Case study: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business By some margin the strongest-performing Magic Circle firm for the 2015/16 year, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer posted 7% revenue growth from…
Case study: Berwin Leighton Paisner Legal Business Had merger talks earlier this year with Miami-based Global 100 firm, Greenberg Traurig, been successful, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) would…
Case study: Mishcon de Reya Legal Business The standout performer from this year’s second 25 is once again Mishcon de Reya which, along with Macfarlanes, has been…
Case study: TLT Legal Business ‘We want to be a top 50 law firm. We have the trappings, but we’re not quite there yet.’ So…
Case study: Bond Dickinson Legal Business National player Bond Dickinson had a disappointing year financially, with turnover down 3% to £104m, while profit per equity partner…
Going long: a ten-year view of the LB100 Legal Business While headline figures for revenue, profit and headcount in this year’s LB100 confirm another year of subdued trading, a look…
Looking forward to Ashurst’s decline Alex Novarese You cannot change the past. Move forward. Be constructive. Focus on making things better. Pick your cliché. And, like most…
Brexit: a pragmatic position for the worried managing partner Legal Business Theresa May’s claim from the distant history of July that ‘Brexit means Brexit’ has already become famous for answering nothing…
LB100 firms forced to make own luck as tough times continue Legal Business The headline isn’t great, but it’s not bad either. Judging our annual Legal Business 100 (LB100) results, the industry has…
Fighting back – a golden opportunity to take on the Big Four in tax services Guest Blog Bakers City head Alex Chadwick argues that law firms are increasingly primed to take core tax work off Big Four…
A Brexit veto? The best-laid plans for Scotland’s future in the UK and in the EU Legal Business Brodies’ Christine O’Neill looks at the constitutional and legal position north of the border It might be premature to say…
The Last Word – Place your bets Legal Business ‘People want to be in a firm that is winning better work and achieving better results. There’s been a shift…
Life during law: Guy Norman, Clifford Chance Sarah Downey It’s been a long career. I’m amazed at being here 27 years. People think that must be dull but I’ve…
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…
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…
Tchenguiz brothers’ legal bill hits £5.1m in court battle against Grant Thornton Legal Business The drawn-out legal battle between property billionaires, Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz, and those they hold responsible for the Serious Fraud…
Eversheds consults on new management structure Kathryn McCann Lee Ranson clear favourite to take chief executive role Eversheds has begun talks to forge a new leadership team as…
RPC Consulting targets £50m turnover in plans to challenge Big Four Legal Business New software boosts expansion plans for firm’s start-up RPC’s insurance management consulting arm is pursuing significant expansion as it bids…
Brexit effect hits home as mid-tier reveals job cuts and pay freezes Matthew Field Large mid-tier firms in the UK were some of the first to feel the sting of the UK’s decision to…
Linklaters PE team scores first-time instruction from BC Partners Tom Moore Linklaters landed its first mandate from private equity (PE) house BC Partners at the end of July, with PE partners…
