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How a private equity boom fuelled the world's biggest law firm

Financial Times
By James Fontanella-Khan, Sujeet Indap and Barney Thompson

When he took the helm at a Chicago-based law firm called Kirkland & Ellis in 2010, with the aim of turning it into a world-beater, few in the industry thought Jeff Hammes stood a chance.

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