Brandon Apparel Group v. Kirkland & Ellis

FIRST DIVISION April 21, 2008 No. 1-06-1432 BRANDON APPAREL GROUP, ERIC P. ) Appeal from the LEFKOFSKY and BRADLEY A. KEYWELL, ) Circuit Court of ) Cook County. Plaintiffs-Appellants ) Cross-Appellees, ) ) No. 00 CH 16669 v. ) ) KIRKLAND AND ELLIS, ) The Honorable )David R. Donnersberger, Defendant-Appellee ) Judge Presiding. Cross-Appellant. ) JUSTICE GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiffs, Brandon Apparel Group (Brandon), Bradley A. Keywell, and Eric P. Lefkofsky, retained the defendant law firm Kirkland & Ellis (Kirkland) to represent them in a dispute over certain…