Global 100 – Market Comment 2015: Word from the World Legal Business From an intensely competitive market in Asia to renewed fears of states breaking from the EU, law firm leaders give…
Global 100: New York report – City heat Legal Business Legal Business took a tour of New York for our Global 100 special and found Wall Street’s elite in a…
Global 100: Clifford Chance – The shoulders of giants Sarah Downey The trailblazing global law firm has had more than its share of knocks since the banking crisis. Will a popular…
Global 100: The regional view – Stick and move Legal Business 2014 saw US firms continue to build on a solid home base but extend their reach in Europe, Asia and…
Methodology and end notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2015 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by…
The Global 100 2015 Legal Business Menu Overview – Heavyweights Main Table Market Comment 2015: Word from the World New York report – City heat Core…
Global 100: Clifford Chance – The shoulders of giants Sarah Downey The trailblazing global law firm has had more than its share of knocks since the banking crisis. Will a popular…
Momentum – the little-discussed magic that can lead to legal success Legal Business Momentum versus quality. That’s the question for the upper reaches of the legal industry that is never on the lips…
Can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
The Global 100: so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Legal Business Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
Taking the firm to the client – traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business Simmons senior partner Colin Passmore argues a new breed of collaborators are the rainmakers of tomorrow When I qualified (was…
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – women and law Legal Business Reed Smith’s Tamara Box argues the profession needs to fight the gender stereotypes that stop women advancing Imagine, in sequence,…
The Last Word: Progress Report Legal Business As part of our Global 100 report, law firm leaders give their assessment on how their firms are performing. Self-efficiency…
Life during law: Mark Darley, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Michael West The lift bank on my floor is the perfect length for a cricket pitch. My son’s old school cricket bat…
A&O leads City’s big four amid subdued results Kathryn McCann Firm posts 8% PEP hike and 4% revenue increase With all of the Magic Circle financial results in, Allen &…
Candidates emerge as CMS gears up for autumn managing partner election Legal Business Four partners are tipped as potential successors as Weston prepares to step down CMS Cameron McKenna is gearing up for…
CC innovation chief creates taskforces to drive change Legal Business Firm eyes IBM Watson partnership and new software products Six months into the role, Clifford Chance (CC)’s head of innovation…
Jacobs frontrunner for next Linklaters senior partner Legal Business Slaughters’ senior partner race also underway ‘There’s no-one else,’ mused one ex-Linklaters partner. ‘If Charlie Jacobs isn’t the next senior…
Re-elected Verrier shuffles the White & Case pack Legal Business White & Case announced last month the re-election of executive chair Hugh Verrier, who takes on the role for a…
