The Global 100: Methodology and end notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2017 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by…
The Global 100 – The stories of the year Tom Baker High-stakes recruitment, financial pressures and Europe’s largest law firm collapse – here is a recap of the stories that defined…
Market comment: A year of living dangerously Legal Business ‘There isn’t much to differentiate between law firms. It is predominantly relationship-based, not on massive differentials in service.’ Chris Newby,…
Reversal of fortunes – A decade-spanning view of the Global 100 Mark McAteer Back in 2007 UK-based firms were living large on a boom in the City and sterling. A global financial crisis…
‘It’s the clothes on top that matter’: how much does structure affect the Swiss Verein firms? Kathryn McCann DLA Piper, the world’s second-largest Swiss Verein-structured law firm, saw global turnover in 2016 drop 3% to $2.47bn from $2.54bn.…
London calling: the client view Kathryn McCann ‘I prefer to use the Magic Circle rather than US firms. They are, if anything, becoming better-run businesses.’ Philip Bramwell,…
