Bloomberg Law
December 10, 2018, 12:25 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: Kirkland & Ellis PE Partner Ballis in Line to Become Chairman in 2020

  • Kirkland & Ellis is in the news for several reasons over the last few days. First, the Chicago-based firm said in an internal memo that current chief Jeffrey Hammes will step down on Feb. 1, 2020, after three terms as chairman, to be replaced by partner Jon Ballis, a corporate partner who has become one of the firm’s best-known private equity lawyers. Under Hammes’ watch, Kirkland has doubled its revenue to more than $3.2 billion and recently passed Latham & Watkins to become the world’s biggest by gross revenue in 2017. (Bloomberg Law via BLB)

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