Tulkinghorn had the rare pleasure of meeting a bunch of Kirkland & Ellis partners the other day. Bumping into the gathered throng at the Vertigo bar in Tower 42, the great man was regaled with tales of the success of the London office, the success of the new Munich office and the plans for world domination.

However, the charmless John Van de North’s desperation to convince Tulkinghorn of the merits of Minnesota and those that came from it fell on very deaf ears. Still, it’s one way to clear a room.