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Financials – Legal Business https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk Legal news, blogs, commentary and analysis from Legal Business - the market-leading monthly magazine for legal professionals globally. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 07:55:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-lb-logo-32x32.jpg Financials – Legal Business https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk 32 32 The Legal Business 100 – Contents https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/legal-business-100-contents-2018/ Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:30:21 +0000 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/?p=64812

Sponsored by Part 1: Overview Crisis? What crisis? Amid political turmoil, economic uncertainty and rows over Europe, the UK legal elite posted one of their best years since Lehman’s collapse. Can it last? Legal Business 100 Main table Partner earnings table Behind the numbers: Profitability revealed Core stats Part 2: The Second 25 The Ex-Pistols …

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Part 1: Overview

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Crisis? What crisis?

Amid political turmoil, economic uncertainty and rows over Europe, the UK legal elite posted one of their best years since Lehman’s collapse. Can it last?

Legal Business 100 Main table

Partner earnings table

Behind the numbers: Profitability revealed

Core stats

Part 2: The Second 25

Punk-style LB100 badges

The Ex-Pistols

After last year’s explosive performances, the assault of the City mid-tiers has struggled for consistency

Part 3: The Second 50 – City and Boutique

Political montage

London stalling?

With Stewarts returning to the second 50 after a sharp fall in revenue, key metrics among City and boutique firms in this group have jumped up. But uncertainty still plagues London firms

Part 4: The Second 50 – Regional view

Comfortably numb

Despite having per-lawyer metrics that lag the City, there are pockets of strong performances for regional firms in the second 50

Case study: Clifford Chance

Case study: Harbottle & Lewis

Case study: Hill Dickinson

Case study: Shepherd and Wedderburn

Case study: Taylor Wessing

Case study: Travers Smith

Methodology and notes

The Last Word: One way or another

From retaining talent to going public, LB100 leaders give their take on how to survive in an age of disruption

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]]> Global 100 Contents – 2018 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/global-100-2018/global-100-2018/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:30:17 +0000 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/?p=63946 Big Law - $100bn and rising

Big Law - $100bn and rising

Sponsored by Part 1: Overview They might be giants As the Global 100 this year breaks $100bn, Legal Business assesses the conquerors in the age of the $3bn law firm Global 100 Main table Part 2: Kirkland & Ellis Wrecking ball – Inside Kirkland & Ellis’ creative destruction The thrusting challenger from Illinois has become …

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Part 1: Overview

Big Law - $100bn and rising

They might be giants

As the Global 100 this year breaks $100bn, Legal Business assesses the conquerors in the age of the $3bn law firm

Global 100 Main table

Part 2: Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis wrecking ball

Wrecking ball – Inside Kirkland & Ellis’ creative destruction

The thrusting challenger from Illinois has become the world’s highest billing law firm. Legal Business assesses the unheralded rise of Kirkland & Ellis. Can anything stop the juggernaut?

Global 100 – the ten-year review

Global 100 – the stories of the year

Global 100: Core stats

Part 3: Asia focus

Asia skyline with dragon

Long-term greedy

The once-fêted Asia region has disappointed Global 100 hopes of easy profits. But many players see opportunity for the diligent and agile

Methodology and endnotes

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]]> Mind the gap – Global London 2018 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/mind-the-gap-global-london-2018/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:30:15 +0000 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/?p=61438 train track graphic

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Part 1: The Overview – ‘A tale of two Citys’ Focus: Cooley Focus: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy MAIN TABLE Global London top 50 Part 2: White & Case

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Part 1: The Overview – ‘A tale of two Citys’

Focus: Cooley

Focus: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

MAIN TABLE
Global London top 50

Part 2: White & Case

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]]> The Legal Business 100 2017 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/the-legal-business-100-2017/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:30:59 +0000 http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/?p=57738

Menu Overview: Your story The second 25: Faster, pussycat The second 50: Boutique and City – Eyes on the prize The second 50: Regional view – After the bang Main table Main table – interactive version Partner earnings Profitability Core stats Case study: Allen & Overy Case study: Eversheds Sutherland Case study: Fieldfisher Case study: …

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]]> The Global 100 2017 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/the-global-100-2017/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:30:06 +0000 http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/legal-business/analysis/the-global-100-2017/

Menu The Global 100 overview: Atlas shrugged The European question – Have years of cuts left the Magic Circle exposed as Brexit looms? The Zone – The US elite turns up the pressure The main table Reversal of fortunes – A decade-spanning view of the Global 100 Market comment: A year of living dangerously The …

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]]> Global London 2017 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/global-london-2017/ Fri, 07 Apr 2017 07:30:15 +0000 http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/legal-business/analysis/global-london-2017/

Menu Swoop to conquer – a turbulent year for US firms in London but no retreat Global London 2017 – Main table To the hilt – Meet the US firms going all in to dominate the City’s leveraged finance scene Focus: Dechert Focus: Sidley Austin Focus: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer The last word: American …

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]]> The Legal Business 100 2016 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/the-lb100-sterling-work/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 07:00:59 +0000 http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/the-lb100-sterling-work/ Menu The LB100: The top 25 – In a spin Case study: Berwin Leighton Paisner Case study: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LB100 Focus: Don’t look back in anger: Ashurst leadership tries to rally partners but the drift continues The LB100: Main Table The LB100: Partner Earnings The LB100: Profitability Revealed The LB100: Core stats The LB100: …

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]]> The Global 100 2016 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/the-global-100-2016/ Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:00:59 +0000 http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/the-global-100-2016/ Menu Global 100: Hitting the wall Global 100 2016: The Main Table Global 100: Word from the world Global 100: Branded – Inside the troubled takeover of SJ Berwin Global 100: Core Stats Global 100: The stories of the year Global 100: Kick for the finish in Asia Global 100 2016: Methodology and end notes

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]]> Global London 2016 https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/global-london-2016/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 07:00:59 +0000 http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/global-london-2016/ Menu Global London overview: The eagle has landed Global London: The Barbarians storming the gate of premium City deal work Global London 2016 – The Main Table Kiss the ring – patronage, in-fighting and exits threaten to stall Kirkland’s bandwagon Global London: European firms move into the unknown

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]]> The LB 100 2015 – Through the looking glass https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/financials/the-lb-100-2015-through-the-looking-glass/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 07:00:59 +0000 http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/the-lb-100-2015-through-the-looking-glass/

Menu The Top 25 – The world turned upside down Case study: Allen & Overy Case Study: Simmons & Simmons Main Table Partner Earnings Behind the numbers – profitability revealed Core Stats The Second Quartile – The first shall be last… Case study: Charles Russell Speechlys Case study: Osborne Clarke Deal machines – the resilience …

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