Big Bankruptcy Results Are In, and There’s One Particular Winner

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. This week, we look at how Kirkland & Ellis’ bankruptcy practice performed during a tumultuous year. Sign up to receive this column in your inbox on Thursday mornings.

Two weeks ago I closed the book on reporting I’d done throughout 2020 highlighting the strength of the capital markets practice. There were a lot of winners in a practice buoyed by corporate America’s insatiable demand for capital amid the pandemic.

Along the same lines, I want to share full-year data on bankruptcy ...