Market report: Switzerland – Feeling lucky Dominic Carman 2017 is shaping up to be another strong year for the leading Swiss firms, particularly on the back of a…
Market report: Ireland – Quiet tiger Legal Business A slowdown in domestic transactional activity has hit the leading Irish independents, but they remain bullish about the landscape post-Brexit…
Market report: Baltics – Still waters Legal Business Following a raft of consolidation, the biggest players in the Baltics are experiencing a much more settled market Baltic firms…
Market report: Southern Europe – A long recovery Georgiana Tudor While Turkish firms have dropped out of The Euro Elite this year, recession continues to plague firms in Greece The…
Market report: Nordics – Over a barrel Legal Business Following a turbulent period of falling oil prices, independent firms in the Nordics are finding profitable new markets Crude oil…
Market report: Benelux – Neighbourhood watch Tom Baker Benelux firms have to contend with global competitors as geopolitical uncertainty hangs over the region The Benelux countries have experienced…
Market report: Russia and the CIS – The new silk road Georgiana Tudor While deal flow in Russia remains hampered by sanctions over the war in eastern Ukraine, local firms have made efforts…
Focus: Dechert Legal Business London office headcount: 165 lawyers, 42 partners Fee-earner headcount change since 2011: +72% London office management committee: Camille Abousleiman (chair),…
Focus: Sidley Austin Legal Business London office headcount: 134 lawyers, 45 partners Fee-earner headcount change since 2011: +17% London head: Matthew Dening Office speciality: Funds,…
Focus: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer Matthew Field London office headcount: 69 lawyers, 19 partners Fee-earner headcount change since 2011: n/a London head: Tim Frazer Office speciality: Life…
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…
