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Quinn Emanuel Adds Longtime Kirkland Litigator In Chicago

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's office in Chicago has added a 24-year veteran of Kirkland & Ellis LLP who litigates intellectual property, high-profile torts and product liability matters, the firm announced this week.

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Kirkland's Jim Hurst Returns After Stint Away From Law

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Prominent Kirkland & Ellis LLP trial lawyer Jim Hurst is back at the firm, just months after announcing that he was leaving the practice of law, according to the firm's website and court filings.

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Prominent Kirkland Litigator Steps Away From Practicing Law

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Well-known Kirkland & Ellis LLP trial lawyer Jim Hurst has left the firm — and the practice of law altogether — following a more than 30-year career trying high-profile cases dealing with a range of matters including intellectual property, product liability and antitrust, Kirkland confirmed Thursday.

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Benesch Taps Partners From Kirkland & Ellis, Sheppard Mullin

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has added both a prominent Kirkland & Ellis LLP private equity partner, who will help spearhead its private equity group, as well as an accomplished commercial litigator from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, according to announcements made by the firm.

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Ex-Kirkland IP Partner Jumps To Miller Barondess In LA

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Miller Barondess LLP has hired a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner to co-lead its intellectual property practice in Los Angeles, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Ex-Kirkland Atty Urges Judge Not To Ax Harassment Case

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A former Kirkland & Ellis LLP associate urged a California federal judge to ignore the law firm's motion to dismiss her complaint claiming she was held to a stricter standard than her male colleagues before being wrongfully terminated, saying the firm's motion is meritless, but also asked for room to amend the complaint if necessary.

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Ex-Associate Says Kirkland's IP Team Favored Male Attorneys

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A former Kirkland & Ellis associate slapped the firm with a sex bias suit in California federal court Wednesday, claiming the partners that ran the intellectual property team held her to stricter standards than her male colleagues and fired her without warning after she complained.