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      • The LB100 overview: Crisis? What crisis?
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      • Legal Business 100 2018: Core stats
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LB September 2018

  • The Legal Business 100 – Contents
  • The LB100 overview: Crisis? What crisis?
  • Draining the swamp – Do NDAs represent a #MeToo problem for the profession?
  • The talent debate: The war rages on
  • Grieve on Brexit: No great advantage
  • The one true law – in conversation with Lord Neuberger
  • Client profile: Julie Smyth, BAE Systems Air
  • Enterprise GC 2018: Tumbling into crisis
  • Life during law: Simon Konsta

Most Popular

  1. Review of Baker McKenzie #MeToo incident finds ‘shortcomings’ but details scant as sacked Quinn partner finds new firm
  2. White & Case continues City hiring spree with Herbert Smith infra heavyweight
  3. Clydes sacks veteran partner after ‘inappropriate behaviour’ investigation
  4. Further losses at Ince as Singapore head leaves for Stephenson Harwood in double exit
  5. Revolving Doors: busy City recruitment round sees moves from Reed Smith, DLA, and Eversheds

  • Legal Business 100

    Overview: Crisis? What crisis?

    Main table

    Partner earnings

    Behind the numbers – Profitability revealed

    Core stats

    The second 25: The ex-pistols

    The second 50: London stalling?

    The second 50: Regional view – Comfortably numb

    Case study: Clifford Chance

    Case study: Harbottle & Lewis

    Case study: Hill Dickinson

    Case study: Shepherd and Wedderburn

    Case study: Taylor Wessing

    Case study: Travers Smith

    Methodology and notes

    The Last Word: One way or another

  • Legal Business Global 100 2018

    Overview: They might be giants

    Kirkland & Ellis: Wrecking ball

    Asia Focus: Long-term greedy

    Main table

    The stories of the year

    Ten-year view: Bad timing

    Global 100: Core stats

    Methodology and end notes

  • GC Powerlist UK 2018 – The Team Elite:

    Energy

    Financial services

    Insurance

    Pharmaceuticals and healthcare

    Real estate, infrastructure and transport

    Retail and consumer products

    TMT

    Rising stars: GCs of tomorrow

  • Disputes Yearbook 2018

    The Bar Elite: Silk and steel

    The Silk Round: One fine day

    The disputes funding debate: The value of everything

    International Arbitration Insight:
    Bigger, longer, more complicated

  • Highlights this month
    • The LB100 overview: Crisis? What crisis?
    • LB100 Second 25: The ex-pistols
    • Draining the swamp - Do NDAs represent a #MeToo problem for the profession?
    • The talent debate: The war rages on
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    A decade since Lehman the profession still mired in the New Normal

    Within days of this issue hitting desks, it will be ten years since Lehman Brothers’ collapse marked what swiftly became the great financial crisis.

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    • Most read this week

    1. Review of Baker McKenzie #MeToo incident finds ‘shortcomings’ but details scant as sacked Quinn partner finds new firm
    2. White & Case continues City hiring spree with Herbert Smith infra heavyweight
    3. Clydes sacks veteran partner after ‘inappropriate behaviour’ investigation
    4. Further losses at Ince as Singapore head leaves for Stephenson Harwood in double exit
    5. Revolving Doors: busy City recruitment round sees moves from Reed Smith, DLA, and Eversheds

    Analysis

    • The Legal Business 100 – Contents

    • The LB100 overview: Crisis? What crisis?

    • LB100 Second 25: The ex-pistols

    • LB100 Second 50: London stalling?

    • LB100 Second 50: Regional view – Comfortably numb

    • Draining the swamp – Do NDAs represent a #MeToo problem for the profession?

    • The talent debate: The war rages on

    • Grieve on Brexit: No great advantage

    • The one true law – in conversation with Lord Neuberger

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