Kirkland & Ellis
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1909, Kirkland & Ellis is the largest law firm in the world by revenue and the seventh-largest by number of attorneys,[6] and was the first law firm in the world to reach US$4 billion in annual revenue.[7]
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No. of offices | 20 [1] |
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No. of attorneys | 2,725 (2021)[2] |
No. of employees | 5,721 (2021)[3] |
Key people | Jon A. Ballis,[4] chairman, global management executive committee |
Revenue | US$7.2 billion (2023) [5] |
Date founded | 1909; 115 years ago (1909) |
Founder | Robert R. McCormick |
Company type | Limited liability partnership |
Website | kirkland.com |
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Many attorneys from the firm have served as federal officials or judges, including United States Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and former Attorneys General William Barr and Robert Bork.[8][9]