Comment: The new outlook for City leaders – Casinos hitched with a utility Alex Novarese Through much of 2018 the talk has been that major City firms have been extraordinarily busy. GDPR, a rebound in…
HFW’s continued international growth lifts revenue 8% in tough market conditions Tom Baker UK top 50 firm HFW has produced a competitive set of financial results headlined by a 12% rise in profit and…
Revolving doors: Morrison & Foerster makes City move as Fieldfisher and Reed Smith develop international practices Thomas Alan US player Morrison & Foerster emerged as the only firm to make a significant lateral hire in the City last…
Restructuring star Sum makes quick exit from Sidley’s City practice to join Latham Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has hired former Linklaters restructuring star Yen Sum just over a year after she joined Sidley Austin in one…
Comment: A new Global 100 elite emerges as the old ones decline Alex Novarese In the summer of 2017 the world’s top law firms were looking at their next financial year with scant optimism…
Scotland: All our yesterdays Thomas Alan Change always creates opportunities,’ says Nick Scott, the new managing partner at Brodies, when asked about this year’s departure of…
Global 100: The stories of the year Legal Business 2017 July Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer co-managing partner Chris Pugh stepped down less than halfway into his term, making him the…
Global 100 Overview: They might be giants Nathalie Tidman It has been a dramatic year for the world’s top 100 law firms in three respects. Our prediction that the…
Global 100: Wrecking ball – Inside Kirkland & Ellis’ creative destruction Marco Cillario They said rapid growth is hard if you are already big. Last year it hiked revenue 19% from $2.65bn. They…
Global 100 ten-year view: Bad timing Mark McAteer In the last boom year in 2008 before the global financial crisis took its toll, the picture was rosy for…
Global 100: Core stats Legal Business Ten fastest growing firms by revenue Ten fastest shrinking firms by revenue
Global 100 Asia Focus: Long-term greedy Tom Baker The clichéd view of the Asia legal market is that it is a very difficult place for international firms to…
Global 100: Methodology and end notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2018 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by…
The global client debate: Across boundaries Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: How do people feel about the service from law firms? Simon White, Cognizant: There are a…
A new Global 100 elite emerges as the old ones decline Alex Novarese In the summer of 2017 the world’s top law firms were looking at their next financial year with scant optimism…
Disputes Eye: An English court in Paris – another warning shot Tom Baker There is a certain irony to be found in France’s enthusiastic uptake of English courts just as the UK detaches…
The new outlook for City leaders – Casinos hitched with a utility Alex Novarese Through much of 2018 the talk has been that major City firms have been extraordinarily busy. GDPR, a rebound in…
Law firm IPOs still don’t make much sense (but soon could) Alex Novarese ‘Who would possibly invest in a law firm?’ asks one leader this month, reflecting a common view. Yet the current…
