Women in law – A belated bandwagon, but still welcome Legal Business Rarely, even in the conservative game of law, has so necessary a measure been so long avoided until the status…
LB100 2014: Statistically speaking, you may not need a bigger boat Legal Business Last year delivering our annual results issue Legal Business remarked that the age of turbulence facing law firms since the…
Reviving deal market lifts LB100 as top UK firms edge up profits and fees Legal Business While the headline Legal Business 100 (LB100) results are once again inflated by significant merger activity at every level, there…
Weil, Gotshal & Manges settles multimillion-pound negligence claim with private equity house Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges has paid over £3m to settle a professional negligence claim made against it in late 2013…
Accounts show fee and profits slide at Edwards Wildman in London as partner departures pile up Legal Business Having endured a difficult time in recent months with an exodus of partners from its London office, US law firm…
‘Clifford Chance is brave to be looking at these things’: City giant mulls move towards all-equity Legal Business Latest proposed changes by Magic Circle firm after recent overhaul of governance structure Having taken the summer to vote through…
Hong Kong Law Society president forced to go amid row over independence from China Legal Business Ambrose Lam, president of the Hong Kong Law Society since May last year, was forced to resign on 19 August…
Mishcons set to move to full-equity LLP in 2015 Legal Business Mishcon de Reya is set to bring all partners into the equity and convert to a limited liability partnership at…
Short-term boom but long-term questions loom for lawyers if Scotland votes to go it alone Legal Business Michael West finds mixed feelings on independence from Scotland’s bloodied legal profession It’s long been a hoary cliché to say…
Will $50bn Yukos award lead states to pull out of international arbitration treaties? Legal Business The landmark Yukos decision has forced governments to consider the consequences of entering into international treaties that allow foreign investors…
After a patchy 2013 and a high-profile finance departure, can Weil sustain its City momentum? Legal Business Tom Moore assesses the recent upheaval at Weil and talks to City head Francies about its ambitions Life has never…
Dechert gains Singapore licence after eight-month wait as PwC completes local tie-up Legal Business Dechert and PwC step into Singapore as global players sustain push into key Asian hub This summer saw continued interest…
Chadbourne closes Kiev arm as Freshfields duo set up in Barcelona Legal Business Political tension and economic turbulence have seen more law firms retrench in the wider European region, with Chadbourne & Parke…
A chance to turn the corner for the SFO but a high-stakes test on ‘blockbuster’ cases could define its fate Legal Business Michael West assesses the prospects for the agency after settlement of the Tchenguiz claims He was always going to have…
LB100 2014: Methodology and Notes Legal Business LB100 LAW FIRMS The firms that appear in the LB100 are the top 100 firms in the UK, ranked by…
LB100 2014: Core Stats Legal Business Core Stats from the LB100 2014. Includes; Ten fastest growing firms by revenue, Ten fastest shrinking firms by revenue, LB100…
LB100 2014: Behind the Numbers – Profitability Revealed Legal Business Which firms are the most profitable? In this table we blend together all of our profitability measures, including PEP, profit…
LB100: The Second 50 – Ports and Storms Legal Business As some seasoned campaigners of the second half of the LB100 prepare to move up a class through mergers, a…
Life During Law: Neel Sachdev, Kirkland & Ellis Legal Business I had training offers from a couple of Magic Circle firms, but I chose SJ Berwin because at that time…
