Deal watch: LSE acquisition and aviation industry spell busy summer for the Magic Circle Marco Cillario The deal teams of elite City firms have seen a busy end of July amid several multibillion-pound deals, as the…
‘Money well spent’: DWF revenue climbs 15% as £20m IPO cost weighs on profit Hamish McNicol DWF chief executive Andrew Leaitherland (pictured) says the £20m cost of its London Stock Exchange listing is ‘money well spent’ after…
SRA refers Bakers and former head Gary Senior for prosecution over ‘inappropriate’ behaviour as #MeToo cloud hangs over firm Marco Cillario The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has referred Baker McKenzie and its former London head Gary Senior for prosecution to the…
HFW profits drop 9% as investment costs weigh in ‘tough’ market Thomas Alan UK top 50 firm HFW has had a tougher year which saw revenues flatline as profits and profit per equity partner…
Revolving doors: Eversheds ups City disputes investment as White & Case hires Latham duo in Milan Hamish McNicol Eversheds Sutherland has added to recent investment in its London litigation and dispute management practice with a lateral hire from…
Withers’ profit drops as revenue approaches £200m amid Asia and America expansion Marco Cillario UK top 30 firm Withers has seen partner profits fall 12% while its top line passed the £190m mark amid a…
Latham turns focus to Manhattan as chair Trobman relocates from London Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins’ leadership is moving out of London after four years with City-based chair and managing partner Rich Trobman…
Scotland: Art of the possible Margaret Taylor Wherever you look, there are women filling legal roles that had previously appeared closed to them in Scotland: Lorna Jack…
Top Trumps, City-style – Who holds the cards in private equity? Georgina Stanley If there’s one City practice that has barely paused for breath in recent years, it is private equity (PE). Global…
The Global 100: The devil you know – The two visions for Freshfields Nathalie Tidman ‘Some of the management are dinosaurs. They don’t understand how important this is.’ So speaks one loyalist Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
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…
Global 100 – Letter from Silicon Valley Marco Cillario For reporters used to the profession’s usual cautious pronouncements, it is striking how enthusiastic California lawyers are about the outlook;…
Global 100 Methodology and notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2019 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by revenue.…
Global 100 2019 – Main table Legal Business Please click the Full Screen button at the base of the table to see all columns. View table as a…
As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on Alex Novarese There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
Profit per partner and other enduring hypocrisies Alex Novarese No-one got into journalism to be consistent, the trade typically being more attractive to trouble-makers than those hunting for enduring…
Global 100 results show US question looming ever more ominously Alex Novarese Judging the world’s largest law firms, it is becoming a familiar tradition after we unpack the results of the Global…
Deal View: A niche within a finance niche gives Simmons that much-needed edge after years of drift Thomas Alan While some law firms claim to be all things to all clients, for almost a decade Simmons & Simmons has…
