Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom were among the big winners at the Transatlantic Legal Awards, held June 14 in London.

Kirkland (pictured) beat back competition from a raft of leading international law firms to be named Transatlantic Law Firm of the Year at the awards, hosted by LegalWeek editor-in chief Georgina Stanley and The American Lawyer editor-in-chief Gina Passarella.