Kirkland & Ellis US

Banking

Modern tower buildings or skyscrapers in financial district with cloud on sunny day in Chicago, USA. Construction industry, business enterprise organization, or communication technology concept

This week’s people moves: Sidley, Akin, Kirkland & Ellis and more

New hires were made across the investment funds, financial services and M&A practices in London, Dallas, Houston, Chicago and New York

Karry Lai, May 15 2025

M&A

IFLR+ Talent Tracker Annual Review: US law firms dominated UK lateral hires in 2024

Paul Hastings, Holland & Knight and Kirkland & Ellis topped the finance and M&A recruitment drive in the US while Simmons & Simmons, Sidley Austin and Paul Weiss dominated in the UK

Karry Lai, January 29 2025

M&A

Conducting antitrust investigations into dominant market players suspected of engaging in anti competitive behavior such as price fixing collusion or predatory pricing imposing fines and

Opinion: EU and US antitrust crackdown sparks goldrush for law firms

Campaigns against monopolistic practices have inadvertently heralded a golden era for law firms

Olivia Adam, June 07 2024

M&A

LONDON- Post Office branch signage in London. A British retail post office company with branches across the UK

UK and US firms lead on Royal Mail $4.6 billion takeover

Slaughter and May, Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Weiss and Ashurst are advising on the takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company

Olivia Adam, May 29 2024

Capital Markets

Five minutes with … Robert Hayward, Kirkland & Ellis

Each week IFLR speaks to a different lawyer about their life and career

Karry Lai, May 20 2024