Kirkland
Americannoun
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Jack, 1901–69, U.S. writer and playwright.
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a town in central Washington.
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Part of the reason Kirkland cycles through so many partners is that it pioneered the nonequity-partner tier, in which midcareer lawyers can use the title but don’t own a share of the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Key to Nee’s vision for Weil’s future was to scale up to compete with massive law firms like Kirkland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Kirkland & Ellis will add 40 lawyers from Weil’s private-equity, M&A and debt-finance practice areas in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
As of Friday the would-be chair and a top private equity lawyer, Ramona Nee, was in talks to join Kirkland & Ellis, a massive rival with which Weil had struggled to compete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
"I’ll contact Father Kirkland at St. Mary’s. He can make some calls and try to get us the hospital’s number."
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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