Market report: Iberia – Out of the storm Tom Baker Dominant in their home markets, law firms from Spain and Portugal have weathered the tempest by heading for far-flung locations…
Focus: Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners Legal Business Lawyer headcount 425 Partners 87 Revenue €124m (+5%) Offices Rome, Milan, Bologna, Padua, Turin, Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Hong Kong, London…
Market report: Central and Eastern Europe – Here to stay Georgiana Tudor Increased stability and diversified investment is keeping independent law firms in the CEE region busy Despite the impact of recent…
Focus: Wolf Theiss Legal Business Lawyer headcount 307 Partners 64 Revenue €70m (-10%) Offices Belgrade, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Kiev, Ljubljana, Prague, Sarajevo, Sofia, Tirana, Vienna,…
Market report: Switzerland – Feeling lucky Dominic Carman 2017 is shaping up to be another strong year for the leading Swiss firms, particularly on the back of a…
Focus: Garrigues Legal Business Lawyer headcount 1,408 Partners 297 Revenue €349.4m (+3%) Offices Spain: A Coruña, Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia,…
Market report: Ireland – Quiet tiger Legal Business A slowdown in domestic transactional activity has hit the leading Irish independents, but they remain bullish about the landscape post-Brexit…
Market report: Baltics – Still waters Legal Business Following a raft of consolidation, the biggest players in the Baltics are experiencing a much more settled market Baltic firms…
The Euro Elite Methodology Legal Business Legal Business‘ Euro Elite comprises independent law firms based in more than 40 European jurisdictions, rather than the local offices…
Market report: Southern Europe – A long recovery Georgiana Tudor While Turkish firms have dropped out of The Euro Elite this year, recession continues to plague firms in Greece The…
Market report: Nordics – Over a barrel Legal Business Following a turbulent period of falling oil prices, independent firms in the Nordics are finding profitable new markets Crude oil…
Market report: Germany – Wennschon, dennschon Dominic Carman With Brexit dominating the EU agenda and causing widespread paralysis in the continent, Germany’s law firms are simply going about…
Market report: Benelux – Neighbourhood watch Tom Baker Benelux firms have to contend with global competitors as geopolitical uncertainty hangs over the region The Benelux countries have experienced…
Royaume-Uni, nil points: why the true Eurovision is independence Mark McAteer Compiling our second annual Euro Elite report this month reminded me of when the late Rodrigo Uría, then managing partner…
Market report: Italy – Bravissimo Dominic Carman Despite a testing political backdrop to business, the Italian elite is still outperforming the domestic economy ‘Reforms are the major…
Market report: Russia and the CIS – The new silk road Georgiana Tudor While deal flow in Russia remains hampered by sanctions over the war in eastern Ukraine, local firms have made efforts…
Stronger together – amid turbulent times, Europe’s top indies remain in bullish mood Dominic Carman As Brexit, China and Trump take their toll, our second Euro Elite report finds the continent’s leading independents in bullish…
En Marche! Dominic Carman With France’s political landscape settled and its EU status reconfirmed, the country’s law firms are feeling confident The French presidential…