71 new shareholders and a Madrid chief – today on Baker Mac’s intranet Caroline Hill It says something about the evolution of the legal market when a single global law firm makes up more partners…
Financials update – Field Fisher Waterhouse pays the cost of merger mania Sarah Downey After a turbulent year that saw it unsuccessfully attempt merger discussions with both Laurence Graham and Osborne Clarke, Field Fisher…
The daily grind – toil and tension as Hogan Lovells gets past the honeymoon period Legal Business It’s been three years since the trailblazing transatlantic pairing of Hogan & Hartson and Lovells. Legal Business assesses if the…
Hard-wired – meet the ‘tabloid’ lifting the lid on the world’s largest legal market Jaishree Kalia Since its 2006 launch, irreverent blog Above The Law has built a huge audience and given voice to an increasingly…
Global 100: In the club David Stevenson As the international legal market stratifies, the gap between executive class and economy is widening in the Global 100. Here…
Global 100: Scheduled departures Jaishree Kalia Asia continues to dominate when it comes to new offices opened by Global 100 firms. But despite the attraction of…
Global 100: The long haul Mark McAteer A decade of flying the Global 100 has left some legal players frazzled while others have become increasingly energised. Here…
In the game – will new rules on success fees see litigators take a gamble? Miriam Fahey Three years after the Jackson review, reforms to litigation costs have finally arrived. But one change in particular, damages-based agreements,…
Global 100: Latham & Watkins Mark McAteer Despite facing considerable reverses in the wake of the 2008 banking crisis – which saw a sharp fall in revenues…
Global 100: Methodology Legal Business FINANCIAL YEAR-ENDS Financial data shown is for the last financial year – either calendar year 2012 or 2012/13. Financial years…
Global 100: DLA Piper Jaishree Kalia A highly symbolic year for DLA Piper, with the rapidly-assembled business services juggernaut becoming the world’s largest law firm in…
Global 100: The client view David Stevenson FTSE 100 general counsel (GC) say global firms have finally listened to their concerns on costs and that, if anything,…
Global 100: Norton Rose Fulbright David Stevenson The ascent of Norton Rose up the global league has been swift in recent years, with the City-based law firm…
Global 100: The Word from the World Legal Business The dominance of US firms; the challenges in Asia; the strategic dilemmas – leaders from the world’s elite law firms…
Legal Business Global 100 2013 Legal Business Menu Global 100: The long haul Global 100: Scheduled departures Global 100: The Word from the World Global 100: Norton…
DISSENT: Do you know Titian? Berating law firms on social mobility belies commercial realities Legal Business RollOnFriday founder Matthew Rhodes argues it is education – not an increasingly meritocratic profession – that is to blame for…
To soar or crash with an Asian giant Legal Business If you are going to finally do a global merger, it would be fitting for one of the most distinctive…
Hogan Lovells was right to get hitched. It needs to remember that. Alex Novarese I’m not a big fan of comparing law firm mergers to marriages. All those torturous metaphors and incongruous imagery. But…
Flying High – The Legal Business Global 100 Legal Business How the Global 100 has gone from turning over $71.6bn to $85bn in five years. The world’s largest passenger plane,…
