Euro Elite Benelux: Full steam ahead
Independent law firms across the Benelux region have gone into 2022 with a renewed sense of optimism, with them successfully…
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Euro Elite CEE: The middle ground
Compared to previous uncertainty faced across the CEE region at the start of the pandemic, countries have started to recover…
Euro Elite France: Vive l’autonomie
The second year of the Covid-19 crisis has seen French firms busier than ever. Following an initial slowdown between March…
Euro Elite Iberia: Aiming high
Though the landscape has shifted as a result of the pandemic, the entry of international players and the ongoing digital…
Euro Elite Ireland: Setting the pace
The past six years have been a turbulent period for the Irish economy, with uncertainties surrounding the UK’s exit from…
Euro Elite Italy: La dolce vita
Our Euro Elite report in 2021 noted how the Italian legal landscape, dominated by independent law firms, had been more…
Euro Elite Nordics: Complete package
Across the Nordic region, the Covid-19 crisis meant firms faced challenges in terms of adapting to remote working requirements and…
Euro Elite: Ireland – All-comers welcome?
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, Ireland’s independent legal market has reason for optimism: the Irish economy is expected to be…
Euro Elite: Italy – Forza Italia
The Italian market differs deeply from other European legal markets in one key regard: international firms are spread wide throughout…
Euro Elite: Nordics – Solid states
Despite varying governmental approaches to the coronavirus response across the Nordics, there is a consistent optimism throughout the region, both…
Euro Elite: Russia and CIS – Bear necessities
The Covid-19 pandemic hit the Russian Federation particularly hard, with the country repeatedly topping all lists for its highest numbers…
Euro Elite: Southern Europe – Sole resistance
The Eastern Mediterranean countries featured in the Euro Elite – namely Greece, Turkey and Israel – occupy a region where,…
Euro Elite: Switzerland – Locked down
In a space of only 41,285 km², Switzerland has two major language areas and 26 cantons, giving it a fairly…
The Euro Elite: Methodology
Legal Business’ Euro Elite comprises independent law firms based in more than 40 European jurisdictions, rather than branches of international…
The Euro Elite overview: Enduring endurance
Much of the narrative of Legal Business for the past 300 issues has involved the internationalisation – and the failed…
Euro Elite: Baltics – Small yet spirited
Often overlooked, the Baltics is fast becoming one of the most exciting tech startup hubs in Europe. Home to only…
Euro Elite: Benelux – Reasons to be cheerful
Notwithstanding the macro-level impact of Covid-19 globally, independent firms in the Benelux region have adapted to evolving conditions with remarkable…
Euro Elite: Germany – Flight to quality
Past experience, such as the financial crisis in 2008/09, has shown that the German legal market is robust. Today, in…