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 –…
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…
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…
LB100 Second 25: A brooding gloom in sunshine Nathalie Tidman On paper, an 11% jump in average revenue to £135.5m for the second 25 looks like a great leap forward…
Case study: Kennedys Nathalie Tidman Kennedys senior partner Nick Thomas describes 2018/19 as a year of consolidation: ‘The acquisitions are up and running and, despite…
Case study: Brodies Thomas Alan With the expansion of UK and international firms north of the border, as well as the stepping down of former…
Global 100 overview: Escape velocity as the world’s largest firms pick up momentum Marco Cillario Compared to the dramatic events that have defined each of the three previous years, 2018/19 was relatively benign for the…
The LB100 overview: Crisis? What crisis? Marco Cillario Brexit negotiations stalling, trade wars looming, the high street hit by a raft of collapses – at first sight, there…
LB100 case study: Clifford Chance Legal Business The only firm among London’s big four to have retained its position in the Legal Business 100 table, Clifford Chance…
LB100 case study: Taylor Wessing Legal Business Long-serving managing partner Tim Eyles (pictured) received a nice farewell gift in his last year at the helm of Taylor…
LB100 Second 25: The ex-pistols Tom Baker The story of last year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) was the emergence of a group of mobile mid-tier outfits that…
LB100 case study: Travers Smith Legal Business You can always rely on Travers Smith for revenue growth; the City independent has posted its ninth consecutive year of…
LB100 case study: Hill Dickinson Legal Business Things have gone from bad to worse at insurance and shipping specialist Hill Dickinson, as the firm recorded a second…
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…
Legal Business 100 2018: Main table Legal Business View the table as a pdf. Click to return to the Legal Business 100 menu
