Kirkland Partner Strategy Points to Top of New York Deals Heap

Oct. 3, 2024, 9:30 AM UTC

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column. I’m Roy Strom, and today we chart the rise of Kirkland’s deal work alongside shifts in its annual partner promotions. Sign up to receive this column in your Inbox on Thursday mornings.

Kirkland & Ellis this week topped the Big Law deals table through three quarters of the year.

The world’s largest law firm by revenue also announced a new batch of promotions to non-share partnerships, minting 200 new lawyers into the roles.

The two bits of news go hand-in-hand. Kirkland’s rise in deals work correlates with a decade-long strategy ...

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