LB100: why global reach is the differentiator for insurance firms as growth slows Will Lewallen While 2024-25 was another strong year for the UK’s biggest law firms, those with an insurance focus underperformed compared to…
Revolving Doors: Latham boosts London life sciences as Weil hires German PE partners Will Lewallen Latham & Watkins has hired intellectual property and life sciences partner Lydia Torne to its office in London. Torne, who is…
Brodies and Shoosmiths among firms reaching new revenue highs as results season continues Alex Ryan A clutch of major law firms have continued the trend for strong 2023-24 results, with Brodies, Shoosmiths, Clyde & Co…
Financials 2020/21: ‘Fortunate’ Macfarlanes adds 10% to top line as 26-50 LB100 firms post mixed results Nathalie Tidman Firms ranked 26-50 in the Legal Business 100 – Macfarlanes, TLT and Watson Farley & Williams – have posted a…
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…
Sponsored briefing: Key trends in contentious construction Guest Blog The team at Watson Farley & Williams discuss the latest developments in the sector It has been a busy few…
Revolving doors: US & City firms target Simmons & Simmons as Ashurst makes hires Muna Abdi US & City firms saw a steady influx of lateral hires across sectors as Latham & Watkins, Allen & Overy…
WFW and former real estate head settle £300k High Court claim Nathalie Tidman A longstanding legal wrangle that saw Mark Prevezer, Watson Farley & Williams’ former head of real estate seek £300,000 in…
Watson Farley & Williams makes major City energy play with Clifford Chance Africa director Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) is set to hire Titus Edjua, director of Clifford Chance’s (CC) Africa group, to boost its project…
Watson Farley management get second term as half-year revenue comes in flat Hamish McNicol Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has re-elected its management duo for a further five years. Chris Lowe and Lothar Wegener (pictured…
Watson Farley using fewer smiley emojis as revenue growth falls back following strong run Tom Baker One of the UK’s leading ‘pacey’ mid-tier firms, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), has seen its revenue growth rate fall to…
Partnership Perspectives Tom Baker ‘The Dickensian management role of closed doors is a thing of the past.’ Jonathan Kewley, partner and co-head of Clifford…
Revolving Doors: Herbert Smith Freehills raids Watson Farley as firms strengthen in the City and abroad Thomas Alan Four Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) partners have decamped to Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) – including aviation specialist Rex Rosales…
‘Established where we need it’: Singapore tie-up sees Watson Farley & Williams round off standout year Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams has capped off an impressive year of financial growth with international expansion, securing a formal law…
Reversal of fortunes – how three mid-tiers outgunned the City elite for a decade Marco Cillario It is dominated by mid-sized firms while global players and City leaders lag far behind. Watson Farley & Williams (WFW)…
Mid-pack pacesetters go early with half-year financials as performance matches expectations Tom Baker Two of this year’s best-performing mid-pack firms in the Legal Business 100 (LB100), Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) and Fieldfisher,…
Watson Farley hires disputes partner from Ropes to widen finance coverage Nathalie Tidman Expansive City player Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has bolstered its disputes practice with the hire of regulatory specialist Thomas…
Sector focus vindicated for Watson Farley & Williams as it maintains pace with 13% H1 revenue surge Tom Baker After quietly establishing itself as one of the LB100’s strongest performers in the last financial year, Watson Farley & Williams…
Watson Farley to retain all its qualifying trainees as Mishcon’s rate falls to 64% Tom Baker Watson Farley and Williams will retain 100% of its autumn 2017 qualifying trainees, while Mishcon de Reya‘s rate of retention has dipped…
‘Hugely complicated’: Watson Farley, White & Case, A&O line up on $14bn shipping deal Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams has advised a group of 27 international and local banks acting as financiers on a $14bn…
