LLP round-up: Bird & Bird debt soars as rising partner count freezes top pay at Clyde & Co Tom Baker While top 20 LB100 firms Bird & Bird and Clyde & Co both boosted their operating profit in the 2016/17…
‘Enormous’ £75.5m currency boost flatters DLA Piper LLP accounts Hamish McNicol The dramatic impact of currency markets during the 2016/17 period has significantly bolstered another law firm’s LLP accounts, with…
Quinn Emanuel lays down outstanding marker with 61% surge in City revenue and profit Tom Baker Disputes powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has seen London revenues rise by a startling 61%, with net profit increasing…
LLP accounts: Executive belts tightened at Eversheds Sutherland International as profit lifts 5% Hamish McNicol With the tie-up between Eversheds and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan almost a year old, the latest accounts for the non-US…
A&O awash with cash as £48m forex boost offsets soaring staff costs Nathalie Tidman With Allen & Overy (A&O) comfortably leading its peer group in the 2016/17 reporting season, the release of its full accounts…
Rich rewards on offer – Fieldfisher accounts show top earnings soar over £2m as profits surge Tom Baker It has become established in recent years as one of the most potent performers in the UK top 50 but…
LLP accounts: Clifford Chance leadership team pockets £16m following strong year Tom Baker The 13-strong executive leadership team at Clifford Chance (CC) took home £16m for the 2016/17 financial year, according to its…
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,…
Signature boosts revenue 16% as dispute boutiques sustain their ascendency Tom Baker City litigation specialist Signature Litigation has capped off a run of high-profile mandates to record a 16% uptick in revenue…
International growth drives Simmons’ H1 revenues up 12% despite tough conditions Tom Baker Building on respectable 2016/17 results, Simmons & Simmons has announced a 12% hike in its half-year revenues to £167.3m. The figure…
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…
Financials 2017/18: CMS claims 25% profit hike post-merger as DWF’s top line grows 23% Marco Cillario CMS UK has today (20 November) claimed profits have grown 25% in the six months since its three-way merger with…
‘The idea is working’: Dentons Europe recorded double-digit revenue growth, LLPs show Marco Cillario Revenue at Dentons’ continental European arm grew 11% to €275.8m in the year to 31 December 2016, according to LLP…
‘Significant progress’: Irwin Mitchell posts 6% revenue increase to £235m Kathryn McCann Irwin Mitchell has posted a revenue increase of 6% for the last financial year from £221.3m to £235.2m, with profit before…
Clients back New Law model as LOD posts post-merger revenue surge Georgiana Tudor Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s (BLP) freelance spin-off Lawyers on Demand(LOD) has posted 15% turnover growth in its first full-year results since it merged…
‘Bumpy year’: Burness Paull posts flat revenue and profit as muted Scots performance continues Kathryn McCann Scottish independent Burness Paull has posted flat financials for 2016/17 with turnover up 1% from £53.3m to £53.8m, while profit per equity…
Troubled water: Hill Dickinson in talks to sell insurance business to Keoghs as revenue and profit dip again Marco Cillario Insurance and shipping specialist Hill Dickinson is in talks with fellow LB100 firm Keoghs to sell off part of its…
Financials 2016/17: Trowers & Hamlins steadies ship with double-digit turnover rise Tom Baker Top-50 UK firm Trowers & Hamlins has recorded increases in turnover and profit per equity partner (PEP) to recover from last year’s…
Financials 2016/17: Bond Dickinson posts flat turnover as PEP drops 4% Kathryn McCann Bond Dickinson has posted flat turnover for 2016/17 of £104m, while profit per equity partner (PEP) has slipped 4% from £275,000…
Financials 2016/17: Baker McKenzie resilient in face of full year of global headwinds Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has unveiled stable revenue and profits for the year end 30 June, the first global firm to unveil its…
