Kirkland & Ellis Looks to Return Fine for Oft-Injured Tennis Pro

Kirkland & Ellis usually defends big and prestigious companies, but on Thursday a high-powered partner at the world’s largest firm by revenue came to the aid of a down-and-out professional tennis player.

Having Chicago-based Kirkland partner Javier Rubinstein fighting pro bono to recover her French Open prize money may be some of the best news Anna Tatishvili has received during the past three years.

Georgia-born but playing as an American, Tatishvili was once ranked as high as No. 50 among professional women tennis players, but suffered an ankle injury in 2016 that sidelined her for most of three years. Her ...