LB100 case study: Travers Smith Legal Business You can always rely on Travers Smith for revenue growth; the City independent has posted its ninth consecutive year of…
LB100 case study: Hill Dickinson Legal Business Things have gone from bad to worse at insurance and shipping specialist Hill Dickinson, as the firm recorded a second…
Methodology and notes Legal Business LB100 law firms The firms that appear in the Legal Business 100 (LB100) are the top 100 law firms in…
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LB100 Second 50: London stalling? Thomas Alan With initial post-referendum Brexit shock giving way to pre-breakaway uncertainty, the boutique and mid-market London firms in the second half…
LB100 Second 50: Regional view – Comfortably numb Hamish McNicol Consolidation, planning, investment and ‘cautious optimism’ proved dominant themes for the smaller regional and national firms in this year’s Legal…
LB100 case study: Harbottle & Lewis Legal Business Harbottle & Lewis maintained its status as one of London’s fastest growing law firms last year, with the West End…
LB100 case study: Shepherd and Wedderburn Legal Business Scotland’s third-largest firm by revenue, Shepherd and Wedderburn, had largely been thought to have fallen behind Brodies and Burness Paull…
LB100 shrugs off Brexit fears as fees hit £24bn but leaders wary of chaotic winter ahead Alex Novarese Framed by mounting unease in the face of bitter Brexit negotiations, an uncertain business outlook and an inconclusive 2017 general…
DWF revenue jumps to £236m ahead of stock exchange float Hamish McNicol DWF has added 18% to its top line as the thrusting national operator gears up to become the largest UK law…
‘Cracking place to do business’: Burness Paull leverages international growth in 7% revenue uptick Hamish McNicol It has been a choppy year for the Scottish economy but local independent Burness Paull has used a 30% increase…
Revenue plunges 20% at Stewarts as contingent fee swings end stellar run Tom Baker Disputes specialist Stewarts has experienced a reality check after a consistent period of striking financial growth, with revenue tumbling by…
‘The giant is awakening’: Baker McKenzie adds $230m to revenue as partner profits surge 13% Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has posted one of its best financial performances in recent history as revenue hit $2.9bn and partner profits reached…
RPC’s profits rebound amid 10% revenue growth after consulting arm produces ‘good results’ Marco Cillario RPC has followed up on last year’s disappointing financial performance with a 10% rebound in profits as revenue hit £112.7m. The…
HFW’s continued international growth lifts revenue 8% in tough market conditions Tom Baker UK top 50 firm HFW has produced a competitive set of financial results headlined by a 12% rise in profit and…
City’s mid-weight elite set blistering pace as Travers and Macfarlanes surge in 2017/18 Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses the results amid another strong year for the City’s mid-tier The latest financial results by UK law…
Lucky seven: Stevens & Bolton reveals seventh year of growth and posts record partner profits Thomas Alan Continuing its consistently impressive organic growth, South East heavyweight Stevens & Bolton has posted a 9% hike in turnover to a…
Burges Salmon cautious over challenging market as PEP dips against modest revenue growth Hamish McNicol A ‘challenging market’ led to sluggish revenue growth at Burges Salmon for the last financial year, while profit per equity…
