24% of large UK firms earn more than half of revenues overseas Legal Business Nearly a quarter of UK law firms with revenues over £50m derive more than half of their turnover from overseas,…
Scams driving another bumper year for insurance firms Legal Business Leading insurance firms that reported unprecedented revenue and headcount growth in their counter-fraud teams in 2011 expect this trend to…
Consolidation is the word of the day across Scotland’s firms Legal Business The Scottish market is awash with merger rumours. Perhaps the imminent tie-up between McGrigors and Pinsent Masons has kick-started the…
Shaw abruptly steps down from Dundas leadership Legal Business Dundas & Wilson’s managing partner Donald Shaw unexpectedly announced in March that he is stepping down from his post midway…
LLP filings show increase in net debt at leading UK firms Legal Business Debt levels at the top UK firms by revenue have increased to £185m compared to £138m last year. Data taken…
Weightmans – Feet on the ground Legal Business After four years of consecutive revenue growth and two transformative mergers in 2011, Weightmans is our National/Regional Firm of the…
Michael Napier CBE QC – Man for all seasons Mark McAteer Michael Napier CBE QC steps down as chairman of Irwin Mitchell this month after 40 years at the firm. It’s…
Sole adviser – Having it all Legal Business Baker & McKenzie, Eversheds and Berwin Leighton Paisner are just a few firms synonymous with adopting the one-client-one-law-firm model, but…
Global London – Top 50 Legal Business The firms that appear in Global London are the 50 largest non-UK originated firms in London, ranked by headcount. Total…
Global London – Major Feast Legal Business With a flurry of US firms luring funds partners from UK rivals, LB finds out why lawyers in this area…
Global London – No stone unturned Legal Business LB ventures beyond the established elite to highlight five practices blazing a trail in the City. The need to differentiate…
Addressing partner underperformance Pritchard James Tsolakis of The Royal Bank of Scotland published his annual report, A perspective on the legal market, in March.…
FSA’s Cole holds all the cards in choosing her next move Emma Sadowski After two years of speculation in the financial services sector, it has finally happened. Margaret Cole, Financial Services Authority (FSA)…
Eversheds boosts construction practice with McGrigors team Legal Business Eversheds has bolstered its Manchester offering with the hire of an eight-lawyer contentious construction team from McGrigors just months before…
Cleary hires former Stephenson Harwood chief executive Legal Business Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired former Stephenson Harwood chief executive and litigation heavyweight Sunil Gadhia in its London…
Taylor Wessing eyes Hong Kong deal after Singapore launch Emma Sadowski Taylor Wessing is more likely to merge with a local practice in Hong Kong than to set up in the…
Travers Smith launches review of US best friends network Legal Business Travers Smith has always been one to plough its own furrow and last month the firm confirmed it was reviewing…
Leeds market set to change markedly as top tier loses talent Legal Business Firms operating in the Leeds market have been in a state of flux recently, with the region’s mid-tier firms taking…
Shearman’s rainmaker leaves for Skadden Legal Business Shearman & Sterling’s loss is Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s gain after Stephan Hutter, Germany’s pre-eminent capital markets specialist,…
Pinsents and McGrigors tie-up gets rubber-stamped Legal Business Pinsent Masons and McGrigors confirmed in early February that partners had voted in favour of the two firms merging. The…
