Taking off Legal Business As the airline industry continues to face a tough economic climate, falling passenger numbers and strict regulations, litigation levels have…
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Dynamic Duo Legal Business Clyde & Co’s Michael Payton has held the top job at the firm for 27 years and since 1997 has…
Making Headlines Legal Business General Pinochet, Nick Leeson and Ian Maxwell are all former clients. More recently, Rebekah Brooks and UBS rogue trader Kweku…
Under the Weather Legal Business When US outfit Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe entered the London market in 1998, chairman Ralph Baxter had a dream of…
Power Surge Legal Business Energy clients are dictating law firms’ strategic direction and hiring policies. For now at least, energy is king. LB finds…
BLP – Ten years gone Legal Business Berwin Leighton Paisner is a decade old this year, a period marked by impressive financials, a revolving door of partners…
City 50 – City Break Legal Business With a few years of pain behind them, City 50 firms are feeling better. But is it still too early…
Wish you were here? Legal Business This year’s Legal Business 100 firms continue to grow in revenue, but how much is performance in foreign markets masking…
Mergers – Answers on a postcard Legal Business Despite much hype over mid-market consolidation recently, the number of mergers between law firms in the UK has been modest.…
Global Elite – Scaling up Legal Business With an unerring consistency, the UK Global Elite has maintained its grip on the market throughout the recession and 2010/11…
Major International – Wedding Bells Legal Business In comes a new peer group to the Legal Business 100. Thanks to a flurry of transatlantic marriages over the…
Major City – Bits and pieces Legal Business Many of the firms in the Major City group will look back on 2010/11 with mixed feelings. Some firms will…
London Midsizers – Steady As She Goes Legal Business London’s Midsizer legal landscape looks a little different this year. Field Fisher Waterhouse and Withers move into the Major City…
Insurance – Insuring the Future Legal Business This year was all about the urge to merge and this time next year the Insurance group will look very…
Major UK – Major Overhaul Legal Business In tearing up the rulebook in this year’s Legal Business 100, this peer group has changed radically to reflect the…
South – South End Legal Business The wind blowing up from the south region has the familiar whiff of stagnant revenues again this year. As was…
Central – Stuck in the Middle Legal Business The absence of this peer group’s two leading performers, Mills & Reeve and Gateley, has seen averages for the Central…
North – Northern Echo Legal Business The struggle continues. While the North peer group maintains its position and outperforms other regions, average revenue has grown marginally…
Scotland – Scots Guards Legal Business This year we’ve broken the Scottish Big Four up. Most likely to the chagrin of Maclay Murray & Spens and…
