No drop in demand for external legal advice Legal Business Results from our first-ever in-house survey show that companies’ legal budgets have largely stayed the same or even increased while…
DLA Piper ramps up French offering with boutique addition Legal Business DLA Piper’s recent takeover of French corporate boutique Frieh Bouhenic is the most significant development in a spate of activity…
Liberalisation of Singapore market gathers pace David Stevenson The Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) stopped receiving applications from foreign law firms seeking a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP)…
Ashurst revamps partner capital system Legal Business News that Ashurst is adopting a capital contribution system for partners this year finally brings the City International firm in…
Surge of law firm openings in revitalised Middle East Miriam Fahey The resurgence of commercial activity in the Middle East is prompting international law firms to strengthen their presence in the…
LB100 2012 – Future Proof Legal Business From merger mania to profit manipulation – the LB100 in 2012 draws on familiar themes from 20 years of law…
LB 100 Retrospective – All Grown Up Legal Business The LB100 survey is now in its 20th year – what does the data reveal about how the market has…
LB100 Allen & Overy: Turnover Soars With Globalisation Legal Business Allen & Overy’s worldwide senior partner David Morley remembers doing his first deal for Goldman Sachs as a young partner…
LB100 Osborne Clarke: From South West to West Coast Legal Business Twenty years ago, Osborne Clarke (OC) had revenues of £11.4m and an average PEP of £97,000. It was a Bristol…
LB100 Macfarlanes: Swimming Against The Tide Legal Business At the time of the first LB100, Macfarlanes was three years into a non-exclusive international alliance that included US firm…
LB100 Global Elite – London Stalling Legal Business In its first major overhaul since the introduction of peer groups in 2004, the Global Elite table is only five…
LB100 Major International – One Verein Day Legal Business The Major International peer group made its LB100 debut last year and there’s no doubt that it was a timely…
LB100 City International – New Frontiers Legal Business For this year’s LB100, we have a new peer group: City International. This group comprises firms that have leading practices…
LB100 City Domestic – A Tale of Two Cities Legal Business It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. In a year where eurozone turbulence rocked the…
LB100 Major UK – Pairing Up Legal Business As far as merger headlines go, the Major UK peer group has had a bellyful over the past 12 months.…
LB100 South – Down South Legal Business The situation remains typically sluggish in the South, where firms continue to tread water as far as profits are concerned…
LB100 Central – Fighting Back Legal Business Two years of holding the dubious distinction of being the worst performing peer group in the LB100 based on revenue…
LB100 North – Northern Soul Legal Business The line-up of North peer group firms has changed again. Following the departures of DWF and Hill Dickinson to the…
LB100 Scotland – Flying the Saltire Legal Business One firm in particular again stands out from the morass of misery that has beset the Scottish legal market in…
LB100 Endnotes and Methodology Legal Business The firms that appear in the LB100 are the top 100 firms in the UK, ranked by gross fee income…
