DLA shakes off coronavirus jitters to crack £2bn global revenue amid 7% profit hike Nathalie Tidman DLA Piper has pulled off a fifth consecutive year of profit growth for its International LLP while breaking the £2bn barrier…
Revolving doors: lateral hire season back with gusto as raft of senior moves announced Mark McAteer The first week of August saw the lateral recruitment market resume in earnest, with a bumper spate of partner hires…
Dealwatch: Sign of the times as elite firms tap into $6.8bn IP deal, beleaguered restaurants buyout and oligarch asset disposal Nathalie Tidman Difficult as it may be to imagine an upside amid a pandemic, clients have proved surprisingly resourceful in the face…
‘Only certainty is even more uncertainty’: Addleshaws shows endurance as firm steels itself for year ahead Thomas Alan Addleshaw Goddard adhered to an increasingly familiar trend over the last financial year, the firm’s latest figures show, with revenues…
‘Year of two halves’: Coronavirus takes gloss off financials for OC as revenue lifts 5% and profit drops Nathalie Tidman Osborne Clarke’s latest financial results have proven to be a mixed bag as it recorded a 5% uptick in international…
‘Future-proofing’: DAC lifts profit and revenue for sixth consecutive year as Pollitt secures second leadership term Thomas Alan DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has notched its sixth consecutive year of turnover and profit growth, the firm’s latest financial results show,…
Life During Law: Andrew Ballheimer Nathalie Tidman I’m the son of immigrants and they were intent that I had an education, so I had to become a…
Life During Law: Andrew Ballheimer Nathalie Tidman I’m the son of immigrants and they were intent that I had an education, so I had to become a…
‘A fair bit of progress’ – Brodies withstands year-end turbulence to increase revenue and operating profit Thomas Alan Scottish leader Brodies is the latest firm in the LB100 to display its fiscal resilience, growing revenue and operating profit…
Revolving Doors: DWF appoints senior hand in critical management refresh as experienced players move to and from G100 firms Mark McAteer The past week has seen some senior hands move to and from large international law firms, not least DWF Group…
‘Complacency not an option’ at Penningtons as revenues and profits hike following 2019 merger Thomas Alan Penningtons Manches Cooper produced a strong showing in 2019/20, the firm’s latest financial results show, with revenue and profits both…
Revenues soar at Ince but stop just shy of £100m target after tumultuous year Thomas Alan Listed law firm Ince Group, which previously operated as Gordon Dadds, has produced impressive double-digit revenue growth in its first…
Defying gravity – double-digit boost marks a decade of revenue growth for Macfarlanes Mark McAteer Macfarlanes has reported robust financial results for 2019/20 – its tenth consecutive year of revenue growth – with virtually double-digit…
‘Not out of the woods yet’: Coronavirus puts the kibosh on Travers’ decade of revenue growth amid profit dive Nathalie Tidman Travers Smith has suffered one of its biggest financial setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, recording an 11% slump in…
Investments pay off at Withers as PEP surges while turnover breaks £200m Thomas Alan Withers saw profit per equity partner (PEP) enjoy a hefty rise over 2019/20, with a period of international expansion beginning…
Guest comment: Corporate values mean nothing without cost – City law’s moment has come to champion diversity Guest Blog An institution’s values and commitment to inclusion are only real when tested. It is in challenging times that we decide…
Stewarts steels itself for the hit as it reports solid financials for 2019/20 Thomas Alan Disputes specialist Stewarts has seen double-digit revenue growth for two years on the spin, posting an 11% increase in turnover…
WFW not ‘singing from the rooftops’ as it defies pandemic blues to post revenue and profit uptick Nathalie Tidman Watson Farley & Williams is the latest City firm to post robust revenue and profit figures in the face of…
‘High levels of uncertainty’: Eversheds braces for testing times amid robust revenue and profit lift Nathalie Tidman While few global firms expect to emerge unscathed from the Covid-19 crisis, Eversheds Sutherland (International) has nevertheless followed many peers…
Resilient HSF closes in on £1bn revenue but profits fall with increased operating costs Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has become the latest international firm to post resilient turnover growth in the face of the…
