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Jon A. Ballis is the Chairman of ],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Jon A. Ballis, P.C. {{!}} Professionals {{!}} Kirkland & Ellis LLP |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123010505/https://www.kirkland.com/lawyers/b/ballis-jon-a-pc |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> the largest law firm in the world by revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=The 2023 Global 200 Ranked by Revenue {{!}} Law.com International |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910142102/https://www.law.com/international-edition/2023/09/19/the-2023-global-200-ranked-by-revenue/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> In 2018 Ballis was named to succeed Jeffrey Hammes as Chairman begining in February, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-11 |title=Kirkland & Ellis Names New Chairman to Replace Jeffrey Hammes |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611203506/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kirkland-ellis-names-chairman-replace-102204410.html |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> '''Jon A. Ballis''' is the Chairman of ],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Jon A. Ballis, P.C. {{!}} Professionals {{!}} Kirkland & Ellis LLP |url=https://www.kirkland.com/lawyers/b/ballis-jon-a-pc |access-date=2024-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123010505/https://www.kirkland.com/lawyers/b/ballis-jon-a-pc |archive-date=23 November 2024 }}</ref> the largest law firm in the world by revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=The 2023 Global 200 Ranked by Revenue {{!}} Law.com International |url=https://www.law.com/international-edition/2023/09/19/the-2023-global-200-ranked-by-revenue/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910142102/https://www.law.com/international-edition/2023/09/19/the-2023-global-200-ranked-by-revenue/ |archive-date=10 September 2024 }}</ref> In 2018 Ballis was named to succeed Jeffrey Hammes as Chairman beginning in February, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-11 |title=Kirkland & Ellis Names New Chairman to Replace Jeffrey Hammes |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kirkland-ellis-names-chairman-replace-102204410.html |access-date=2024-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611203506/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kirkland-ellis-names-chairman-replace-102204410.html |archive-date=11 June 2019 }}</ref>


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== Early Life and Education == == Early Life and Education ==
Ballis grew up in the ]. Ballis attended ], where he played basketball with ], now COO of ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-14 |title=While pandemic loomed, Kirkland & Ellis boomed |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/while-pandemic-loomed-kirkland-ellis-boomed |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Crain's Chicago Business |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Kirkland’s Blackstone Fees Slip as Legal Chief’s Pay Also Falls |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304205024/https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/kirklands-blackstone-fees-slip-as-legal-chiefs-pay-also-falls |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> In 1987, Ballis went to attend ] in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, graduating with High Honors in 1991. He then matriculated to ], graduating cum laude in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legal 500 - Kirkland & Ellis - Jon Ballis |url=https://www.legal500.com/firms/50540-kirkland-ellis-llp/53111-chicago-usa/lawyers/2961754-jon-ballis/?edition=united-states/2019-edition/lawyers/593304-carl-rauh/lawyers/593304-carl-rauh/lawyers/593398-joy-sturm/}}</ref> Ballis grew up in the ]. Ballis attended ], where he played basketball with ], now COO of ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-14 |title=While pandemic loomed, Kirkland & Ellis boomed |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/while-pandemic-loomed-kirkland-ellis-boomed |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Crain's Chicago Business |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Kirkland's Blackstone Fees Slip as Legal Chief's Pay Also Falls |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/kirklands-blackstone-fees-slip-as-legal-chiefs-pay-also-falls |access-date=2024-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304205024/https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/kirklands-blackstone-fees-slip-as-legal-chiefs-pay-also-falls |archive-date=4 March 2024 }}</ref> In 1987, Ballis went to attend ] in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, graduating with High Honors in 1991. He then matriculated to ], graduating cum laude in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legal 500 - Kirkland & Ellis - Jon Ballis |url=https://www.legal500.com/firms/50540-kirkland-ellis-llp/53111-chicago-usa/lawyers/2961754-jon-ballis/?edition=united-states/2019-edition/lawyers/593304-carl-rauh/lawyers/593304-carl-rauh/lawyers/593398-joy-sturm/}}</ref>


== Career == == Career ==
Ballis began working at law firm ] in 1994 and earned partner in 2002. He joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in 2005. At Kirkland & Ellis he has concentrated on ] deals. He has handled legal services for major private equity companies including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-22 |title=Jon Ballis |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/jon-ballis |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Crain's Chicago Business |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-10 |title=After the hammer, a scalpel – Kirkland confirms long-groomed successor to ‘visionary’ chair Hammes |url=https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/after-the-hammer-a-scalpel-kirkland-confirms-long-groomed-successor-to-visionary-chair-hammes/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Legal Business |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jon A Ballis |url=https://chambers.com/lawyer/jon-a-ballis-usa-5:196452 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=chambers.com |language=en}}</ref> Ballis began working at law firm ] in 1994 and earned partner in 2002. He joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in 2005. At Kirkland & Ellis he has concentrated on ] deals. He has handled legal services for major private equity companies including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-22 |title=Jon Ballis |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/jon-ballis |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Crain's Chicago Business |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-10 |title=After the hammer, a scalpel – Kirkland confirms long-groomed successor to 'visionary' chair Hammes |url=https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/after-the-hammer-a-scalpel-kirkland-confirms-long-groomed-successor-to-visionary-chair-hammes/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Legal Business |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jon A Ballis |url=https://chambers.com/lawyer/jon-a-ballis-usa-5:196452 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=chambers.com |language=en}}</ref>


As chairman he has continued Kirkland & Ellis's increasing focus on advising private equity deal s and poaching revenue producing lawyers from other firms by incentivizing them with high pay.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Louch |first=Will |date=2023-12-12 |title=Kirkland & Ellis: is it party over for the world’s most profitable law firm? |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d89b8105-0b71-49cd-83f7-3ce48f7ddbdd |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirkland & Ellis hires senior Macfarlanes tax partner in London |url=https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/kirkland-ellis-hires-senior-macfarlanes-tax-partner-in-london-20231122}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wall Street 'Nightmare' Alive as Kirkland Poaches From Wachtell |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/wall-street-nightmare-alive-as-kirkland-poaches-from-wachtell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirkland & Ellis Adds Two Partners to Growing Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit Practice {{!}} News {{!}} Kirkland & Ellis LLP |url=https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland-ellis-adds-two-partners-to-growing-structured-finance-structured-private-credit-practice |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=www.kirkland.com |language=en}}</ref> Kirkland & Ellis has the second highest profit per partner of any United States law firm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2024 Am Law 100: Ranked by Profits Per Equity Partner |url=https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/04/16/the-2024-am-law-100-ranked-by-profits-per-equity-partner/?slreturn=20241210122914 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=The American Lawyer |language=en}}</ref> As chairman he has continued Kirkland & Ellis's increasing focus on advising private equity deals and poaching revenue producing lawyers from other firms by incentivizing them with high pay.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Louch |first=Will |date=2023-12-12 |title=Kirkland & Ellis: is it party over for the world's most profitable law firm? |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d89b8105-0b71-49cd-83f7-3ce48f7ddbdd |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirkland & Ellis hires senior Macfarlanes tax partner in London |url=https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/kirkland-ellis-hires-senior-macfarlanes-tax-partner-in-london-20231122}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wall Street 'Nightmare' Alive as Kirkland Poaches From Wachtell |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/wall-street-nightmare-alive-as-kirkland-poaches-from-wachtell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirkland & Ellis Adds Two Partners to Growing Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit Practice {{!}} News {{!}} Kirkland & Ellis LLP |url=https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland-ellis-adds-two-partners-to-growing-structured-finance-structured-private-credit-practice |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=www.kirkland.com |language=en}}</ref> Kirkland & Ellis has the second highest profit per partner of any United States law firm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2024 Am Law 100: Ranked by Profits Per Equity Partner |url=https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/04/16/the-2024-am-law-100-ranked-by-profits-per-equity-partner/?slreturn=20241210122914 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=The American Lawyer |language=en}}</ref>


== References == == References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:30, 24 December 2024

Law firm chairman (born 1970)

Jon A. Ballis is the Chairman of Kirkland & Ellis, the largest law firm in the world by revenue. In 2018 Ballis was named to succeed Jeffrey Hammes as Chairman beginning in February, 2020.

Jon A. Ballis
Born1970
Alma materLehigh University (B.A.), Harvard Law School (J.D.)
EmployerKirkland & Ellis

Early Life and Education

Ballis grew up in the Chicago area. Ballis attended Highland Park High School, where he played basketball with Jonathan Gray, now COO of Blackstone Inc. In 1987, Ballis went to attend Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, graduating with High Honors in 1991. He then matriculated to Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude in 1994.

Career

Ballis began working at law firm Sidley Austin in 1994 and earned partner in 2002. He joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in 2005. At Kirkland & Ellis he has concentrated on private equity deals. He has handled legal services for major private equity companies including Bain, Blackstone, Centerbridge, Cerberus, Hellman & Friedman, KKR, Madison Dearborn, Pritzker Group, Silver Lake, TPG, and Thomas H. Lee.

As chairman he has continued Kirkland & Ellis's increasing focus on advising private equity deals and poaching revenue producing lawyers from other firms by incentivizing them with high pay. Kirkland & Ellis has the second highest profit per partner of any United States law firm.

References

  1. "Jon A. Ballis, P.C. | Professionals | Kirkland & Ellis LLP". 2024-11-23. Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  2. "The 2023 Global 200 Ranked by Revenue | Law.com International". 2024-09-10. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  3. "Kirkland & Ellis Names New Chairman to Replace Jeffrey Hammes". 2019-06-11. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  4. "While pandemic loomed, Kirkland & Ellis boomed". Crain's Chicago Business. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  5. "Kirkland's Blackstone Fees Slip as Legal Chief's Pay Also Falls". 2024-03-04. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  6. "Legal 500 - Kirkland & Ellis - Jon Ballis".
  7. "Jon Ballis". Crain's Chicago Business. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  8. "After the hammer, a scalpel – Kirkland confirms long-groomed successor to 'visionary' chair Hammes". Legal Business. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  9. "Jon A Ballis". chambers.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  10. Louch, Will (2023-12-12). "Kirkland & Ellis: is it party over for the world's most profitable law firm?". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  11. "Kirkland & Ellis hires senior Macfarlanes tax partner in London".
  12. "Wall Street 'Nightmare' Alive as Kirkland Poaches From Wachtell".
  13. "Kirkland & Ellis Adds Two Partners to Growing Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit Practice | News | Kirkland & Ellis LLP". www.kirkland.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  14. "The 2024 Am Law 100: Ranked by Profits Per Equity Partner". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
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