Global 100: Methodology and end notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2022 Global 100 The firms that appear in the 2022 Global 100 are the largest 100…
Global 100: Ten-year view – Playing the long game Mark McAteer The contrast between the Global 100 reports in 2012 and 2022 is startling: in 2012 the global elite was feeling…
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The Last Word: Matchday forecasts Legal Business ‘The profitability of firms operating in the US is very high. If that continues to grow not least because the…
Much snootiness still remains, but the Vereins are actually fine Nathalie Tidman While Legal Business is not the type of publication to force a tenuous link in order to make a feature…
A bonanza year for the Global 100 – is the table about to turn? Nathalie Tidman It is a treacherous business, making market predictions for the year ahead. Too conservative and the pundit is guilty of…
Life During Law: Karen Seward Megan Mayers I grew up in a shipbuilding town in the north. Barrow-in-Furness. Bill Bryson described it as ‘the very worst town…
SRA defends year-long striking off process for Eversheds trainee convicted of sexual assault Tom Baker After yet another galling sexual misconduct episode to blight the profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has come out swinging…
Womble Bond-BDB Pitmans: The data driving the national tie-up talks Ben Wheway The Legal 500’s Ben Wheway takes a look at the rationale behind the proposed merger and what a combined firm…
Verein check: how the big six global players have grown over ten years Ben Wheway The largest six Swiss verein firms have pursued varying expansion strategies over the past decade – Ben Wheway looks at…
Musk’s Twitter takeover sparks legal feeding frenzy, but leaves more questions than answers Charles Avery Ask any City partner about the current state of the market, and they will point to a softening in the…
Size matters: which Global 100 firms have the most Legal 500 rankings? Ben Wheway Legal 500 data highlights the contrast between the laser-focused firms cleaning up in core markets and the wide footprint of…
Latham scores lead role in Man Utd’s potential sale as US outfits advise on Tom Ford deal Megan Mayers Latham & Watkins has had a busy November, picking up several multi-billion-dollar instructions across the sports, retail and telecoms sectors.…
HSF, Davis Polk and Eversheds act on Made.com collapse as market expects FTX fallout Tom Baker Partners from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Davis Polk and Eversheds Sutherland have secured advisory roles on the administration and £3.4m sale…
In with the new: Big Law rings in the changes amid City leadership shake-up Charles Avery For many law firms, the end of the year marks elections for various leadership positions. This year has been no…
Global 100: Slaughter and May – Keeping the magic alive Megan Mayers ‘It’s a remarkable firm with a tremendous reputation, but it has to take note of the fact that the market…
