Legal Business

Case study: Addleshaw Goddard

Back in 2014, not many – if any – would have predicted Addleshaw Goddard would boast one of the highest percentage growth rates in profit per equity partner (PEP) across the Legal Business 100 over the next five years. But with PEP increasing 13% to £730,000 in the 2018/19 financial year, PEP has risen an impressive 87% over that time.

Top-line growth between 2014 and 2019 is similarly impressive, up 61% to £275.4m, topped by a 14% increase year-on-year. In the five years leading up to 2013/14, turnover for Addleshaws had dipped 1% as the global financial crisis weighed heavily. PEP also fell 11% in 2013/14 due to exceptional expenses including partner restructuring and a written off conditional fee agreement – hence the low starting base for the dramatic growth in partner profits over the last five years.