‘Uncertainty is now having an impact’: revenue and profit growth slow at Simmons Thomas Alan Simmons & Simmons saw growth slow last year following a ‘much tougher’ second half in the UK, as uncertainty begins to…
Private equity provides the pace as Freshfields posts second year of steady growth while net profits edge up Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the second of the Magic Circle to reveal 2019 results, posting a 6% uptick in…
CC reveals first Magic Circle 2018/19 results as PEP grows just 1% and revenue nears £1.7bn Marco Cillario Clifford Chance (CC)’s managing partner Matthew Layton spoke of ‘times of investment’ and pointed to his firm’s four-year performance after…
Fieldfisher reducing UK reliance following third consecutive year of double-digit growth Thomas Alan Fieldfisher is looking to further reduce the percentage of overall turnover generated in the UK following a year defined by…
CMS grows UK revenue 5% in second year post-merger but keeps profits under wraps Marco Cillario Revenue at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang hit £545.8m in 2018/19, 5% up on the previous year in what managing partner…
Return to growth for Stephenson Harwood as PEP rises 9% and revenue tops £213m Thomas Alan Stephenson Harwood’s profit per equity partner (PEP) bounced back from two consecutive years of decline, rising 9% to reach £727,000…
Eversheds records double-digit growth as ‘uncertainty barometer’ rises Hamish McNicol Eversheds Sutherland (International) has built on its 2017 transatlantic merger with a second year of strong revenue and profit growth.…
No Buzz Lightyear complex as Kennedys’ revenue tops £200m for the first time Hamish McNicol Kennedys senior partner Nick Thomas will be ‘very disappointed’ if the firm does not have another year of double-digit growth…
Dentons UK and Middle East revenue nears £230m in first post-Scotland results Marco Cillario Dentons’ UK and Middle East revenue rose 13% to £229.8m in 2018/19 but growth in profit per equity partner (PEP)…
Taylor Wessing breaks £150m UK revenue barrier as PEP rises 13% Marco Cillario Taylor Wessing has kicked off the financial reporting season for the UK top-25 with another year of double-digit growth in profit…
Stronger than expected recruitment track adds 35% to Keystone’s top line Hamish McNicol Revenue at Keystone Law rose by more than a third to £42.7m as the listed legal platform’s principal lawyer headcount…
Rosenblatt seeks to flex litigation funding arm as IPO boosts revenue but hits profit Hamish McNicol Increased publicity following Rosenblatt’s stock market float has helped lift revenue by 19%, although the IPO’s cost weighed on profit. Rosenblatt…
Forsters edges growth forward to £57m as the City looks for good omens Thomas Alan City firm Forsters saw its revenue grow 8% in the last financial year, while profit per equity partner rose 10%…
‘Executing our strategy’: MoFo London revenue surges 25% but global turnover drops Marco Cillario Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has added its name to the growing list of US firms with London offices outperforming the…
Kirkland breaks $5m PEP and outguns Latham again to stay world’s highest-grossing firm Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has hiked revenues by more than $500m to remain the world’s highest-earning law firm, as global turnover surged…
Mayer Brown’s global revenue nears $1.4bn as PEP spikes 8.2% amid expansive year Thomas Alan Chicago-bred Mayer Brown saw its global revenue rise 5.8% to $1.38bn as profit per equity partner (PEP) hiked 8.2% to…
DLA global turnover surpasses $2.8bn in second year of growth Hamish McNicol DLA Piper added 8% to its global top line in 2018, making for consecutive years of growth following a dip in…
‘Only the beginning’: Latham adds more than $300m to top line as Sidley nears £100m in the City Marco Cillario A year after becoming the first law firm to break the $3bn barrier, Latham & Watkins has posted an even…
‘Better than many’: Paul Hastings sees London revenue grow 14% as Milbank breaks $1bn barrier globally Thomas Alan Paul Hastings saw its strong revenue growth in London tempered slightly to 14% in 2018 in what remained a strong year…
Tightening of ranks at Hogan Lovells sees PEP approach $1.4m as turnover rises 4% Marco Cillario Hogan Lovells has posted an 8% increase in profit per equity partner (PEP) to $1.38m after reducing equity partner headcount 6%…
