In 2023, the majority of attorneys working for Kirkland & Ellis in the United States were white. The next most represented race were Asians, with almost *** fewer attorneys in the firm’s workforce. The race with the least amount of representation were native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders, with a total of ***** people from this race working as an attorney for Kirkland & Ellis in 2023. Kirkland & Ellis remained one of the largest law firms in the world going by both number of attorneys and revenue. Specialized law services Since the founding of the law firm in 1909, Kirkland & Ellis have prided themselves on personalized services to its clients and dealing with intellectual property matters, restructurings, white collar and government disputes, and several other areas of BigLaw. Lawyers working for Kirkland & Ellis are therefore allowed to charge premium prices for their services, making their lawyers some of the most well paid in the United States. Notable alumni Kirkland & Ellis have had several significant public figures working for their law firm including William Barr who was the United States Attorney General under Donald Trump, and Brett Kavanaugh who was controversially appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, splitting American public opinion as to whether he was an appropriate figure to be representing the United States on a juridical level.

In 2024, the majority of attorneys working for Sidley Austin LLP in the United States were white men. Out of a total of ***** U.S. based associates working for the firm, *** of them came from a white background. In terms of gender diversity, men made up the majority of attorneys working for Sidley Austin in 2024. The racial group with the largest representation outside of those coming from a white background were Asian.

In 2024, most attorneys working for Skadden Arps were white. White attorneys also represented the highest representation of female attorneys working for the law firm. The highest non-white number of attorneys were those from an Asian background, with more than *********** in total. Asian women also represented the largest number of non-white female attorneys.

In 2024, the majority of attorneys working for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in the United States were white. Out of a total of *** U.S. based associates working for the firm, over *** of them were white. In terms of gender diversity, men made up the majority of attorneys working for Paul Weiss in 20234 The racial group with the largest representation outside of those coming from a white background were Asian.

In 2024, the majority of attorneys working for Dentons LLP in the United States were white. Out of a total of 284 U.S. based associates working for the firm, almost 200 of them came from a white background. In terms of gender diversity, men made up the majority of attorneys working for Dentons in 2024. The racial group with the largest representation outside of those coming from a white background were Asian.

In 2024, the majority of attorneys working for Goodwin Procter LLP in the United States were white. Out of a total of *** attorneys working for the firm, over *** of them came from a white background. In terms of gender diversity, men made up the majority of attorneys working for Goodwin Procter in 2024. The racial group with the largest representation outside of those coming from a white background were Asian.

In 2023, the vast majority of equity partners working for Kirkland & Ellis in the United States were white men. The next most represented race was Asian, with over *** fewer attorneys working for Kirkland & Ellis. The group with the least amount of representation were Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, with *** woman in total from these racial groups represented in equity partner positions at Kirkland & Ellis.

In 2022, Munger Tolles was considered as the best law firm in the United States as defined by A-List scores created by the source. These scores have been defined by revenue per lawyer, diversity, the percentage of female equity partners, amongst other factors.