Shearman tight-lipped on City revenue amid reduced headcount and 4% global turnover rise Marco Cillario After rising by less than 1% in 2017, Shearman & Sterling’s global revenue grew at a slightly faster pace last…
‘Investing in strength’: Akin Gump’s City turnover spikes 28% amid restructuring bonanza Nathalie Tidman The London office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has recorded a 28% revenue hike to $123.5m. The City results,…
The comeback kid: Return to form as Reed Smith hikes London revenue 18% to $222m Thomas Alan Reed Smith has bolstered City revenue by 18% to $222m amid a reversal of fortune which has seen global revenue rise…
Cadwalader London revenue drops 13% after restructuring team exit as global turnover makes slight return to growth Marco Cillario Bucking a trend which has seen a number of City outposts of US firms grow apace last year, turnover at…
King & Spalding posts stronger year globally with UK revenue up 12% Thomas Alan US outfit King & Spalding notched a 12% growth in its UK business for 2018, with London revenue rising to $48.3m,…
Goodwin London revenue surges 60% as European hiring spree pays off Marco Cillario Goodwin Procter’s City arm grew at more than three times the pace of the firm globally in 2018, hitting $66.8m…
‘Another fantastic year’: Cooley City revenue surges 16% as global top line hits $1.23bn Marco Cillario Cooley’s London branch has recorded another year of double-digit revenue growth as its top line grew 16% to $66.7m, four…
‘Poised for great things’: White & Case City revenue tops $350m as Milbank sees 25% turnover spike Nathalie Tidman White & Case’s expansive London office was responsible for 17% of firm-wide revenue as Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has a…
City revenues shoot up 16% after another bumper year for Quinn Emanuel Tom Baker Disputes heavyweight Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has continued its impressive run of form in London as City revenues for 2018…
Cyber-attack hacks at DLA profit as strong UK performance lifts revenue 5% Hamish McNicol Growth in DLA Piper’s UK business has pushed the firm’s international LLP top line to £919m, but 2017’s cyber-attack has…
Bird & Bird reports 11% uptick in first-half revenue as LLPs reveal rich pickings for ExComm Marco Cillario Bird & Bird’s nine executive committee members took home €6.4m in the year to April 2018, its LLP accounts showed…
Dentons UK top earner reaped benefits of Maclays takeover with 27% pay rise Marco Cillario Dentons’ highest paid UK partner took home £1.4m in the year to April 2018 compared to £1.1m the year before,…
LLP accounts show BLP flagging ahead of Bryan Cave merger as profit fell 21% Thomas Alan Legacy Berwin Leighton Paisner was hit by a 21% drop in profit and 3% dip in revenue in its last…
LLP accounts: Gowling’s UK revenue and profit fall while top-earner’s pay drops 6% Hamish McNicol Revenue and profit at Gowling WLG’s UK LLP have fallen despite the overall firm, including its Canadian arm, increasing revenue…
LLP accounts: Strong returns for CC leadership with bumper 38% pay rise as Eversheds executives see take home remain static Tom Baker Clifford Chance’s (CC) 13-strong executive leadership team took home £22m in the 2017/18 financial year, according to the firm’s filings…
LLP accounts: Linklaters posts fall in profits as top earner doubles income at Macfarlanes Marco Cillario Operating profits at Linklaters dipped 1% to £472.3m, while Macfarlanes’ highest-earning partner brought home almost £4m in 2017/18, the two…
The LB100 overview: Crisis? What crisis? Marco Cillario Brexit negotiations stalling, trade wars looming, the high street hit by a raft of collapses – at first sight, there…
LB100 case study: Clifford Chance Legal Business The only firm among London’s big four to have retained its position in the Legal Business 100 table, Clifford Chance…
LB100 case study: Taylor Wessing Legal Business Long-serving managing partner Tim Eyles (pictured) received a nice farewell gift in his last year at the helm of Taylor…
LB100 Second 25: The ex-pistols Tom Baker The story of last year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) was the emergence of a group of mobile mid-tier outfits that…
