Wake Up Call: Kirkland & Ellis Takes 2 From Linklaters for New Paris Office

•Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s top law firm by revenue, is opening its first Paris office, staffed by a pair of corporate partners taken from elite U.K. firm Linklaters. The Paris outpost is only the second European office for Kirkland & Ellis, which has had a Munich branch for about 13 years. ( Legal Business )

• Another Chicago-founded giant, Baker McKenzie, said it is adding a new legal services hub in Tampa, on top of its existing back-office operations in Northern Ireland and the Philippines. When it gets rolling in 2020, the new Florida center is expected to have more than 300 ...