Kirkland & Ellis Expanding with New Office in Nashville

Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s largest law firm by revenue, announced today that it is opening an office in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of its strategy to attract top legal talent and meet growing client demand.

“Nashville offers an ideal environment for our continued growth by enhancing our ability to attract exceptional legal talent in a vibrant and growing city with talented lawyers and a strong law school community,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We’re excited to open our doors in the Music City with a terrific group of lawyers across our litigation and transactional practice areas.”

Kirkland launches in Nashville with four litigation partners — Tara Blake, Matt Smith, Paul Rosenblatt and Travis Swearingen — and a number of additional partners and associates who bring extensive experience at trial and in large, complex commercial disputes, class actions, product liability and mass tort matters.

“Our launch in Nashville is part of our aggressive nationwide growth strategy in litigation, which we intend to continue in 2026,” said Andrew Kassof, a litigation partner and member of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “As a litigation department, we’ve never been stronger, and talented litigators in Nashville will bring additional skill and depth to our team.”

The Firm also has a number of partners and associates across its transactional practices in place at launch and, like litigation, will look to add more in the Nashville market. 

“We’re excited to build out a full-service office engaged on high-profile and complex transactional matters alongside lawyers across our national platform,” said Andy Calder, a corporate partner and member of Kirkland’s Executive Committee.