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Kirkland Shocker: After Smokin' Hot Year, Star Litigator David Bernick to Leave Firm for Top Job at Cigarette Company 

It's shocking but true. Bernick is leaving his firm of 32 years to take the top legal job at Swiss-based Philip Morris International. And his explanation for this stunning news was all too prosaic. "I have spent my entire career at Kirkland & Ellis and I am proud to have contributed to the growth and success of one of the top law firms," he said, according to a press release Kirkland e-mailed to the Litigation Daily. "I will remain close to my many friends and colleagues at the firm, but I look forward to pursuing new challenges during the next phase of my career with Philip Morris." . . .

Over the years he's been on the cutting edge of litigation involving breast implants, asbestos, tobacco, and nuclear plants.

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