Kirkland & Ellis is opening an office in Salt Lake City, citing an effort to hire law students from Utah schools, as Big Law continues to move into new markets driven by a surge in work and a work-from-anywhere culture brought on by the pandemic.
Three Kirkland partners will relocate to its new Salt Lake City office: corporate partner Travis Nelson, litigation partner Brigham Cannon, and investment funds partner Warren Goodworth. Nelson and Cannon are BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School alumni.
The move mirrors Kirkland’s entrance this year into Austin, Texas, where it said it was targeting lawyers ...
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