Mergers – Answers on a postcard Legal Business Despite much hype over mid-market consolidation recently, the number of mergers between law firms in the UK has been modest.…
Global Elite – Scaling up Legal Business With an unerring consistency, the UK Global Elite has maintained its grip on the market throughout the recession and 2010/11…
Major International – Wedding Bells Legal Business In comes a new peer group to the Legal Business 100. Thanks to a flurry of transatlantic marriages over the…
Major City – Bits and pieces Legal Business Many of the firms in the Major City group will look back on 2010/11 with mixed feelings. Some firms will…
London Midsizers – Steady As She Goes Legal Business London’s Midsizer legal landscape looks a little different this year. Field Fisher Waterhouse and Withers move into the Major City…
Insurance – Insuring the Future Legal Business This year was all about the urge to merge and this time next year the Insurance group will look very…
Major UK – Major Overhaul Legal Business In tearing up the rulebook in this year’s Legal Business 100, this peer group has changed radically to reflect the…
South – South End Legal Business The wind blowing up from the south region has the familiar whiff of stagnant revenues again this year. As was…
Central – Stuck in the Middle Legal Business The absence of this peer group’s two leading performers, Mills & Reeve and Gateley, has seen averages for the Central…
North – Northern Echo Legal Business The struggle continues. While the North peer group maintains its position and outperforms other regions, average revenue has grown marginally…
Scotland – Scots Guards Legal Business This year we’ve broken the Scottish Big Four up. Most likely to the chagrin of Maclay Murray & Spens and…
Diversity – Bridging the Gap Legal Business Scan the figures from this year’s Legal Business 100 survey and it seems that little has changed when it comes…
Methodology and notes Legal Business LB100 LAW FIRMS The firms that appear in the LB100 are the top 100 firms in the UK, ranked by…
Free at Last – Enyo Law Mark McAteer Three litigation partners left Addleshaw Goddard last year to set up a conflicts-free, disputes-only boutique. LB finds out how well…
Global 100 – Slice by slice Legal Business The Global legal market is stratifying at a pace never seen before. From the rocketing profits on Wall Street to…
Global 100 – To the ends of the Earth Legal Business In the rush to conquer new markets, the leading British and American firms are changing the landscape of the global…
Global 100 – The top table Legal Business A strong economic downturn means that the stars of global law are shining ever brighter. Time to reassess just who…
On the rebound Legal Business Government initiatives and a resurgent economy have made Singapore and South-East Asia a key focus of the international legal profession…
Redrawing the map Legal Business The latest boom in transactional work from emerging economies is a welcome antidote to difficult home markets for international firms.…
Street smart – QualitySolicitors Legal Business QualitySolicitors represents a new generation of firms changing the way that law is done on the high street. With the…
