Kirkland & Ellis Lays Off Associates Across US Offices (2)

Kirkland & Ellis has let go of some of its associates across US offices following mid-year performance reviews that took place last week.

The Chicago-founded law firm, which brought in $6 billion in gross revenue in 2022, laid off an unknown number of associates, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The cuts came at Kirkland’s California, Texas, Chicago and Salt Lake City, Utah, offices, the sources said.

A spokesperson for Kirkland told Bloomberg Law that these cuts “were not layoffs.”

“These were performance-based decisions resulting directly from our attorney review process, just like we do every year for ...