Quinn Emanuel defies crisis with striking 27% spike in City turnover Tom Baker Showing no sign of pandemic-induced slowdown, US-bred dispute resolution specialist Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has hiked London revenues by…
Promotions latest: Global 100 players adopt mixed approach to new year partnership rounds as diversity tops agenda Mark McAteer The new year has kicked off with a number of large Global 100 firms revealing their latest partner promotion rounds…
Revolving doors: ‘Talismanic’ Dolman heads to Latham amid surge in City hires over holidays Nathalie Tidman The City hiring push scarcely abated during the holiday season, with a host of laterals announced just before and just…
The Global 100 Overview: Unstoppable forces Thomas Alan In Legal Business’ last Global 100 issue, we reported on a ‘relatively benign’ 2018/19 for the world’s top 100 law…
The Global 100: Analysis – What’s the deal with DLA? Nathalie Tidman ‘The whole place didn’t collapse, did it?’ So quips Simon Levine, almost six years since he took on the leviathan…
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The Global 100: Methodology and notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2020 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by…
Global 100 European M&A focus: Riding a black swan Nathalie Tidman ‘What has happened to us?’ An M&A veteran shakes his head incredulously, having uttered the now ubiquitous phrase: ‘stay safe’…
The Global 100 – Core Stats Legal Business Top 10 firms by revenue change Top ten firms by PEP change Global 100 averages Revenue and PEP growth across…
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Failings in Beckwith prosecution undermine #MeToo fight and muzzle regulator Nathalie Tidman The High Court ruling in November that overturned the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)’s finding against ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith has…
Not a roaring start to the 2020s but bravery is key Mark McAteer The ink was barely dry on our cover feature at the start of this year – an upbeat look at…
The Last Word: Immovable objects Legal Business ‘There is no question that tech is the reason we’ve been so successful. Without it, the results could have been…
Life During Law: Samantha Mobley Nathalie Tidman My family story is not one of generations of lawyers. My great grandfather was a coal miner in Wales. I…
The Legal 500 View: The gender agenda: the rankings and firms making progress on diversity Georgina Stanley Legal 500 editors Georgina Stanley and Ben Wheway take an in-depth look at gender diversity in the latest Legal 500…
Revolving doors: European and London laterals head up hiring push before Christmas Mark McAteer In a final lateral recruitment drive before Christmas, a number of international firms have unveiled notable partner hires. Bryan Cave…
Dealwatch: $39bn AstraZeneca deal caps off pharma boom year as advisers secure roles on G4S bidding war Nathalie Tidman News over the weekend of AstraZeneca’s $39bn deal to acquire Alexion Pharmaceuticals has capped off the 2020 pharma boom in…
