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Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

published January 12, 2011

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Kirkland & Ellis reported revenue in 2007 of $1.3 billion. The firm has consistently been ranked as one of the top litigation practices in America by The American Lawyer. Specifically, Kirkland & Ellis has been ranked high for their bankruptcy, private equity, and intellectual property practices. Among its many awards and recognitions, Kirkland & Ellis ranked number one for litigation in the 2008 Vault Survey of law firm partners and as the International Law Firm of the Year in the 2007 Lawyer Awards.

Among its high profile clients, Kirkland & Ellis have represented United Airlines, General Motors, Motorola, Honeywell, Raytheon, Samsung Electronics, Charter Communications, and, most recently, BP as it handles the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

Major practice areas at Kirkland & Ellis's are corporate and tax. In these areas, lawyers work on transactions for public and private companies with attorneys that focus specifically on real estate, corporate, securities, partnerships, ownership and financing. The firm has an impressive litigation practice area with many trial lawyers. Kirkland & Ellis also has healthy practices in the areas of intellectual property and restructuring.

The firm believes that there is strength in diversity and puts effort into bringing together people from diverse backgrounds. Kirkland & Ellis has put in place a diversity fellowship program at some of the United States' law schools. The students who become fellows receive salaried summer associate positions at a Kirkland & Ellis United States office as well as stipends.

Once an attorney has become part of Kirkland & Ellis they can gain enhanced insight through training at The Kirkland Institute. The institute runs year round and offers mock exercises, lectures, and presentations. At the firm, new attorneys can prosper not only from the institute, but from the experience seasoned partners have to offer them. The firm runs many programs through the institute including Trial Advocacy, Corporate Practice, Technology, and others.

The Kirkland & Ellis Foundation is a program that offers financial support to law-related charities that allow for education, improved community services, cultural awareness, youth programs, healthcare, diversity sensitivity, and other initiatives that improve the quality of life for others. Similarly, the firm is involved in pro bono work, offering free legal services to those who cannot afford it in practice area communities.

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published January 12, 2011

By CEO and Founder - BCG Attorney Search left
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