Key facts
- Kirkland & Ellis will not publicly announce new partners this year.
- This is the second consecutive year the firm has skipped the announcement.
- Last year, the firm reached 200 partner promotions, but the class size decreased year-over-year for the first time in eight years.
Kirkland & Ellis has decided not to publicly announce new partners this year, a move that follows a similar decision last year. The firm's choice to skip the traditional partner promotion announcement is considered unusual by industry observers, such as Jeffrey Lowe of CenterPeak. Lowe noted that Kirkland & Ellis's position as an industry standard-bearer means that even minor strategy shifts attract significant attention. The decision comes after the firm promoted 200 partners last year, which was also the first time in eight years that the size of the partner class had decreased year-over-year.