Global 100 2024: Main table
Below you will find our Global 100 main table which provides key financials for the top 100 firms.
‘More uncertainty than any other recent election’ – US partners on what the Trump-Harris race means for Big Law
The comparison between City partners’ attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners’ attitudes to next Tuesday’s elections could not be starker. Then, not one partner interviewed doubted that Labour would emerge the winner. Now, it’s a coinflip – with even more uncertainty around what either candidate would do in office. LB checked …
‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70k
McDermott Will & Emery has followed Davis Polk’s lead, raising its London trainee pay to match the highest market rates.
Insights from HSF’s private equity team
How does the HSF private equity team differentiate itself in the market? John Taylor, partner and the head of the private equity practice in London: We have a multi-capability private equity practice, advising clients across the full lifecycle of investments from fundraising and capital deployment, supporting their investments all the way to exit. We work …
Linklaters and Clifford Chance continue US push as A&O Shearman merger beds in
While the US legal market is rarely quiet, post-merger settling at A&O Shearman seems to be driving a spate of activity, with magic circle firm Linklaters among those capitalising on departures to expand their US presence.
Staying active
Ronan McLoughlin and Lisa Broderick report on DACB Dublin’s recent growth, with a busy last year and new hires, as well as the opportunities and issues expected for Irish law firms in the future
‘I never saw this as impossible’ – Mishcons’ Shaistah Akhtar on the case that won her Commercial Litigation Team of the Year
Mishcon de Reya‘s hard-fought victory for Nigeria in Nigeria v P&ID saw the firm take home Commercial Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards in September. The team assisted Nigeria in challenging a $6.6bn arbitral award made in favour of BVI-incorporated shell company Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) in 2017. With interest accruing at …
Life During Law – Simon Levine
I didn’t grow up with law in my life. I come from a non-professional background and my parents didn’t go to university. When it came to choosing what to study at university, I was passionate about history, but my dad told me a history degree would limit me to teaching. Young and naïve, I took …
Kirkland adds first structured finance partner in London as Cravath hires Linklaters lev fin duo
US firms are once again on the march in London, with Kirkland and Cravath leading the moves of the last few weeks with hires from legal tech Harvey and Linklaters respectively.
Hogan Lovells: The Client’s View
Hogan Lovells Lawyers and Team Quality 81.20 Quality of partners 84.08 Quality of associates 76.19 Partner availability and engagement 83.46 All scores are global and /100. What do clients really think about the service they receive from law firms? At Legal 500, we hear from hundreds of thousands of clients every year, rating firms on key …