Kirkland & Ellis is opening an Austin, Texas office with more than 20 lawyers, most of whom will relocate from the firm’s other outposts to staff what will be its third office in Texas.
The office will help the firm take advantage of the technology, renewables, and alternative energy industries that have prospered in Austin in recent years, Kirkland leaders said in a statement.
For the world’s largest firm by revenue, Kirkland has been relatively judicious about where it opens offices with only 16 worldwide. But it has been building in Texas since opening in Houston in 2014 and expanding ...