Kirkland & Ellis

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URL: www.kirkland.com
Main Office: Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago; London; Los Angeles; Munich; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
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Blog Posts

Skaddenfreude: A Look Inside the Life of a Kirkland & Ellis Contract Attorney
Aug 17, 7:04 AM PDT
We call it Skaddenfreude : taking pleasure in the misfortune of others who work at large law firms. Today’s tale of Skaddenfreude involves a contract attorney working a project in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis . Let’s kick it off with a picture…. In the picture above, note the...

Firm News

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Who Knew Rental Cars Could be So Interesting?The Am Law DailyThe latest: Avis, advised by Kirkland & Ellis (with an antitrust assist from Arnold & Porter), has raised its cash and stock offer for Dollar to about $1.35 …Avis Budget Increases Premium Offer for Dollar Thrifty and Sets the Record …MarketWatch (press release)Avis Raises Dollar Thrifty Bid to $1.35 BillionBloombergAvis Budget Group increases premium offer to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive …Trading Markets (press release)all 301 news articles »
Los Angeles Times
Burger King Agrees to $3.3 Billion 3G Capital OfferBloombergBurger King was advised by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3G Capital's legal advisers were Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Burger King's were Skadden …Deal Profile: 3G to Acquire Burger KingWall Street Journal (blog)Burger King to Sell Itself to 3G for $4 BillionNew York Times (blog)Burger King Holdings, Inc. to Be Acquired by 3G CapitalMarketWatch (press release)The Am Law Daily -Meattradenewsdaily (blog)all 1,524 news articles »
Clayton Dubilier to Buy Stake in Univar, Valuing CVC Unit at $4.2 BillionBloombergSullivan & Cromwell LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP provided legal counsel to CVC and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised Clayton.Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Announces Agreement with CVC Capital Partners to …PR Newswire (press release)Debevoise, S&C on Clayton's $2 Billion Univar Buy-InThe American LawyerClayton, Dubilier Buys Stake in UnivarNew York Times (blog)all 18 news articles »
Judgment Entered in Epic Fight Over Artificial Blood VesselCorporate Counsel… in-house lawyers and IP partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins went to trial to defeat competing ownership claims by a bevy of pretendings, …
Kirkland Loses Another IP Partner as Pharma Patent Litigator Joins Paul Hastings.Corporate CounselIn another blow to Kirkland & Ellis's intellectual property practice, partner Gerald Flattmann Jr., who specializes in pharmaceutical and biotech patent …
Financial investors to sell Logan's Roadhouse to Kelso & CompanyTrading Markets (press release)Credit Suisse and North Point Advisors are acting as financial advisors, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as legal advisor Logan's Roadhouse. …Private-equity firm buys Logan's RoadhouseBizjournals.comLogan's Roadhouse to be soldNashville Business JournalLogan's sold to private-equity firmNashville Post (subscription)all 55 news articles »
Business Journal
Shift in ownership at Peak 10Bizjournals.comWomble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is serving as legal counsel to Peak 10, and Kirkland & Ellis is serving as legal counsel to Welsh Carson.Welsh Carson Acquires Control of Peak 10Data Center Knowledgeall 44 news articles »
Capmark Settles With Lenders Owed $1.5 Billion to Avoid Lawsuit Over LoanBloomberg… the value of the estate,” James Sprayregen and Edward Sassower, attorneys for the lenders with law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, wrote in court papers. …and more »
Is the Billable Hour Going Away? Not According to the Supreme CourtWall Street Journal (blog)But on Friday, former Kirkland & Ellis partner and current Northwestern Law professor Steven Harper added yet another reason to the list: The US Supreme …
If Blockbuster Goes Bankrupt, Weil Will Be ThereThe American Lawyer… its latest restructuring battle are lawyers from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, who got the call this time instead of their counterparts at Kirkland & Ellis. …and more »
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