Last week Kirkland & Ellis announced that after 10 years as chairman, Jeffrey Hammes will step aside in February 2020, handing over the reins of the world’s highest-grossing law firm to private equity partner Jon Ballis.  

Kirkland’s announcement capped a busy and, at times, surprising year of leadership changes among Am Law 200 firms.

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