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,…
Focus: Gide Loyrette Nouel Legal Business Lawyer headcount 503 Partners 104 Revenue €190m (-1%) Offices Paris, Brussels, London, Warsaw, Moscow, Istanbul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ho…
Focus: Hengeler Mueller Legal Business Lawyer headcount 264 Partners 90 Revenue €257m (+6%) Offices Berlin, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Shanghai Key clients General Electric,…
Focus: Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners Legal Business Lawyer headcount 425 Partners 87 Revenue €124m (+5%) Offices Rome, Milan, Bologna, Padua, Turin, Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Hong Kong, London…
Focus: Wolf Theiss Legal Business Lawyer headcount 307 Partners 64 Revenue €70m (-10%) Offices Belgrade, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Kiev, Ljubljana, Prague, Sarajevo, Sofia, Tirana, Vienna,…
Focus: Garrigues Legal Business Lawyer headcount 1,408 Partners 297 Revenue €349.4m (+3%) Offices Spain: A Coruña, Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia,…
The Euro Elite Methodology Legal Business Legal Business‘ Euro Elite comprises independent law firms based in more than 40 European jurisdictions, rather than the local offices…
Market report: Germany – Wennschon, dennschon Dominic Carman With Brexit dominating the EU agenda and causing widespread paralysis in the continent, Germany’s law firms are simply going about…
Market report: Italy – Bravissimo Dominic Carman Despite a testing political backdrop to business, the Italian elite is still outperforming the domestic economy ‘Reforms are the major…
En Marche! Dominic Carman With France’s political landscape settled and its EU status reconfirmed, the country’s law firms are feeling confident The French presidential…
Market report: France – En Marche! Dominic Carman With France’s political landscape settled and its EU status reconfirmed, the country’s law firms are feeling confident The French presidential…
Market report: Iberia – Out of the storm Tom Baker Dominant in their home markets, law firms from Spain and Portugal have weathered the tempest by heading for far-flung locations…
Market report: Central and Eastern Europe – Here to stay Georgiana Tudor Increased stability and diversified investment is keeping independent law firms in the CEE region busy Despite the impact of recent…
