Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Kirkland-Bancroft announce blockbuster appellate combination, (Sep 12, 2016)
Law Firms Mentioned:Bancroft PLLC | Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Organizations Mentioned:Bancroft, PLLC | Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement, along with his entire current law firm, is joining Kirkland & Ellis LLP. All of the attorneys with Bancroft PLLC, an elite appellate litigation boutique firm founded by former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Viet D. Dinh, will join Kirkland by October 1, 2016, in time for the Supreme Court’s new term, according to the announcement.
Clement is one of a select group of lawyers who frequently appear before the Supreme Court in a variety of matters, including constitutional and administrative law challenges to federal government actions and regulations. Clement clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and was the Solicitor General from 2004 to 2008 under President George W. Bush.
Bancroft founding partner Viet Dinh is a recognized expert in corporate governance and compliance matters. Kirkland’s leaders said the arrival of Bancroft’s lawyers will further enhance Kirkland’s own global litigation practice, especially the firm’s ability to counsel clients from the early stages of litigation to the Supreme Court.
Attorneys: (Bancroft PLLC). (Kirkland & Ellis LLP).
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