As the world’s highest-grossing law firm, Kirkland & Ellis is used to pushing the limits and has done so again making 141 partners in the largest partner-promotion in a big law firm.
The firm promoted 122 partners last year and interestingly it works to fast-track associates to partnership in contrast to many firms that increasingly restrict partnership access.
The firm has also been particularly active in London, taking marquee lawyers like David Higgins from Freshfields and more recently Adrian Maguire from the same firm.
With 2500 lawyers Kirkland & Ellis has plenty of salaried partners, the pool from which the equity partners are selected to share in the firm’s bumper profits. Last year the firm had turnover of $3.76 billion, the highest of any firm anywhere. As previously reported, the firm also generates a high PEP.
The firm’s 300-lawyer London office saw 16 new partners, with the office now generating almost $400m and its current level of promotions dwarf comparable rates at top London firms.
The rest of Kirkland’s new partners have been made up in the firm’s global offices spanning Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, San Francisco and Washington DC.
New partners are outlined below.
Boston
| Name | Practice Area |
| Jenelle M. DeVits | Debt Finance |
| Duncan N. Enista | M&A/Private Equity |
| Dave Gusella | M&A/Private Equity |
| Edward Kirby | Investment Funds |
| Jonathan S. Lipnick | Investment Funds |
| Andrew A. Roeder | Investment Funds |
Chicago
| Name | Practice Area |
| Carolyn L. Aiken | Debt Finance |
| Priya Gupta Arshanapalli | Investment Funds |
| Alyssa Christensen | M&A/Private Equity |
| Adam T. Clifford | M&A/Private Equity |
| Christina Dahlman | Litigation |
| Amelia Runyan Davis | M&A/Private Equity |
| Kyle P. Elder | M&A/Private Equity |
| Jay Emerick | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Jason A. Feld | Litigation |
| Kevin M. Frank | Capital Markets |
| Phil Vincent Giglio | Investment Funds |
| Kyle Gillen | Debt Finance |
| Alexandria Lauren Glispie | Investment Funds |
| Rachel B. Haig | Litigation |
| Melanie B. Harmon | M&A/Private Equity |
| Christopher M. Hayes | Restructuring |
| Daniel A. H. Hoppe | M&A/Private Equity |
| Alyssa C. Kalisky | Litigation |
| Caitlin A. Kovacs | Litigation |
| Aisha P. Lavinier | M&A/Private Equity |
| Allison McDonald | Litigation |
| Casey McGushin | Litigation |
| Ryan J. Moorman | Litigation |
| Jaran R. Moten | Litigation |
| Kelli M. Mulder | Litigation |
| Adam T. Parks | Investment Funds |
| Justin R. Redeker | Investment Funds |
| Samuel R. Scarcello | Investment Funds |
| Sydney Schneider | Litigation |
| Alexander M. Schwartz | Capital Markets |
| Tushin Shah | M&A/Private Equity |
| Alison Skaife | Tax |
| Jeffrey P. Swatzell | M&A/Private Equity |
| J. Ben Tyson | Litigation |
| Brian A. Verbus | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Stan Wash | Litigation |
| Kevin J. Wessel | Investment Funds |
| John Mason Wilkes | M&A/Private Equity |
| Spencer Winters | Restructuring |
| Lauren D. Yeager | M&A/Private Equity |
| Eric Yeager | Litigation |
Dallas
| Name | Practice Area |
| Jon David Kelley | Litigation |
| Marc Anthony Lipscomb | M&A/Private Equity |
| Arthur L. Lotz | Debt Finance |
| Lech K. Wilkiewicz | Debt Finance |
Hong Kong
| Name | Practice Area |
| Michelle Cheh | Investment Funds |
| Jamie Hill | Investment Funds |
| Wei-Yang Lim | Debt Finance |
| Amy Ngan | Litigation |
| Michael D. Rackham | M&A/Private Equity |
| Tzi-Yang Seow | M&A/Private Equity |
| Chelsea Xuan | M&A/Private Equity |
Houston
| Name | Practice Area |
| William Dong | Tax |
| Bryan D Flannery | Capital Markets |
| Jonathan G. C. Fombonne | Litigation |
| Allan Kirk | M&A/Private Equity |
| Sara-Ashley Moreno | Capital Markets |
| Jordan D. Roberts | Debt Finance |
| Ahmed Sidik | M&A/Private Equity |
| David Thompson | M&A/Private Equity |
| Kenneth A. Young | Litigation |
London
| Name | Practice Area |
| Annette Baillie | M&A/Private Equity |
| Steven Baldwin | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Ambarish Dash | Debt Finance |
| Helena Drury | M&A/Private Equity |
| Karen Ford | Debt Finance |
| Deirdre Haugh | Financial Services Regulatory |
| Annie Herdman | Antitrust/Competition |
| Morgan Hill | Capital Markets |
| Brad Hillson | Tax |
| Thomas Jemmett | Restructuring |
| Karim Kassam | Restructuring |
| Antoine Lebienvenu | Capital Markets |
| Jin Ooi | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Matthew Sinclair-Thomson | Antitrust/Competition |
| Joanna Thomson | Technology & IP Transactions |
| Sam Whittaker | M&A/Private Equity |
Los Angeles
| Name | Practice Area |
| Christine Bae | Debt Finance |
| Peter Connolly | Investment Funds |
| Edward Hillenbrand | Litigation |
| P. Paul Rezvani | Debt Finance |
| Michael Shultz | Real Estate |
| Dilveer S. Vahali | M&A/Private Equity |
| Benjamin A. Yaghoubian | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Jennifer Yapp | M&A/Private Equity |
Munich
| Name | Practice Area |
| Dr. Mark Aschenbrenner | M&A/Private Equity |
| Dr. Philip Goj | M&A/Private Equity |
| Daniel Hiemer | Tax |
| Dr. Alexander M.H. Längsfeld | Debt Finance |
New York
| Name | Practice Area |
| Mark Adler | Debt Finance |
| Daniel Amato | Debt Finance |
| Justin Barbosa | Tax |
| Alexia Renee Brancato | Litigation |
| Timothy L. Campany | Tax |
| Christopher Chan | Investment Funds |
| Andrea Conzatti | M&A/Private Equity |
| Ian Craig | Real Estate |
| Kristen A. Curatolo | Trusts & Estates |
| Daisy Darvall | Technology & IP Transactions |
| Tristan Evans-Wilent | Tax |
| Andy Fleischman | M&A/Private Equity |
| Suzannah J. Hacking | Investment Funds |
| Jacob B. Hansen | M&A/Private Equity |
| George Klidonas | Restructuring |
| David E. Mannion | Tax |
| Francisco J. Morales Barrón | M&A/Private Equity |
| Julia L. Onorato | Executive Compensation |
| Brett Pallin | Debt Finance |
| David L. Perechocky | M&A/Private Equity |
| Omar Raddawi | Debt Finance |
| Aslam A. Rawoof | Capital Markets |
| Sumana Setty | Investment Funds |
| Ian D. Sherwin | Executive Compensation |
| Megan Ward Spelman | M&A/Private Equity |
| Frank (Fangzhou) Wei | Technology & IP Transactions |
| Andrea Weintraub | Debt Finance |
| Ray Xu | Investment Funds |
San Francisco
| Name | Practice Area |
| Erin M. Blake | M&A/Private Equity |
| May Eaton | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Elise Edlin | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Austin Klar | Litigation |
| Katrina Anna Levy | Debt Finance |
| Sarah Roberts | Investment Funds |
Washington, D.C.
| Name | Practice Area |
| Damon C. Andrews | Litigation |
| Zachary A. Avallone | Litigation |
| Elizabeth Dalmut | Litigation |
| Michael DeRita | Antitrust/Competition |
| Noah Frank | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| AnnElyse Scarlett Gains | Restructuring |
| John Rhine | Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Carleigh Trappe Rodriguez | Environmental Transactions |
| Matthew D. Rowen | Appellate Litigation |
| Alexandra Russell | Litigation |
| Catie Ventura | Litigation |
| Thomas P. Weir | Litigation |
