Triple
T12545163
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ken Starr |
E299941
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis is a prominent American law firm known for its work in corporate, litigation, and restructuring matters for major global clients.
|
E989204
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Kirkland & Ellis | Statement: [Ken Starr, employer, Kirkland & Ellis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirkland & Ellis Context triple: [Ken Starr, employer, Kirkland & Ellis]
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A.
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm known for its extensive corporate, finance, and litigation practices across major financial and business centers worldwide.
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B.
King & Spalding
King & Spalding is a prominent international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, known for its work in litigation, regulatory, and corporate matters.
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C.
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling is a prominent international law firm based in Washington, D.C., known for its work in regulatory, litigation, and corporate matters.
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D.
McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a major international law firm known for its corporate, tax, health care, and litigation practices.
-
E.
Jones Day
Jones Day is a major international law firm headquartered in the United States, known for its extensive corporate and litigation practice and significant work in political and governmental matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Kirkland & Ellis Triple: [Ken Starr, employer, Kirkland & Ellis]
Generated description
Kirkland & Ellis is a prominent American law firm known for its work in corporate, litigation, and restructuring matters for major global clients.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirkland & Ellis Target entity description: Kirkland & Ellis is a prominent American law firm known for its work in corporate, litigation, and restructuring matters for major global clients.
-
A.
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm known for its extensive corporate, finance, and litigation practices across major financial and business centers worldwide.
-
B.
King & Spalding
King & Spalding is a prominent international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, known for its work in litigation, regulatory, and corporate matters.
-
C.
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling is a prominent international law firm based in Washington, D.C., known for its work in regulatory, litigation, and corporate matters.
-
D.
McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a major international law firm known for its corporate, tax, health care, and litigation practices.
-
E.
Jones Day
Jones Day is a major international law firm headquartered in the United States, known for its extensive corporate and litigation practice and significant work in political and governmental matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6ada707008190aaec1238117c9379 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9547f9a1c81908f54c58a116a8446 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f655801cac8190b1f9a72f8fed0399 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6566f40c08190baec227fb660c948 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f657aa1bf48190a884e0dfce31e30e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:57 p.m.