Kirkland & Ellis
American law firm
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| April 14 2025 | Kirkland & Ellis agreed to a deal with Donald Trump to provide pro bono legal work for far-right causes associated with the Trumpist movement. |
| 2024 | Reached $8.8 billion in revenue, representing a 22% increase, with profits per equity partner rising to $9.25 million. Experienced significant success in private equity, litigation, and M&A practices. |
| 2024 | Elevated a record 151 attorneys to partner, marking the firm's largest partner class size to date. |
| 2024 | Expanded European presence by opening a new office in Frankfurt, Germany to support growing regional business. |
| 2023 | Achieved $7.2 billion in gross revenue, becoming the top-ranked firm on The American Lawyer's 2024 Am Law 200 ranking and the highest-grossing law firm globally in the Global 200 survey. |
| June 2022 | Paul Clement separated from Kirkland & Ellis after the firm announced it would no longer handle Second Amendment litigation, subsequently opening a boutique law firm, Clement & Murphy PLLC, with Erin Murphy. |
| 2021 | The firm donated its $12.5 million portion of legal fees to multiple civil rights and HBCU-supporting organizations, including significant contributions to the Center for Racial Justice at Dillard University, Morgan State University's Civil Rights Center, and several other educational and civil rights institutions. |
| 2021 | Kirkland & Ellis successfully concluded a 15-year legal battle on behalf of Maryland's historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), resulting in lawmakers approving $577 million in additional state funding and a $22 million legal settlement. |
| 2020 | Represented Cariol Horne in her action for reinstatement to the Buffalo Police Department after being fired in 2008 for intervening in a potentially lethal arrest. |
| 2020 | Represented AbbVie in its US$63 billion acquisition of Allergan, which received the New York Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech Deal of the Year award. |
| 2020 | Kirkland & Ellis earns just under $5 billion in revenue, with growth attributed to heightened demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm claims 490 equity partners and 763 non-equity partners. |
| 2019 | Named 'Mergers & Acquisitions' Law Firm of the Year for advising on 400 U.S. based deals and the largest number of global deals. |
| 2018 | Vault ranked Kirkland & Ellis as the most prestigious firm in Chicago and the number-one firm in the U.S. for private equity, restructuring, and business outlook. |
| 2018 | Ranked as the American Lawyer Law Firm of the Year, highlighting the firm's significant professional achievement. |
| 2017 | Ranked second in the ATL Power 100 law firm rankings, demonstrating the firm's high standing in the legal industry. |
| 2013 | Represented AbbVie, a pharmaceutical company spun off from Abbott Laboratories, in a royalty dispute with MedImmune and won a $93.8 million jury award. |
| 2010 | Secured a summary judgment ruling for BP in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, determining BP had no duty to report under the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. |
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