The in-house debate: Run the risk Mark McAteer Is the job of the legal function to be the ringmaster and cheerleader, managing risk and compliance effectively within an…
Big pharma, small partners: the key transactional trends in life sciences Mark McAteer Given that mega mergers coming out of the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector have dominated the corporate agenda for decades,…
Auctions – how to play the game Mark McAteer The final session before lunch in our Corporate and M&A Summit looked at the mechanics of auctions and how best…
The Takeover Panel – that crucial first week Mark McAteer It was fitting that one of the first morning sessions of our inaugural Corporate and M&A Summit dealt with arguably…
Tougher competition – the growing impact of antitrust marquee deals Mark McAteer A key morning session of our 2019 Corporate and M&A Summit saw Linklaters London competition head Nicole Kar chair a…
The Corporate and M&A Summit 2019 Mark McAteer On 29 April Legal Business launched its first summit focused on M&A and corporate transactions. The one-day event saw us…
Nice problems to have – Where now for Stephenson Harwood as veteran chief hands over? Thomas Alan With longstanding chief executive Sharon White bowing out, Stephenson Harwood can look back on a strong ten years. Thomas Alan…
LB100 2019: Methodology and notes Legal Business LB100 law firms The firms that appear in the Legal Business 100 (LB100) are the top 100 law firms in…
LB100: Partner earnings Legal Business Top 50 firms ranked by highest top of equity 1-50* Equity partners:non-equity partners % of partners that are equity partners…
LB100 Second 50 – City and Boutique: The adventurers and the settlers Muna Abdi While the UK lurches through a Brexit drama entirely of its own making, mid-market and boutique London-based firms have focused…
Case study: Ince Muna Abdi What a difference a year makes. After an initial public offering, a series of acquisitions – including City institution Ince…
LB100 Overview: Apocalypse soon? Marco Cillario As Legal Business was unpacking the 2018/19 financial results of the UK’s top 100 law firms, the Office for National…
Case study: Clyde & Co Muna Abdi A model of consistency in the Legal Business 100, 2018/19 was Clyde & Co’s 21st consecutive year of growth –…
Case study: Addleshaw Goddard Hamish McNicol Back in 2014, not many – if any – would have predicted Addleshaw Goddard would boast one of the highest…
LB100: Core stats Legal Business Ten fastest growing firms by revenue Ten slowest growing firms by revenue
LB100 Second 50 – Regional focus: Crawling on a razor Hamish McNicol Smaller regional and national firms have gained ground on their London rivals in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) after…
Case study: Foot Anstey Hamish McNicol With just over 200 lawyers and only 48 partners, Foot Anstey has been among the ten fastest-growing firms in the…
New players and funding prompt evolution of disputes but City leaders adapt well Georgina Stanley ‘We’ve disrupted the market – everybody knows about us now,’ says Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan London co-managing partner Ted…
LB100: Behind the numbers – profitability revealed Legal Business In this table we blend together the three key profitability metrics – profit per equity partner, profit per lawyer and…
