Our site ranks among the victors in the University of Chicago Law School's law firm competition
Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright Shine in University of Chicago Law School Alumni Participation Challenge
A notable achievement was made by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright in the recent University of Chicago Law School alumni participation donation challenge.
Kirkland & Ellis, with a significant alumni presence at the prestigious law school, endowed a professorship there, demonstrating a strong institutional relationship [1]. The firm's exact participation in the donation challenge was not specified in the available sources.
On the other hand, Norton Rose Fulbright notably achieved 100% alumni participation, marking a successful performance in this challenge [3]. This impressive feat underscores the firm's commitment to strengthening its ties with the University of Chicago Law School.
Other firms with connections to the University of Chicago Law School include Latham & Watkins LLP and Honigman LLP. Juan Jose (JJ) Crespo, a graduate of the law school, is now a member of Latham & Watkins LLP, while Devin Carpenter, a 2018 UChicago Law graduate, recently joined Honigman LLP as a partner in its Chicago office [2][5]. However, the participation rates of these firms in the donation challenge were not detailed in the available sources.
The University of Chicago Law School's law firm challenge is an event that invites firms with five or more alumni to compete for the highest percentage of alumni making a gift to the law school. The competition aims to strengthen alumni connections through events, volunteerism, and fundraising.
Kirkland & Ellis and Norton Rose Fulbright both demonstrated their dedication to this cause, with Norton Rose Fulbright leading the way in alumni participation. The law firm Fulbright and Crooker, now known as Fulbright and Jaworski, was formed a decade after Rufus Clarence (RC) Fulbright graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1909. The firm's history is deeply intertwined with the law school, with alumni such as Anne Rodgers, Thomas Vita, Ben Hulse, Patrick Dolan, Joseph Graham, Bernd Bohr, Angelos Vlazakis, Benjamin Montanez, and Kaylee Yang all being part of the firm [4].
The firm's website also received a perfect score in Group 4 (firms with 5-10 alumni) in the University of Chicago Law School's law firm challenge, further highlighting its strong connection to the institution [6].
Kirkland & Ellis, in their dedication to education-and-self-development, endowed a professorship at the University of Chicago Law School, demonstrating a strong institutional relationship. Norton Rose Fulbright, through their full participation in the alumni donation challenge, actively promoted learning and strengthened their ties with the University of Chicago Law School.
