Kirkland & Ellis, a litigation-focused firm founded in Chicago, plans to open an office in Palo Alto, Calif., later this year as firms rush to the Silicon Valley area to grab talent and clients in the U.S. technology company center.
The firm’s management committee has approved the opening for autumn, though the plan won’t be finalized until after partners vote on it in the spring, according to a memo sent to lawyers at the firm and confirmed by some partners who declined to speak for the record. Brian Pitts, a spokesman for the firm, declined to comment on the plans.
