Financial results 2013/14: Macfarlanes breaks through £1m PEP threshold as profit and turnover up over 20% Legal Business Macfarlanes has achieved a high double digit jump in both revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP) for the 2013/14…
Morrison & Foerster appoints Paul Friedman to newly-created European managing partner role Legal Business Paul Friedman has become Morrison & Foerster’s first managing partner for Europe, overseeing 26 partners and 43 associates across London, Berlin…
Norton Rose Fulbright ups NQ salaries to Magic Circle levels Legal Business Top 10 Global 100 firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has elevated its newly-qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries to Magic Circle firm levels,…
RPC bolsters insurance and marine teams with double hire from Clydes and Holman Fenwick Legal Business RPC has strengthened its insurance and marine capability in the UK and Asia with the hire of senior insurance litigation partner…
Squire Patton Boggs bolsters Asia presence with Tokyo merger Legal Business Newly-merged transatlantic firm Squire Patton Boggs has bolstered its presence in Tokyo by tying up with Japan-headquartered corporate boutique Mamiya Law…
Revolving Doors: DLA hires in France and the US; Simmons grows Bristol; Gibson Dunn expands in Beijing and Hong Kong Legal Business International expansion last week saw DLA Piper hire Holman Fenwick Willan’s (HFW) Paris head of tax Hervé Israël and bolster its…
Herbert Smith Freehills launches German competition practice with hire of Taylor Wessing head Michael Dietrich Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has moved one step closer to offering clients a full service out of its still fledgling German…
Hogan Lovells ties up with Mexico’s Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa Legal Business Hogan Lovells has made further inroads in Latin America by tying up with leading Mexican firm Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa…
CC edges ahead in growth as Linklaters and Freshfields unveil financial results Legal Business Clifford Chance has emerged as the strongest-performing Magic Circle firm financially for 2013/14, as the UK elite all unveiled unaudited sterling…
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…
