SFO opens investigation into Quindell as company revises 2014 legal profits down by £312m Sarah Downey The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed that it is investigating Quindell’s ‘business and accounting practices’ as the company published revised…
Global 100 Overview – Heavyweights Tom Moore A busy US deal market saw rainmakers pack a bigger punch than ever at the world’s largest law firms but…
News in brief – May 2015 Legal Business WHITTAKER STEPS DOWN AS LLOYDS GC Group general counsel (GC) Andrew Whittaker is stepping down from his role at Lloyds…
US revenues 2014: Kirkland’s partner profits top $3.5m as Squires reveals first post-merger results Jaishree Kalia US firm revenues continue to come through with Kirkland & Ellis posting a 6.6% increase in global revenues to $2.15bn…
US results: Shearman sees solid City growth but US stalls after rebound year; Gibson surpasses $3m PEP Jaishree Kalia Following a rollercoaster ride over the past few years, Shearman & Sterling has unveiled financial results showing moderate but steady growth…
So long, Magic Circle: Latham sets blistering pace for global elite as 2014 revenues up over $300m Tom Moore Latham & Watkins‘ global strategy has paid off with its 2014 revenues surging by 14% to $2.61bn in 2014 and…
US financials 2014: Baker Botts grows revenues 11% as turnover picks-up at Dechert, McDermott and Goodwin Procter Jaishree Kalia Following Weil Gotshal & Manges’ impressive profit increase, other US firm numbers continue to paint a positive picture Stateside with…
LB100: The Top 25 – Wind in their Sails Jaishree Kalia Consolidating firms are jostling for position in the race to dominate international and UK markets. But even amid fairer conditions,…
LB100 2014: Methodology and Notes Legal Business LB100 LAW FIRMS The firms that appear in the LB100 are the top 100 firms in the UK, ranked by…
The Second 50 – Batten Down Kathryn McCann The LB100’s regional players have seen starkly divided fortunes with the South West players sailing ahead while northern firms face choppy…
LB100 2014: Core Stats Legal Business Core Stats from the LB100 2014. Includes; Ten fastest growing firms by revenue, Ten fastest shrinking firms by revenue, LB100…
LB100 2014: Behind the Numbers – Profitability Revealed Legal Business Which firms are the most profitable? In this table we blend together all of our profitability measures, including PEP, profit…
Legal Business 100 2014: Interactive main table Legal Business A better year but not every LB100 firm can navigate the choppy waters.
LB100: 2014 Legal Business Menu The Top 25 – Wind in their Sails LB100 2014: The Main Table The Second Quartile – Close Hauled…
LB100: Shipping and Insurance – Peaks and Troughs Legal Business If the post-Lehman years have in general been good to the City’s insurance and shipping specialists, 2013/14 has been a…
Converging on boom-time profits without a boom – the big four now and then Legal Business They say averages lie, though in my experience not as much as people, but producing an annual report with 2,000…
LB100 2014: Statistically speaking, you may not need a bigger boat Legal Business Last year delivering our annual results issue Legal Business remarked that the age of turbulence facing law firms since the…
Reviving deal market lifts LB100 as top UK firms edge up profits and fees Legal Business While the headline Legal Business 100 (LB100) results are once again inflated by significant merger activity at every level, there…
Marking your own homework: Dentons and a defence of PEP Legal Business Alex Novarese takes a jaded view of the latest attempt to avoid transparency It would almost be too easy to…
