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…
Ireland: A case to make Thomas Alan Centuries of imperiousness towards the Irish could be one of England’s greatest historical mistakes, and when Legal Business set about…
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The Last Word: One way or another Legal Business From retaining talent to going public, LB100 leaders give their take on how to survive in an age of disruption…
Legal Business 100 2018: Partner earnings Legal Business Top 50 firms ranked by highest top of equity
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…
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…
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…
Summer news in context Legal Business New Law buyout sees EY acquire Riverview Law A sign of things to come? After Lawyers On Demand (LOD) earlier this…
Moves that matter Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) corporate practice saw a seasoned trio of partners quit in August for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius’s…
Disputes Eye: Hunting krakens – As finance and Russian work slows veteran litigators look to key trends and opportunities Tom Baker As the torrent of post-financial crisis litigation continues to slow, litigators are increasingly wondering: ‘What next?’ Certainly, 2018 has so far…
High (street) stakes as Gaucho collapses into administration and House of Fraser saga takes yet another twist Nathalie Tidman ‘There’s going to be a lot of distress on the high street,’ Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Adam Plainer told…
The one true law – in conversation with Lord Neuberger Legal Business Richard Lissack QC: David, why a career in the law? Lord Neuberger: It was after cancelling out other possibilities. I…
Legal Business 100 2018: Core stats Legal Business LB100 averages Average revenue £242.3m Average revenue growth 10% Revenue per lawyer £355,000 Profit per lawyer £112,000 Profit per equity…
Legal 500 Data: The data behind the story David Burgess DLA Piper top-tier global rankings from The Legal 500 DLA Piper has topped this year’s Legal Business 100 with revenue…
LB100: Smoke, turmoil and a tonne of cash Alex Novarese The latest financial year has not been a vintage period for those wishing the legal industry would fall into concise patterns.…
Life during law: Simon Konsta Tom Baker My father is Greek, my mother was English. There’s been no law in the family, much more of a trading…
