Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an international law firm founded in Chicago. Known for its work in cases that go to trial, law firm Kirkland & Ellis maintains a variety of practices aimed mainly at corporate clients. Besides litigation, the firm's core practice areas include corporate transactions, intellectual property, restructuring, and tax. Kirkland has offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai and Washington, D.C.
The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival bringing top artists and 60,000 change makers together on the Great Lawn of Central Park each September to urge our leaders and fellow citizens to do more to help end extreme poverty. This advocacy concert celebrates the progress already made in fighting extreme poverty, secure financial commitments for tackling extreme poverty and disease, and mobilize thousands of ambassadors for change.