LB100: relative revival for City elite in 2016 as a range of smaller players excel Kathryn McCann The big four Magic Circle firms have posted their strongest performance in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) since the…
Brick Court continues hiring spree with 20 Essex Street junior star Legal Business Leading commercial set Brick Court Chambers has made another key junior hire with 20 Essex Street rising star Edward Ho.…
Revolving doors: DLA, Simmons and Fieldfisher all look abroad with international hires Legal Business The summer lull is over with a spate of new laterals for firms including multiple hires at DLA Piper, Simmons…
White & Case pulls off £20m team hire with HSF Asia project finance group Legal Business US firm White & Case has landed a 10-partner project finance team from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), led by the…
Redundancy update: DLA to cut 180 jobs in UK as consultation closes Kathryn McCann DLA Piper is to cut 180 business support roles in the UK, following a consultation that was launched in May…
SABMiller legal team faces autumn redundancies as £79bn AB InBev deal closes Legal Business As brewing giant SABMiller’s global general counsel (GC) John Davidson prepares to stand down in 2017, up to 35 staff…
If it ain’t broke… Do A&O’s New Law business lines live up to the hype? Madeleine Farman After a series of ventures Allen & Overy has become the bellwether among the legal elite for innovation. But do…
Taken to the limit – growing risks for law firms Legal Business A buyers’ market for professional indemnity cannot hide law firms’ exposure to growing risks For a profession often accused of…
Costs of capital – senior counsel discuss hard lessons from the post-Lehman clampdown Legal Business With regulatory focus on financial services business unrelenting, effective risk management strategies are vital. We teamed up with Cornerstone Research…
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: The second 50 – Even money Kathryn McCann Regional firms are reporting patchy performances overall but the arrival of new entrants to the LB100 shows firms outside the…
The LB100: The second 50 – Sterling performances Legal Business Brexit-related woes aside, City firms in the second 50 enjoyed a bumper year When a firm depends on a signature…
The LB100: The top 25 – In a spin Tom Moore Previously outpaced by US rivals and the UK mid-tier, some optimism has been restored by the global elite in London.…
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…
The LB100: The second quartile – Short changed Sarah Downey After years of strong growth, the City’s mid-tier saw more mixed results in 2016 With Brexit looming large over the…
The Legal Business 100 2016 Legal Business Menu The LB100: The top 25 – In a spin Case study: Berwin Leighton Paisner Case study: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
