A press release from Business Wire titled “Pinnacle Security Announces Full-Service Security Solution; Closes on $150 Million Senior Financing” describes Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the Chicago-based international law firm, as the legal firm providing legal advice to Pinnacle Security, the leading security systems provider that closed on a senior debt facility with LaSalle Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Foothill thru a revolving credit facility.

Wikipedia provides a comprehensive profile on the international law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, including the firm’s recognition, prominent clients, political contributions, associate compensation, its Diversity Fellowship Program, endowed professorships, and its active support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender causes. The profile also provides a list of additional Kirkland & Ellis references as well as useful firm-related external links.

A report from Law.com titled The 2008 Global 100: The English Advantage illustrates how the international law firm Kirkland & Ellis has made significant profit gains despite bankruptcy practices, with its augmenting PPP (profits per partner) from $1.4 million to $1.9 million between 2001 and 2004.

A press release from The Earth Times titled “Kirkland & Ellis LLP Hires Former SEC Enforcement Lawyer” announces the joining of Charles J. Clark in the international law firm Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. The article also added that Clark’s solid years of experience, including his stint at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will be an asset in the firm’s practice in white collar defense and securities enforcement.

An article from The Lawyer titled “Kirkland and Willkie Power Up For Constellation Deal” describes how legal firms Kirkland & Ellis and Willkie Farr & Gallagher act as legal advisors for the $4.7 billion acquisition of Constellation Energy by MidAmerican Energy, with Kirkland advising Constellation Energy.

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