Company
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Lucy Marie Jeanne BowerLlp-member · since 2025
- Louise ChappeyLlp-member · since 2024
- Guillaume NivaultLlp-member · since 2023
- Christopher BraunackLlp-member · since 2022
- Richard WatkinsLlp-member · since 2022
- Louis GossetLlp-member · since 2021
- Emmanuel EnriciLlp-member · since 2021
- Raphael BlochLlp-member · since 2021
- Nadine Joelle GelliLlp-member · since 2020
- David HigginsLlp-designated-member · since 2019
- Matthew Kieron ElliottLlp-designated-member · since 2019
- Stephen Bryan LucasLlp-designated-member · since 2019
- Laurent Victor-MichelLlp-member · since 2019
- Vincent PonsonnailleLlp-member · since 2019
Previous officers 7
- Jonathan Kandel 2023–2024 View profile
- Kon Michael Asimacopoulos 2022–2025 View profile
- Timothy Lowe 2022–2023 View profile
- Kalish Mullen 2022–2026 View profile
- Sonia Bouaffassa 2021–2025 View profile
- Neel Vinodray Sachdev 2020–2023 View profile
- Rajinder Bassi 2020–2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/01/2019
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- David Higgins
25-50% voting (LLP) · notified 2019-12-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Matthew Kieron Elliott
25-50% voting (LLP) · notified 2019-12-05 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
is controlled by David Higgins
Evidence
active 25-50% voting (LLP) · notified 2019-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Higgins.
1 other company in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current designated members only, past designated members excluded.
3 designated members on the board
- David Higgins Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
- Matthew Kieron Elliott Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
- Stephen Bryan Lucas Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
Designated members past 6 years
- David Higgins Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
- Matthew Kieron Elliott Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
- Stephen Bryan Lucas Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio designated members
Portfolio (3)
- David Higgins Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
- Matthew Kieron Elliott Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
- Stephen Bryan Lucas Llp-designated-member · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Rajinder Bassi Llp-member · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Kalish Mullen Llp-member · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these designated members govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these designated members govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- OC425451
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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