City rival for restructuring hire
Underlining the meteoric rise of a group of elite US law firms, Kirkland & Ellis has unveiled one of the…
Freshfields and Kirkland land roles in biggest ever UK airline collapse
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis have won advisory roles as Monarch Airlines filed for administration in the early…
Revolving doors: DLA, Kirkland and Pinsents bring in partners as firms gear up for the crucial post-summer period
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dechert is to appoint Kirkland & Ellis banking and finance partner Rob Bradshaw, returning to the Chicago-bred firm’s London office…