Kirkland & Ellis
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| legal form | LLP |
| founding | 1908 |
| Seat | Chicago and 14 other offices worldwide |
| management | Jeffrey C. Hammes |
| Number of employees | Over 2,700 lawyers (as of January 2020) |
| sales | $ 3.76 billion as of September 2019 |
| Branch | Legal advice |
| Website | kirkland.com |
Kirkland & Ellis is a global law firm in the legal form of an LLP . In 2018, it achieved sales of 3.76 billion US dollars , making it one of the top-selling law firms worldwide.
Today more than 2,700 professionals work in 15 offices and the headquarters in Chicago . The law firm maintains an office in Munich to cover the German market . The focus of activity is in the main market United States in the areas of private equity , litigation, restructuring and industrial property rights .
history
In 1908 Stewart Shepard and Robert McCormick founded a law firm in Chicago . McCormick, grandson of the Chicago Tribune founder Joseph Medill , left the firm as early as 1920 to work as publisher of the paper.
Weymouth Kirkland , who joined the firm in 1915, subsequently represented the Tribune and other newspapers, particularly in cases of personal rights . He and Howard Ellis , who joined the firm the same year as Kirkland, made several press law history . For example, Ellis defended the right to “objective criticism” which is now a fundamental part of freedom of speech in the United States .
As a result, the firm expanded and also became active in other areas of law, for example through the accession of the renowned criminal defense attorney Hammond Chaffetz in 1938, which contributed significantly to its growth. In the following years the original name of the law firm Shepard & McCormick changed several times, until the name Kirkland & Ellis was finally established in 1972.
Kirkland & Ellis now advises clients worldwide on mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions, intellectual property, restructuring and tax law, and also represents them in national and international litigation. The law firm is one of the law firms with the highest turnover in the world.
Lawyers working for the firm (selection)
The following lawyers, among others, have worked for Kirkland & Ellis:
- William Barr , US Attorney General under President Donald Trump ,
- Alexander Acosta, US Secretary of Labor under President Donald Trump ,
- Alex Azar , US Secretary of Health under President Donald Trump ,
- John Bolton , former National Security Advisor of the United States under President Donald Trump ,
- Pat Cipollone , White House Counsel under President Donald Trump ,
- Neil Eggleston , Former White House Legal Advisor to President Barack Obama ,
- Paul Clement , Ken Starr, and Robert Bork , Former U.S. Solicitor General (United States Supreme Attorney),
- Viet D. Dinh , chief legal counsel of the US film studio 20th Century Fox .
Selected mandates
For example, the
- Legal representation of the British oil company BP after the sinking of its Deepwater Horizon drilling platform , the consequence of which ( oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ) went down in history as the worst environmental catastrophe of its kind,
- Legal representation of the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen in disputes in connection with the so-called diesel exhaust scandal ,
- Legal representation of the US-American automobile manufacturer General Motors in connection with the recall of 2.6 million vehicles due to defective ignition locks (which resulted in 80 deaths and 148 non-fatal accidents),
- Legal representation of US investment banker and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in connection with eased detention
- Legal representation of the US sporting goods supplier Nike against copyright infringements in connection with the company's so-called "Jumpman logo" (amount in dispute of over 2 billion US dollars),
- Legal representation of the US pharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc. in a dispute with its competitor MedImmune,
- Legal representation of the US medical device manufacturer MedTronic in a patent dispute worth billions with its competitor Atlas IP ,
- Restructuring of the US toy company Toys "R" Us ,
- Advising a group of leading investors in the fish industry in connection with allegations of illegal practices against China Fishery .
Branches
In addition to its headquarters in Chicago, Kirkland & Ellis has fourteen other offices in Beijing , Boston , Dallas , Hong Kong , Houston , London , Los Angeles , Munich , New York City , Palo Alto ( Silicon Valley ), Paris , San Francisco , Shanghai and Washington , DC
Individual evidence
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- ↑ Illinois Institute of Technology Hall of Fame , accessed August 12, 2008
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- ↑ Law.com (Kirkland & Ellis). Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ JUVE- www.juve.de: Productivity clearly in the plus: Latham scratches at the 900,000 euro mark at UBT. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ David Johnston: Barr Is Confirmed on Voice Vote As 77th Attorney General of US In: The New York Times . November 21, 1991, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed September 26, 2019]).
- ^ John King, Manu Raju and Dan Merica CNN: Trump names first Hispanic Cabinet pick. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Who is Alex Azar. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ John Bolton joins Ken Starr at Kirkland & Ellis. Retrieved September 26, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Cristian Farias: With Legal Storm Looming, Pat Cipollone May Be Perfect for White House Counsel. October 17, 2018, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Kirkland & Ellis Hires Prominent White Collar Attorney Eggleston. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Paul D. Clement | Lawyers | Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ John Bolton joins Ken Starr at Kirkland & Ellis. Retrieved September 26, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Kirkland & Ellis Fondly Remembers Former Partner Robert Bork | News | Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Joe Flint: Viet Dinh to Become Chief Legal Officer of the New Fox. Retrieved September 26, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Meet the lead attorneys involved in the BP oil spill trial | NOLA.com. February 26, 2013, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Oil spill: BP is considering stopping additional sealing of the well . In: Spiegel Online . August 13, 2010 ( spiegel.de [accessed September 26, 2019]).
- ↑ Graham Ruddick: Volkswagen hires BP oil spill lawyers to defend cases emissions . In: The Guardian . September 23, 2015, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed September 26, 2019]).
- ^ Litigation Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Law360. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ General Motors compensated for around 80 deaths. April 6, 2015, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Julie K. Brown: How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime. In: Miami Herald. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Rick Mitchell-Freelance Correspondent: Wake Up Call: Kirkland Lawyers Facing Glare in Epstein Sex Trafficking Case. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Litigation Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Law360. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ US court: Nike's "Jumpman" logo does not infringe any copyrights. April 25, 2018, accessed October 10, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Nike Wins Dismissal Over "Stolen" Jumpman Logo Lawsuit. Retrieved October 10, 2019 .
- ^ Litigation Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Law360. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ ABBVIE INC. v. MEDIMMUNE LIMITED. February 5, 2018, accessed October 10, 2019 .
- ^ AbbVie Inc. v. MedImmune Ltd. | Fish. February 12, 2018, Retrieved October 10, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Kirkland Secures $ 56M in Fees for Toys R Us Bankruptcy | The American Lawyer . In: The American Lawyer . ( law.com [accessed September 26, 2019]).
- ↑ China Fishery Bonds Plunge as HSBC Seeks to Wind Up Company. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Tom Corrigan: Lawsuits Seek Millions From HSBC Following China Fishery Probe . In: Wall Street Journal . July 2, 2018, ISSN 0099-9660 ( wsj.com [accessed October 10, 2019]).