Herbert Smith Freehills set for $2bn transatlantic merger with Kramer Levin Ben Wheway Since the A&O Shearman merger went live in May, there has been no shortage of market speculation about which transatlantic…
Pinsents, CC and HSF among big winners as new Legal 500 UK rankings are revealed Cameron Purse Almost 1,200 law firms have secured spots in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which have been revealed after months…
Footing the bill – as chargeout rates spiral, will clients put their foot down? Legal Business ‘The next revolution in the market will be clients waking up to the fact that chargeout rates go up so much…
Access your pdf edition of LB magazine – issue 322 Legal Business We are providing more options for you to access your copy of Legal Business. Please see below for links to…
Freeths, Freshfields and Vodafone take top prizes at Legal Business Awards 2024 Ben Wheway Freeths, Freshfields and Vodafone were among the big winners at this year’s Legal Business Awards, which were revealed to a…
Global 100: Methodology and end notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2024 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by revenue.
The Global 100 2024 – contents Legal Business Overview: G100 defy gloom to pass $150bn While last year saw the Global 100 struggling against market headwinds, this year…
Global 100 2024: Main table Legal Business Below you will find our Global 100 main table which provides key financials for the top 100 firms.
Global 100 Overview: G100 defy gloom to pass $150bn Alex Ryan ‘It looked like we were in for a rough time – but the markets stood up well.’ DLA Piper global…
Rating the lawyers – what the data tells us about Clifford Chance Legal Business How do your clients rate the service they receive from your firm? Every year, we ask hundreds of thousands of clients…
LB322 – issue menu Legal Business Access your pdf edition of LB magazine – issue 322 Access Legal Business 322 via online pdf. Just how global…
Laws of attraction – how elite firms are ramping up their talent retention tactics Elisha Juttla ‘There’s a bunch of defensive mechanisms firms are using to shore up their stars – they could be lost to…
Just how global is the Global 100? LB looks beyond revenue to find some true global leaders Georgina Stanley What does it take to be part of the global elite? When Legal Business unveiled the very first iteration of…
Last Word: Global vision Legal Business ‘To use a mountain biking analogy: coasting downhill might be fun in the moment, but when you reach the bottom,…
Life After Law – Roger Barron Anna Huntley After studying law at Oxford, where I was also a choral scholar, I joined Linklaters. As a trainee, I did…
Insights from HSF’s private equity team Legal Business How does the HSF private equity team differentiate itself in the market? John Taylor, partner and the head of the…
Linklaters and Clifford Chance continue US push as A&O Shearman merger beds in Anna Huntley While the US legal market is rarely quiet, post-merger settling at A&O Shearman seems to be driving a spate of…
‘More uncertainty than any other recent election’ – US partners on what the Trump-Harris race means for Big Law Alex Ryan The comparison between City partners’ attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners’ attitudes to next Tuesday’s…
‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70k Elisha Juttla McDermott Will & Emery has followed Davis Polk’s lead, raising its London trainee pay to match the highest market rates.
‘I never saw this as impossible’ – Mishcons’ Shaistah Akhtar on the case that won her Commercial Litigation Team of the Year Isabel Caine Mishcon de Reya‘s hard-fought victory for Nigeria in Nigeria v P&ID saw the firm take home Commercial Team of the Year at…
