Not a roaring start to the 2020s but bravery is key Mark McAteer The ink was barely dry on our cover feature at the start of this year – an upbeat look at…
Access your print copy online – LB299 Legal Business While much of the country works from home we are providing more options for you to access your copy of…
Sponsored briefing: The pandemic and Portuguese capital markets Guest Blog In 2019, our article in Legal Business ended as follows: ‘Therefore, with the benefits of a renewed legal and regulatory…
Sponsored practice area spotlight: Insolvency and restructuring: Combining unique skills to achieve a successful outcome Guest Blog Insolvency and restructuring proceedings are intricate and complex. Practitioners must be able to combine legal knowledge, in particular in the…
The Legal 500 View: The gender agenda: the rankings and firms making progress on diversity Georgina Stanley Legal 500 editors Georgina Stanley and Ben Wheway take an in-depth look at gender diversity in the latest Legal 500…
The Last Word: Immovable objects Legal Business ‘There is no question that tech is the reason we’ve been so successful. Without it, the results could have been…
The Global 100 – Core Stats Legal Business Top 10 firms by revenue change Top ten firms by PEP change Global 100 averages Revenue and PEP growth across…
Life During Law: Samantha Mobley Nathalie Tidman My family story is not one of generations of lawyers. My great grandfather was a coal miner in Wales. I…
Global 100 European M&A focus: Riding a black swan Nathalie Tidman ‘What has happened to us?’ An M&A veteran shakes his head incredulously, having uttered the now ubiquitous phrase: ‘stay safe’…
The Global 100: Methodology and notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2020 Global 100 are the largest 100 law firms in the world ranked by…
Global 100 2020 – Main table Legal Business Please click the Full Screen button at the base of the table to see all columns.
Sponsored Briefing: M&A in Portugal during Covid-19 Guest Blog The effects of the pandemic on Portuguese businesses are not uniform. We can find sectors that have shown some resilience…
Failings in Beckwith prosecution undermine #MeToo fight and muzzle regulator Nathalie Tidman The High Court ruling in November that overturned the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)’s finding against ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith has…
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The Global 100 Overview: Unstoppable forces Thomas Alan In Legal Business’ last Global 100 issue, we reported on a ‘relatively benign’ 2018/19 for the world’s top 100 law…
Letter from Iberia – Despite global meltdown, local lawyers remain upbeat Thomas Alan For most, May 2019 will feel like a lifetime ago, and Iberia is little different. When Legal Business last visited…
Caribbean offshore report: End of the storm? Amy Ulliott The Caribbean’s offshore financial centres have faced their fair share of challenges in recent years thanks to the increased international…
UK offshore report: Staying afloat William Farrington ‘Anyone who says they’re not struggling would be lying,’ says Tim Pearce, global managing partner of Bedell Cristin, referring to…
Sponsored Briefing: Keep it simple Guest Blog Many of us were caught in the making of transactions when the Covid-19 outbreak started or, at least, hit Europe…
