Financial results 2013/14: Norton Rose Fulbright unveils revenue of $1.85bn and PEP of $660k Legal Business In its first financial year post-merger Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has recorded revenues of $1.851bn with profit per equity partner (PEP)…
Bar and MoJ end fee impasse over high value legal aid fraud cases with further talks underway Legal Business Leaders at the Bar have agreed an interim deal with the Ministry of Justice to end the fee impasse that…
Financial results 2013/14: Fieldfisher breaks through £100m threshold with 10% rise in turnover Legal Business Fieldfisher has broken through the £100m revenue threshold reporting a 10% rise to £104m and a moderate 3% increase in profit…
Financial results 2013/14: Ashurst unveils post-merger turnover of £586m and PEP of £801k as Simmons reveals return to growth Jaishree Kalia Ashurst has unveiled its first post-merger financial results, boasting revenues of £586m and a profit per equity partner (PEP) of £801,000.…
Mishcon de Reya sees PEP soar by 16% while Pinsent Masons posts 4.6% revenue increase Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has hit its target of £100m in revenues by 2016, with 2013/14 turnover up 18% to £104.6m and…
Taylor Wessing launches US rep offices in Palo Alto and New York Legal Business Taylor Wessing on 23 June announced the opening of two representative offices in the US to facilitate access to its…
Global 100 Overview – Superman Returns Jaishree Kalia Although the global recession laid many of the world’s leading law firms low for a time, this year’s Global 100…
Mobile cyber-security – Pay as You Go Legal Business Mobile technology has enabled today’s lawyers to be more responsive to clients’ needs than ever before but brings added risk…
Global 100 Choice of Law – Clash of the Titans Legal Business In the global market, there remain two great powers: English and New York law. While US law has gained an…
Global 100 Regional View – Emerging Powers Legal Business 2014 is the first year since 2007 that western jurisdictions were not comprehensively outclassed by emerging markets. But Legal Business…
Global 100 Arbitration Focus – Battle for the City Legal Business London has established an increasingly powerful position as a global arbitration hub. But does it have the facilities to drive…
Global 100 2014 – Methodology Legal Business Methodology and end notes The firms that appear in the 2014 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in…
Global 100 Market Comment – Word from the World Legal Business From cooling in Asia markets to a resurgence in Europe; from increased deal work to an uptick in banking litigation…
The Global 100 2014 Legal Business Menu Global 100 Overview – Superman Returns Global 100 2014 – Main Table Global 100 Market Comment – Word from…
Trust Disputes – The Myth of Trust Chris Crowe Trust disputes can offer advisers a lucrative caseload and longer-term institutional and corporate relationships. Legal Business looks at the key…
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Advice for the new managing partner: don’t consult, just do Legal Business Given the amount of time I spend hanging out with managing partners it’s not unusual to be asked by law…
‘Nobody knows anything’ – Goldman is more right than Maister Legal Business As journalists and managing partners hit reporting season the understandable urge rises once more to make sense of the legal…
