The Global 100 – The stories of the year Tom Baker High-stakes recruitment, financial pressures and Europe’s largest law firm collapse – here is a recap of the stories that defined…
Market comment: A year of living dangerously Legal Business ‘There isn’t much to differentiate between law firms. It is predominantly relationship-based, not on massive differentials in service.’ Chris Newby,…
Reversal of fortunes – A decade-spanning view of the Global 100 Mark McAteer Back in 2007 UK-based firms were living large on a boom in the City and sterling. A global financial crisis…
The Global 100 overview: Atlas shrugged Mark McAteer Political shocks, gyrating currencies and choppy markets – it has been yet another testing year for the Global 100. Legal…
The Global 100: The European question – Have years of cuts left the Magic Circle exposed as Brexit looms? Madeleine Farman London’s top firms have been quietly retrenching for years in mainland Europe. As Brexit looms, where has that left…
‘It’s the clothes on top that matter’: how much does structure affect the Swiss Verein firms? Kathryn McCann DLA Piper, the world’s second-largest Swiss Verein-structured law firm, saw global turnover in 2016 drop 3% to $2.47bn from $2.54bn.…
London calling: the client view Kathryn McCann ‘I prefer to use the Magic Circle rather than US firms. They are, if anything, becoming better-run businesses.’ Philip Bramwell,…
The Global 100: The Zone – The US elite turns up the pressure Madeleine Farman The gap between top US firms and the middle-tier masses continues to widen as pressure to secure top-decile talent intensifies.…
The Global 100 2014 Legal Business Menu Global 100 Overview – Superman Returns Global 100 2014 – Main Table Global 100 Market Comment – Word from…
The Global 100 2014 Legal Business Menu Global 100 Overview – Superman Returns Global 100 2014 – Main Table Global 100 Market Comment – Word from…
Flying High – The Legal Business Global 100 Legal Business How the Global 100 has gone from turning over $71.6bn to $85bn in five years. The world’s largest passenger plane,…
Global 100: The long haul Mark McAteer A decade of flying the Global 100 has left some legal players frazzled while others have become increasingly energised. Here…
Global 100: Latham & Watkins Mark McAteer Despite facing considerable reverses in the wake of the 2008 banking crisis – which saw a sharp fall in revenues…
Global 100: The Word from the World Legal Business The dominance of US firms; the challenges in Asia; the strategic dilemmas – leaders from the world’s elite law firms…
Legal Business Global 100 2013 Legal Business Menu Global 100: The long haul Global 100: Scheduled departures Global 100: The Word from the World Global 100: Norton…
Global 100 2012: Interactive main table Legal Business THE GLOBAL 100: Legal Business examines the key financial data from the world’s top 100 law firms.
