Blackstone Inc. paid $101.3 million in legal fees to Kirkland & Ellis last year, the company disclosed in a securities filing Friday.
The payday is more than double the $41.6 million that Kirkland earned during 2023, according to prior filings by Blackstone. The New York-based alternative asset manager and private equity firm discloses its payments to the law firm because Kirkland partner Reginald Brown has been a member of its board since 2020. Kirkland was the largest law firm in the world by revenue last year.
The 10-K filing shows that Blackstone’s longtime chief legal officer, John Finley, received nearly ...
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