Overview
Kirkland & Ellis is the largest law firm in the world by revenue. The 2026 Am Law 100, published by The American Lawyer on 14 April 2026, records gross revenue of US$10.556bn for 2025, an increase of 19.93%, from 4,145 lawyers.[1] Its profits per equity partner of US$11.121m were the second-highest in the ranking after Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.[2] Kirkland has since announced that it will stop sharing its financial figures with The American Lawyer.[9]
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett- DLA Piper
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