‘We’ve had a lot of “holy cow” moments’ – how gen AI is shaking up the legal industry Tom Cox ‘If you’re a lawyer that sticks your head in the sand and refuses to engage with this technology, that’s going…
PEP surges at Macfarlanes with 24% rebound to record high Alex Ryan Macfarlanes posts 24% increase in PEP to £2.6m for 2023-24 as turnover climbs nearly 14%
‘Outcome still satisfactory’: revenue, profit and PEP drop at Macfarlanes as Mishcon continues growth Alex Ryan Macfarlanes has today (24 July) posted results that show declines in turnover, profit, and PEP for the past financial year.…
Macfarlanes credits ‘active approach’ by clients as PEP nears £2.5m Megan Mayers Marking its twelfth consecutive year of revenue growth, Macfarlanes today (26 July) unveiled bullish double-digit gains across the board, with…
Financials 2020/21: ‘Fortunate’ Macfarlanes adds 10% to top line as 26-50 LB100 firms post mixed results Nathalie Tidman Firms ranked 26-50 in the Legal Business 100 – Macfarlanes, TLT and Watson Farley & Williams – have posted a…
New management roles unveiled at Macfarlanes as former leader Martin retires from partnership Nathalie Tidman Change is afoot at City leader Macfarlanes as Luke Powell has been lined up to succeed Julian Howard as managing…
Defying gravity – double-digit boost marks a decade of revenue growth for Macfarlanes Mark McAteer Macfarlanes has reported robust financial results for 2019/20 – its tenth consecutive year of revenue growth – with virtually double-digit…
Revolving doors: DLA wins back Proskauer real estate partner as Macfarlanes and Dentons make City hires Muna Abdi City lateral recruitment picked up pace again last week as DLA Piper won back a real estate partner from Proskauer Rose,…
Revolving doors: KPMG and Orrick hire City partners as Ashurst and A&O focus on Germany Muna Abdi Lateral hires in London and Germany were the order of last week, with KPMG bolstering its City legal services bench,…
Macfarlanes’ revenue continues to defy gravity but PEP holds steady Marco Cillario City stalwart Macfarlanes has posted a mixed bag of financial results as the ninth consecutive year of revenue growth failed to…
A special situation – Macfarlanes overcomes lateral reluctance with rare spate of hires Thomas Alan Corporate partner Peter Baldwin joins the City outfit from Ropes & Gray Traditionally reticent to engage in the lateral recruitment…
Defying gravity – Inside the improbable rise of Travers and Macfarlanes Marco Cillario ‘If you look at Wall Street, this model is replicated again and again. There is no reason it shouldn’t work…
Legal 500 data: behind the story David Burgess The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2019 rankings Our cover feature this month looks at London-centric peer firms Macfarlanes and Travers…
Double whammy for Ashurst as London head quits for BCLP and Macfarlanes hires former corporate head Marco Cillario Ashurst London managing partner Simon Beddow and former corporate head Robert Ogilvy Watson have quit the firm to join Bryan Cave…
LLP accounts: Linklaters posts fall in profits as top earner doubles income at Macfarlanes Marco Cillario Operating profits at Linklaters dipped 1% to £472.3m, while Macfarlanes’ highest-earning partner brought home almost £4m in 2017/18, the two…
Macfarlanes holds hands up to significant gender pay gap at partner level Tom Baker In another stark example of the disparity in the treatment of men and women within City law, Macfarlanes has revealed an…
City’s mid-weight elite set blistering pace as Travers and Macfarlanes surge in 2017/18 Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses the results amid another strong year for the City’s mid-tier The latest financial results by UK law…
Macfarlanes breaks £200m barrier as PEP grows 26% in buoyant year Marco Cillario Macfarlanes has grown its revenue 20% to £201.5m in yet another sign of a strong financial year for mid-tier City firms.…
Macfarlanes launches white-collar practice with Eversheds team head hire Thomas Alan Macfarlanes has today (9 March) announced that Eversheds Sutherland corporate crime head Neill Blundell will be joining the firm in…
Deal watch: Global 100 elite line-up on $6bn GKN-Dana transatlantic union Marco Cillario A group of elite firms both sides of the Atlantic, including Macfarlanes and Slaughter and May, face off as British…
