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Kirkland Advises Warburg Pincus on Acquisition of Pharma Intelligence

February 11, 2022/in Legal news /by News

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, on the acquisition of Pharma Intelligence, a leading provider of specialist intelligence, data, and software for clinical trials, drug development, and regulatory compliance, from Informa PLC (LSE:INF.L), the international B2B markets knowledge services and business intelligence group. Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi based investment company, joins Warburg Pincus in the investment.

Read the Warburg Pincus press release

The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Adrian Maguire, Dan Clarke, Keir MacLennan and Keri Schick Norton; debt finance partners Eric Wedel, Neel Sachdev, Ben Steadman and Stefan Arnold-Soulby; tax partners Peter Abbott and Sam Trowbridge; antitrust partners Paula Riedel and Matthew Sinclair-Thomson; and technology and IP transactions partner Jenny Wilson.

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Kirkland Represents Vista Equity Partners on Strategic Growth Investment in BlueConic

January 21, 2022/in Legal news /by News

Kirkland & Ellis advised Vista Equity Partners, the leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, on its strategic investment in BlueConic, the market-leading pure-play customer data platform. The growth capital will help BlueConic further accelerate its mission to provide business users with access to unified and actionable first-party customer data.

Read the transaction press release 

The Kirkland team was led by corporate partner Vlad Kroll and associates Eric Reading, Charlie Hughes and Nicholas Cagle, debt finance partners Sonali Jindal and Andrea Weintraub and associates Paul Roberts and Shayona Dhanak, and investment funds partner Robert Emerson.

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Revolving doors: Cleary makes Bay Area move as HogLov and Squire enhance Africa offerings

December 1, 2021/in Legal news /by News

In a bold Bay Area play, Cleary Gottlieb has announced that it is opening in California with the arrival of renowned antitrust trial lawyer Heather Nyong’o and the relocation of a team of partners and associates from its New York and Washington DC offices to Palo Alto and San Francisco.

Nyong’o was partner-in-charge of WilmerHale’s San Francisco office and leader of its California antitrust and competition practice. She joins long-standing Cleary antitrust partners Brian Byrne and George Cary, white-collar partner Jennifer Kennedy Park, M&A partner Benet O’Reilly, and a team of six associates.

This move builds on Cleary’s many decades representing California’s leading technology companies, private equity firms, and other clients on transformative global antitrust, M&A, enforcement, and capital market matters.

‘We have long advised California clients on their most complex, sophisticated matters. The shifting regulatory environment and evolving needs of businesses across sectors adds compelling reasons to provide these clients with on-the-ground support,’ said Cleary managing partner Michael Gerstenzang. ‘We’ve assembled an outstanding team with the arrival of Heather and relocation of Brian, George, Jen, Benet, and a half-dozen fantastic associates. We will build on this strong foundation by expanding our Bay Area presence with additional exceptional talent in the coming months.’

Also in the US, Clifford Chance has appointed US and international tax specialist Paul Seraganian as a partner based in New York. Seraganian, who joins from Canadian Global 100 firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, where he was managing partner of its New York office, has more than 20 years’ experience in advising on the tax aspects of cross-border corporate transactions, securities offerings, financings and funds and investment management. He has significant experience in advising clients regarding tax-free and taxable reorganisations and acquisitions as well as structuring, operating and unwinding joint venture arrangements.

Head of CC’s US tax, pensions and employment group, David Moldenhauer, said: ‘As we observe the continued internationalisation of business and investment transactions and the related increase in the complexity of these transactions and client structures, Paul’s arrival to the firm further secures our ability to provide first-class advice on critical tax issues.’

Meanwhile, Hogan Lovells has announced the hire of Pinsent Masons partner Chris Green as it expands its corporate and finance capabilities in Johannesburg.

Green leads Pinsents’ South African transactional services practice, focusing on blue chip cross-border corporate M&A work across sectors that include consumer goods, financial services, telecoms and energy & natural resources for clients such as Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, AB InBev and BASF.

Commenting on the appointment, Johannesburg managing partner, Wessel Badenhorst, said: ‘We present the ideal platform for Chris to grow both domestic and worldwide relationships, significantly enhancing and complementing our expertise as well as our brand and presence in South Africa more generally.’

Meanwhile Squire Patton Boggs has enhanced its Africa offering and continued the expansion of its international disputes practice with the addition of Timi Balogun, an Africa projects and disputes specialist, who joins the firm in London as a partner.

Balogun has extensive experience in dispute resolution and international arbitration, acting for African governments, state entities and national oil and gas companies in high-profile disputes. He spent six years as general counsel of The Infrastructure Bank, formerly the Urban Development Bank of Nigeria, in Abuja, before joining Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle in London in 2015, where he was later promoted to partner.

He recently represented the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in commercial arbitration proceedings regarding disputes over oil lifting entitlements and was part of a team of lawyers that defended Nigeria in efforts to resist the recognition of a $10bn award in favor of P&ID, a BVI entity.

Peter Stewart, co-coordinator of Squire Patton Boggs’ Africa practice, said: ‘Timi is a rare commodity. In addition to his disputes expertise, he is a skilled and experienced project finance practitioner with a strong in-house counsel background. He is also qualified in both the UK and Nigeria, operating at a high level in both jurisdictions and globally. All of these qualities, combined with his deep knowledge of energy projects, make him a natural to take on a leadership role in our Africa practice and serve as a great asset for our clients.’

King & Spalding has boosted its Singapore corporate team with the arrival of Parveet Singh Gandoak from Skadden, where he was counsel.

Gandoak joins King & Spalding as a partner in the firm’s corporate, finance and investments (CFI) practice group, where he will focus on advising multinationals, sovereign wealth funds, private equity sponsors and venture capital firms on cross-border M&A and other deal-related activity in a range of sectors including tech, media, telecoms, energy and insurance.

Todd Holleman, head of King & Spalding’s CFI practice, said: ‘Parveet’s blend of international experience and entrepreneurial spirit further enhances our Asia M&A and private equity practices. He has a strong background in advising blue-chip clients on some of their largest and most complex transactions in south-east Asia and India, which taps straight into our existing transactional practice.’

In London, Kirkland & Ellis has recruited Ashurst private equity tax partner Alexander Cox. Cox focuses on the structuring of investment funds, including advising in relation to management company tax issues and carried interest. In addition, he also has significant experience advising on real estate tax matters covering both the establishment of real estate funds and the M&A transactions they undertake.

‘Alexander is a leading tax partner in the European private equity market who regularly advises financial sponsors on the structuring of their investment funds,’  said Jon Ballis, chairman of Kirkland’s executive committee. ‘We are delighted that Alexander is joining us and this will further strengthen our global tax team.’

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Kirkland shortens path to full partnership amid legal talent war

November 30, 2021/in Legal news /by News

Kirkland & Ellis’ move to knock one year off its equity partnership track could make the firm more competitive in the battle for legal talent, industry experts said.

The firm, which reportedly posted nearly $5 billion in revenue in 2020, announced internally on Wednesday that partners will be considered for ownership status after their ninth year out of law school, instead of their 10th. A Kirkland spokesperson on Wednesday confirmed the authenticity of the memo, which was first reported by Law.com, but declined to comment on the reasons for the change.

“Given the talent of our partnership and the increased responsibilities and experience gained in today’s environment, we believe that consideration for equity a year sooner is appropriate,” the memo said.

The rewards for those who make equity partner are significant. Kirkland had the third-highest profits-per-equity partner of any U.S. law firm in 2020 at about $6.2 million, according to The American Lawyer. It has topped the magazine’s annual revenue rankings for the last four years.

A shorter partnership track may bolster Kirkland’s appeal to senior associates at other firms and may prompt senior associates and non-equity partners already at Kirkland to think twice before leaving, said Kate Reder Sheikh, managing director of the associate practice group at legal recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa.

Law firms have been locked in competition for associates this year, raising salaries and doling out large bonuses to keep from falling behind. Partners, depending on their practices and books of business, have also been in high demand.

“I think every firm right now should be thinking about ways to make themselves appealing,” Sheikh said. “The partnership track is one of those levers they can pull.”

Kirkland already has the youngest partnership among the 200 top-grossing U.S. law firms, according to a recent analysis by legal data intelligence provider Leopard Solutions. Three-quarters of its partners got their law degrees in the 2000s, compared to an average of 41% for other top 200 firms.

Kirkland’s partnership structure is somewhat unique among major firms, Sheikh noted. Lawyers become salaried partners after six years, then are eligible for equity partnership after 10 years, which has now been reduced to nine years.

“This is a great way of retaining talent, attracting talent, and remaining competitive,” said Robert Kamins, a law firm consultant with Vertex Advisors. “It will force the market.”

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A&O group hire as DLA Piper lures former Freshfields finance chief

March 3, 2021/in Law Firm /by News

Allen & Overy  has launched a West Coast US practice, acquiring Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s project finance and renewables team in the US.

As a result, the team co-led by partners Dan Sinaiko and John Marciano will establish a new presence in Los Angeles for A&O. The team also comprises partners Greg Lavigne, Matthew Nesburn, Andrea Wang Lucan and Sam Kamyans, as well as ‘a large group of associates and counsel.’

In a bold statement of intent, Kent Rowey, a partner in the firm’s energy and infrastructure practice, said: ‘With this acquisition, A&O cements its status as the leading US and global renewables practice with the right expertise to help clients pursue the global energy transition’, while the newly-ensconced Marciano described the move as ‘the most significant law firm combination in the US renewables legal sector.’

The opening can be seen as an effort to make up for A&O’s high-profile failure to secure a transatlantic merger with West Coast royalty O’Melveny & Myers in 2019 .

Elsewhere, DLA Piper has identified a respected successor to Martin Bartlam for its head of international finance, projects and restructuring role, hiring seasoned Freshfields partner David Trott. Trott has been a partner at the Magic Circle outfit since 1997 and led its global finance team between 2012 and 2016, predominantly covering real estate finance, acquisition finance and corporate treasury matters.

Bartlam will work alongside Trott ‘to ensure a smooth leadership transition’, according to DLA. Olaf Schmidt, managing director of practice groups, said: ‘As the firm evolves, David’s fresh perspectives, exceptional leadership experience and deep market knowledge perfectly complement our strategy for the finance, projects and restructuring group.’

Meanwhile, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has appointed former Boies Schiller Flexner and Herbert Smith Freehills disputes partner Dominic Roughton. The experienced Roughton has a dual practice focusing on both international litigation and arbitration, particularly in the energy and mining sectors.

Quinn founder John Quinn commented: ‘His hire adds considerable weight to our fast-expanding London office which is in significant growth mode after a stunning 2020.’ The firm unveiled a striking 27% uptick in London turnover earlier this year.

Taylor Wessing has been in expansive form in the past week, hiring a real estate team from Greenberg Traurig as well as a trio of partners from Stephenson Harwood in London.

The real estate team is led by partner Michael Goldberg, who specialises in corporate finance, M&A, and capital markets work in the sector. He joins alongside a team of three associates.

The firm has also enhanced its life sciences and healthcare practice with the appointment of partners Andrew Edge, Karima Hudson and Andrew McLean from Stephenson Harwood. All three are corporate specialists, with Edge and Hudson possessing significant M&A experience in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has maintained its uncharacteristically lively start to 2021  with the hire of Geoffrey Bailhache, former managing director and general counsel of private equity firm Blackstone’s EMEA business, as a partner in London.

Prior to his in-house role, Bailhache spent several years in private practice at both Weil, Gotshal & Manges and SJ Berwin, advising on a range of private equity and corporate matters. Bailhache said: ‘Having worked alongside Simpson Thacher’s lawyers on transactions for many years, I am excited to join this talented group for the next chapter of my career.’

This week Simpson Thacher also hired former Kirkland & Ellis private funds partner James Board in its London office. Described as a ‘rising star in the private funds industry’ by Simpson Thacher’s head of private funds, Michael Wolitzer, Board primarily advises clients on the creation and operation of credit funds.

Latham & Watkins has made a significant restructuring hire in London through the appointment of Bruce Bell, previously a partner for over 20 years at Linklaters. Bell primarily advises companies, sponsors and financial institutions on complex financing, restructuring, and insolvency matters.

Stephen Kensell, managing partner of Latham’s London office, said: ‘Bruce is an exceptional practitioner with a stellar market reputation, and his expertise and product knowledge make him an excellent strategic fit for Latham’s practice in both London and globally.’

After floating in 2019 , asset management consultancy and alternative business structure MJ Hudson has landed a key hire in the form of ex-Skadden partner Stephen Sims. Sims joins MJ Hudson’s legal offering to be a partner in its funds practice.

Described as a ‘leading light’ by Andrew Mills, co-managing partner of MJ Hudson’s legal arm, he added that the ability to attract Sims to the firm ‘is testament to the unique environment at MJ Hudson.’

In Europe, Dentons has reinforced its banking and finance team in Warsaw by hiring Mark Segall as a partner from CMS, where he was head of the central and eastern Europe banking practice. Segall has more than 20 years’ experience in advising on a range of financial products including acquisition and leveraged finance, structured commodity finance and project finance.

Meanwhile K&L Gates has boosted its energy, infrastructure and resources practice by hiring former Squire Patton Boggs partner Ben Holland in its London office. Holland is an energy disputes partner with experience of international arbitration.

Holland said his arrival ‘connects me and my clients with first-class lawyers across the key energy and resources jurisdictions, at a time when many global energy markets are in a state of unbalance and change, and where global lawyer teams are needed to help them move forwards.’

Finally, Clyde & Co has made a significant insurance hire in Australia with the appointment of Jacques Jacobs as a partner in its Sydney office. Jacobs, who joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, specialises in assisting both domestic and international insurers on complex disputes and overage issues.

 

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Kirkland & Ellis set to hit $5 Billion Annual Revenue

February 4, 2021/in Law Firm, Legal news /by News

Already the world’s highest-grossing law firm, Kirkland & Ellis has seen strong growth across all of its strongest areas.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is on track to achieve annual revenue of around $5 billion following an upsurge of demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Financial Times first reported.

Insiders at the Chicago-based firm said that its turnover was approaching $5 billion for the twelve months to the end of January, up from $4.45 billion in the previous year. One partner described the firm’s performance as “eye-watering”.

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Jones Day promotes 50 partners as it shrugs off impact of Covid-19

December 18, 2020/in Legal news /by News

Jones Day has shrugged off the impact of Covid-19 in this year’s partner promotions round making up 50 lawyers across its network, up from 34 last year.

There are six promotions in the Asia Pacific region and six in Europe, with the remainder across its substantial national network of US offices.

The promotions were spread relatively widely across the network – partners were made up in 22 of the firm’s 41 bases with Washington DC accounting for the largest tally (six), followed by New York and the top 10 US firm’s Cleveland headquarters, which will both usher in five new partners on 1 January.

There is also a near even gender split – 24 of the new partners are women representing 48% of the cohort. Last year the split was exactly 50-50.

Notable among the appointments is that of firmwide head of pro bono Laura Tuell, who is based in Washington DC. The former trial lawyer oversees the firm’s global pro bono programme as well as having an active practice, particularly representing women asylum seekers seeking protection against gender prosecution.

Research published earlier this year found that more than 55 law firms globally employed 66 dedicated pro bono partners in 2019, compared with just six in 1999.

Among the more unusual locations welcoming new partners is the firm’s 32-strong Taipei office, where Jean Kuo is being made up. She has a broad practice that includes M&A, IP and antitrust with a focus on advising Japanese clients on their investments.

There are four promotions in Australia, up from two last year. In Sydney competition specialist Prudence Smith and M&A adviser Hemang Shah have been recognised while disputes specialists Pip Goldman and Daniel Moloney are joining the partnership from their bases in Brisbane and Melbourne respectively.

The Asia Pacific tally is completed by Shanghai-based IP litigator Guoping Da, who represents multinational companies in IP enforcement and infringement actions in the United States and China. She studied at Peking University before gaining a PHD in biochemistry in the US and then qualifying as a lawyer.

Meanwhile, in Europe, there were two promotions apiece in London (John Crowley, real estate, Laura Pembridge, private equity), Paris (Edouard Fortunet, private equity, Nicolas André, tax) and Brussels (Eva Monard, regulation, Jonas Van den Bossche, M&A).

In terms of practice areas the business and tort litigation team enjoyed the most promotions (nine) followed by M&A (seven) and IP (five).

In March, Jones Day was named the strongest law firm brand in the US for a fourth year in the Acritas 2020 US Law Firm Brand Index. However, last month it was forced to clarify its role as an adviser to Donald Trump by rebutting media claims it was involved in any litigation involving alleged voter fraud.

Earlier this week a group of six former associates withdrew a class and discrimination claim against the firm although they are still pursuing individual claims which the firm has dubbed ‘equally meritless’, according to Reuters Legal.

Other top US firms already to have announced their promotions include Latham & Watkins, which unveiled 33 new partners, the same as last year, and Kirkland & Ellis, which made up a record 145 partners.

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Goodwin Procter hires Kirkland & Ellis partner as it bets on M&A upswing

December 16, 2020/in Law Firm /by News

Goodwin Procter has hired M&A lawyer Joshua Zachariah from Kirkland & Ellis as it seeks to ramp up its transactions team in anticipation of a growth in new deals.

Zachariah joins the firm as a partner in Boston, though he will split his time between the firm’s East and West Coast offices given his previous deal-making experience in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Zachariah arrives at Goodwin after a decade as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco. He also spent five years as an associate at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in New York.

His experience spans all types of M&A matters for both public companies and private equity clients, including domestic and cross-border deals, joint ventures, strategic investments and take-privates. He also advises on corporate governance and shareholder activism matters.

Over his career, he has advised on more than $100bn of deals, notably in the tech and life sciences sectors.

Stuart Cable, Goodwin’s global M&A chair, said the firm’s strengths in technology, life sciences and private equity put it at a “unique advantage for our M&A clients seeking to capitalise on the new wave of opportunities at the intersection of these disruptive industries”.

Goodwin was third in Mergermarket’s Q1 -Q3 US M&A deal table by volume behind Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins, advising on 179 deals valued at $38.7bn, up from fourth for the same period last year. It was fifth in the equivalent global ranking – the same ranking it achieved in 2019.

Goodwin has recently advised on mega-deals including Slack’s $27.7bn sale to Salesforce and T-Mobile US’s $26.5bn merger with Sprint Corporation.

In October, it hired licensing partner Adam Bellack in Washington DC from Hogan Lovells to support its ongoing life sciences push and in September it hired a five-partner private equity team from Sidley Austin in London.

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Another $10m scalp for Kirkland as Freshfields star Maguire quits

January 9, 2019/0 Comments/in Legal news /by News

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Adrian Maguire is understood to be joining his former boss David Higgins at Kirkland & Ellis, over a year after the US firm made a concerted push to expand its corporate credentials in the City.

 

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