The LB100: 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…
The LB100: Profitability Revealed Legal Business In this table we blend together the three key profitability metrics, PEP, profit per lawyer and profit margin, to discover…
LB100 Focus: Don’t look back in anger: Ashurst leadership tries to rally partners but the drift continues Madeleine Farman Five years on from its controversial Australian combination – and after a punishing 2015/16 – the storied City firm is…
Case study: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business By some margin the strongest-performing Magic Circle firm for the 2015/16 year, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer posted 7% revenue growth from…
Case study: Berwin Leighton Paisner Legal Business Had merger talks earlier this year with Miami-based Global 100 firm, Greenberg Traurig, been successful, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) would…
Case study: Mishcon de Reya Legal Business The standout performer from this year’s second 25 is once again Mishcon de Reya which, along with Macfarlanes, has been…
Case study: TLT Legal Business ‘We want to be a top 50 law firm. We have the trappings, but we’re not quite there yet.’ So…
Case study: Bond Dickinson Legal Business National player Bond Dickinson had a disappointing year financially, with turnover down 3% to £104m, while profit per equity partner…
Going long: a ten-year view of the LB100 Legal Business While headline figures for revenue, profit and headcount in this year’s LB100 confirm another year of subdued trading, a look…
