Kirkland & Ellis Seizes New $3 Billion Business: Litigation

Bloomberg Law profiled the rapid growth of Kirkland’s litigation practice, citing nearly 300 litigators the Firm has added since the beginning of last year, eclipsing all other top 50 law firms. Firm leaders discussed the keys to Kirkland’s litigation success, including geographic expansion, wrap-around client support, a team-based approach to client relationships and recent significant litigation hires. 

"... The world’s largest law firm by revenue remains entrenched as a premier adviser to the private equity industry. But now it is using a familiar playbook to strengthen the business on which it was founded: fighting courtroom battles.

Kirkland’s litigation practice grew faster than any of its other business lines through the first nine months this year, the firm’s leaders said.”

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