Acquisitions mask decline in organic growth as Knights releases Covid-hit H1 financials Tom Baker Listed firm Knights may have posted a robust 45% rise in 2021 half-year revenues from £31.9m to £46.2m, but acknowledged that without…
Kennedys opens 36-strong Leeds office as TLT and Clydes expand overseas Tom Baker In an expansive start to the new year, UK firms Kennedys , TLT and Clyde & Co have established new frontiers at home…
Dealwatch: Sign of the times for advisers on Priory Group and vegan foods deals Nathalie Tidman Innovative, Covid-driven transactions have continued to emerge in recent months, with the first working week of 2021 proving no exception.…
New management roles unveiled at Macfarlanes as former leader Martin retires from partnership Nathalie Tidman Change is afoot at City leader Macfarlanes as Luke Powell has been lined up to succeed Julian Howard as managing…
Revolving doors: New year hiring spree continues with additions for international and UK players Tom Baker Firms have doubled down on their recruitment efforts in the new year as the likes of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner…
Talking sheds – A&O’s former chief on why the personal touch is critical in a crisis Guest Blog In March last year – as the Covid-19 crisis gathered pace – I wrote in Legal Business that if you’re a…
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…
