| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:lawyer 
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                                | gptkbp:businessModel | gptkb:public_company 
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                                | gptkbp:founded | 1909 
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                                | gptkbp:founder | gptkb:Stuart_G._Shepard gptkb:Robert_R._McCormick
 
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                                | gptkbp:headquartersLocation | gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:industry | legal services 
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                                | gptkbp:managingPartner | gptkb:Jon_A._Ballis 
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                                | gptkbp:notableAlumni | gptkb:Brett_Kavanaugh gptkb:Ken_Starr
 gptkb:Jeffrey_Rosen
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCase | representation in high-profile bankruptcy cases representation in major M&A transactions
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableClient | global 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfEmployees | over 3,500 attorneys 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfLocations | 19 
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                                | gptkbp:officeLocation | gptkb:Beijing gptkb:Dallas
 gptkb:Hong_Kong
 gptkb:Houston
 gptkb:London
 gptkb:Los_Angeles
 gptkb:Munich
 gptkb:New_York_City
 gptkb:San_Francisco
 gptkb:Shanghai
 gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
 
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                                | gptkbp:practiceArea | gptkb:environmental_policy gptkb:intellectual_property
 gptkb:tax_law
 antitrust
 private equity
 corporate law
 mergers and acquisitions
 litigation
 restructuring
 
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                                | gptkbp:rankedByRevenue | largest law firm in the world by revenue (2023) 
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                                | gptkbp:revenue | $6.5 billion (2023) 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.kirkland.com/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Century_City,_Los_Angeles,_California,_USA gptkb:Century_City,_Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 
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