Key Takeaways
- • Kirkland & Ellis, described as the largest US law firm by annual revenue, announced that a group of 40 Weil, Gotshal & Manges lawyers will join Kirkland in January, according to The Boston Globe.
- • Ramona Nee, co-leader of Weil's private equity practice and co-managing partner of its Boston office, is among the lawyers making the move after nearly 25 years at Weil.
- • Fellow Boston private equity partners Jakub Wronski (office co-managing partner), Emily Willey, and Michael Messina are also moving to Kirkland.
- • The move comes as Weil undergoes an unusual dissolution, with lawyers departing to rival firms.
Summary
Kirkland & Ellis has announced that a group of 40 lawyers from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, including prominent private equity attorney Ramona Nee, will join the firm in January, according to The Boston Globe. Kirkland is described in the report as the largest law firm in the US based on annual revenue.
Nee is a co-leader of Weil's private equity practice and co-managing partner of its 1,200-attorney firm's Boston office, where she has worked for nearly 25 years. Earlier this year, she had reportedly been poised to take over management of the firm before apparently opting out of the promotion. In a brief statement, Nee described Kirkland as an "outstanding fit" for her clients and those of her colleagues, and said the "collegiality and collaboration extended by Kirkland" during this period was very meaningful to her and the team.
Other Boston partners making the move include office co-managing partner Jakub Wronski, Emily Willey, and Michael Messina, all from Weil's private equity practice. The Globe notes that the commute will not change significantly: Weil's Boston office is at 1001 Boylston St., while Kirkland's is in the John Hancock Tower at 200 Clarendon St., about a mile away in the Back Bay.
The departures unfold against the backdrop of Weil's unusual dissolution, which has prompted weeks of speculation over which partners would leave and where they would land. The report frames the Kirkland announcement as the answer for the Boston office's most prominent private equity attorney.
Nee is a co-leader of Weil's private equity practice and co-managing partner of its 1,200-attorney firm's Boston office, where she has worked for nearly 25 years. Earlier this year, she had reportedly been poised to take over management of the firm before apparently opting out of the promotion. In a brief statement, Nee described Kirkland as an "outstanding fit" for her clients and those of her colleagues, and said the "collegiality and collaboration extended by Kirkland" during this period was very meaningful to her and the team.
Other Boston partners making the move include office co-managing partner Jakub Wronski, Emily Willey, and Michael Messina, all from Weil's private equity practice. The Globe notes that the commute will not change significantly: Weil's Boston office is at 1001 Boylston St., while Kirkland's is in the John Hancock Tower at 200 Clarendon St., about a mile away in the Back Bay.
The departures unfold against the backdrop of Weil's unusual dissolution, which has prompted weeks of speculation over which partners would leave and where they would land. The report frames the Kirkland announcement as the answer for the Boston office's most prominent private equity attorney.
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