PEP breaks £3m at Macfarlanes as firm announces new senior partner Tom Cox Macfarlanes has reported double-digit revenue growth, with turnover rising to a new record and partner profits breaking through the £3m…
‘The best is yet to come’: Linklaters posts double-digit PEP and revenue growth as US profit surges Tom Cox Linklaters has pushed revenue and partner profits to new record highs, with double-digit growth across all key financial metrics for…
‘Ten years ago those opportunities weren’t there’ – change at the top as DACB marks 11 years of growth Tom Cox DAC Beachcroft has extended its growth streak to 11 years, posting a 6.4% revenue increase to £348.1m from last year’s…
‘Lifting ourself into the upper mid-market’ – Taylor Wessing posts double-digit revenue growth and breaks £1m in UK PEP Tom Cox Taylor Wessing has broken through £500m in global revenue and £1m in UK partner profits for the first time. The…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters adds eight-lawyer Paris team as Goodwin hires in London and Broadfield recruits from Sidley and Kirkland Tom Cox Linklaters has made a significant addition to its global restructuring and insolvency bench, hiring an eight-lawyer team from French firm…
The price of going public: how has law’s IPO experiment played out? Tom Cox ‘I thought I pulled off a really smart trick, but actually I was a complete idiot’. This is the verdict…
Cripps and Michelmores call off talks to create £100m firm Tom Cox National firms Cripps and Michelmores have shelved their proposed £100m merger, around a month after the two firms confirmed discussions…
Revolving Doors: Weil continues London funds rebuild as Dechert hires in-house PE star from GIC Tom Cox Weil is pushing ahead with rebuilding its London funds bench, picking up A&O Shearman partner Phil Baynes, who rejoins the…
Ashurst hits £1bn milestone as firm looks to digital economy for future growth Tom Cox Ashurst has broken £1bn in revenue for the first time after posting an 8% increase to £1.034bn for 2024-25, up…
Travers assists on Liverpool FC’s record-breaking transfer of German star Wirtz Tom Cox Travers Smith has scored a lead role on the transfer of German footballer Florian Wirtz to Liverpool FC, a deal…
Linklaters re-elects leadership duo after ‘biggest year-on-year increase in profit in more than 20 years’ Tom Cox Linklaters has voted to re-elect its senior and managing partners following what the firm said was a record-breaking year, including ‘the…
Seven London lawyers make the grade as Bakers promotes 59 in global partnership round Tom Cox Baker McKenzie has elevated 59 lawyers to partner across its international network, with seven London lawyers making the cut. The…
Shoosmiths pays out £3.5m in bonuses as firm breaks £1m PEP barrier for first time Tom Cox Shoosmiths has broken through the £1m partner profits mark for the first time, with the firm paying out £3.5m in…
Browne Jacobson’s double-digit streak continues as firm hits new records for revenue and laterals Tom Cox Browne Jacobson has posted its fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, with revenues rising to a new record high of…
Trio of international firms hike salaries for newly-qualified lawyers Tom Cox Ashurst, CMS and DLA Piper have all hiked pay for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers as the battle for junior talent…
Slaughters and DLA lead as Poundland seals discount sale Tom Cox Slaughter and May and DLA Piper have taken lead roles on the cut-price sale of Poundland to retail-focused private equity…
‘A step into uber-entrepreneurial territory’ – Gateley’s CEO reflects on a decade as a listed law firm Tom Cox ‘We’ve always been an entrepreneurial firm, but listing was a step into uber-entrepreneurial territory,’ says Gateley CEO Rod Waldie of…
Merger round-up: national duo discuss £100m tie-up as two more deals get over the line Tom Cox Consolidation in the UK legal industry is continuing apace, with news of three combinations announced in recent days, including a…
Revolving Doors: Ex-PM David Cameron joins DLA while Simpson Thacher, Pinsents and Bakers make lateral moves Tom Cox Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has joined DLA Piper as a consultant, becoming the latest politician to take up…
Harbottle pushes financials to new heights with revenue and PEP growth Tom Cox Harbottle & Lewis has posted its best-ever financial results, with both revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP) rising to…
