Trowers & Hamlins has announced a double - digit rise in turnover against a modest increase
in profit per equity partner (PEP) for 2016 - 17.
Charles Russell Speechlys has reported a 23 % jump
in profit per equity partner (PEP) in its first full financial year results following the merger of legacy firms Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham, as Trowers & Hamlins reported flat net profit.
In its financial year to the end of April 2017, Fieldfisher posted a 34 per cent increase in turnover to # 165m and an increase
in profit per equity partner of 16 per cent.
Wells Fargo's Jeffrey Grossman continues: «In past years, the high - profit firms — which the bank identifies as firms posting $ 2 million
in profit per equity partner or higher — have mostly bucked the wider trend of falling hours that has plagued their less - profitable peers.
The importance of leading the local market on trainee and junior lawyer salaries will have to be balanced with the fact that Burges Salmon has been feeling a bit more pressure of late amid a small decline in revenue from # 87.4 million to # 87 million and a 16 % drop
in profit per equity partner from # 523,000 to # 438,000 in what managing partner Peter Morris has described as a «challenging» financial year.
Addleshaw Goddard's yo - yoing recent financial results — a 40 % leap last year
in profit per equity partner was followed by a 31 % drop this year — are reflected in some changeable performances in the various categories of the Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey 2017 - 18.
Watson Farley & Williams has strengthened its London office with the addition of two partners from US law firms, in the wake of a strong 2016 - 17 for the firm which is expected to result
in profit per equity partner (PEP) rising by at least 25 %.
Tarbert is leaving A&O after a strong 2016 - 17 for the magic circle firm, which this July posted a 26 % increase
in profit per equity partner to # 1.51 m, while revenue rose 16 % to # 1.52 bn.
Simmons & Simmons has posted a 10 % drop
in profit per equity partner (PEP) for the 2015 - 16 financial year to # 585,000, as the firms costs rose «significantly».
Macfarlanes has posted a 16.7 % fall
in profit per equity partner (PEP) in the last financial year as net profit for the firm fell 8.9 %.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has posted an 8 % rise
in profit per equity partner (PEP) in 2014 - 15 as its revenue also increased.
RPC has posted a 12.4 % drop
in profit per equity partner (PEP) for 2016 - 17 after a year in which the firm expanded its all - equity partnership and invested in new business lines.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has announced a 2.5 % drop
in profit per equity partner (PEP) for 2016 - 17, alongside a 10.6 % rise in revenue.
DWF has broken through the # 200m barrier with revenue growth of 7.6 % against a 9.8 % drop
in profit per equity partner (PEP).
White & Case reported a 7 % rise
in profit per equity partner (PEP) in 2014 to $ 2m (# 1.3 m), up from $ 1.87 m (# 1.14 m) in 2013.
Travers Smith has reported revenue growth of 13 % and an increase
in profit per equity partner (PEP) of 8 % for the year ended 30 June 2016.
White & Case and King & Spalding have both reported a rise
in profit per equity partner (PEP) as K&L Gates reported a slight dip.
«We have seen the arrival of the world's first # 1bn law firm, Clifford Chance, and Pinsent Mason's astonishing 71 per cent increase
in profits per equity partner (the all important benchmark for law firm performance).»
Amid mixed results from top 50 rivals, RPC was a standout performer, posting a 7.5 % increase
in profits per equity partner (PEP) and a 21.8 % hike in turnover, pushing it up seven places in the rankings to 42nd place.
Linklaters has become the first magic circle firm to announce its 2016 - 17 results, posting a 7.8 % hike
in profits per equity partner (PEP) alongside a revenue rise of almost 10 %.
It also posted a healthy increase
in profits per equity partner (PEP) of 7.6 % to # 1.398 m, widening the gap between arch-rival Linklaters, which managed a 5.9 % increase in PEP to # 1.313 m.
The sale of D3 is also thought to have contributed to a 10 % drop
in profits per equity partner (PEP).
The UK Law Firm of the Year award, sponsored by Lamb & Brandformula, went to Shoosmiths after a hugely successful 2014 - 15 financial year in which the firm recorded an impressive 44 % hike
in profits per equity partner alongside a solid revenue rise of 10 %.
LG has posted a 26 % drop
in profits per equity partner (PEP) for 2011 - 12, with revenue also fallng for a second consecutive year.
According to unaudited figures released by the firm last July it had recorded revenues of # 51.8 m, a 7 % dip on the previous year, alongside a 14 % drop
in profits per equity partner (PEP) to # 260,000.
Berrymans Lace Mawer has announced its 2011 - 12 financial results, with turnover climbing by 3 % against a 15 % drop
in profits per equity partner (PEP).
A year after posting declines in both revenue and profits, Baker & McKenzie more than regained lost ground this past financial year, reporting an 8 % increase in firm revenues and a 13 % surge
in profits per equity partner.
Trowers & Hamlins has seen a dip
in profits per equity partner (PEP) of 14 % over the last year on the back of a drop in revenues and net profit.
Not exact matches
Profit per equity partner (PEP) rose by 63.8 % at legacy Lawrence Graham
in the firm's 2013 - 14 financial results, prior to the merger with Wragges & Co which went live on 1 May this year.
After what the firm described as a «solid» 2016, Reed Smith held
profits per equity partner (PEP) and revenue
per lawyer (RPL) steady amid declines
in headcount and overall revenue.
The performance at a
profit per equity partner (PEP) level showed a decrease
in the smaller firms.
Burges Salmon has announced that it hit record revenue and average
profit per equity partner (PEP) levels
in the last financial year.
The ongoing spat around the value - or otherwise - of firms reporting
profit per equity partner (PEP) shows no sign of abating, with a stream of industry leaders weighing
in on the debate.
Profit per equity partner tops # 760,000 on back of 8 % rise
in UK turnover following strong 12 - month performance at City firm
Profit per equity partner (PEP) rose by 63.8 % at legacy Lawrence Graham
in the firm's 2013 - 14 financial year, prior to the merger with Wragge & Co which went live on 1 May this year.
Under the leadership of senior
partner Michael Ward
profit per equity partner (PEP) increased nearly 10 % to # 288,000
in 2013 - 14.
Macfarlanes defied the depressed UK and European markets this year to record its second set of strong financial results
in a row, with revenue up by 11.6 % and
profits per equity partner (PEP) increasing by 9.5 % for 2012 - 13.
Mishcons took
in revenues of # 149.4 m during the year, an increase of 17 % on 2015 - 16, while
profit per equity partner (PEP) hit # 1.1 m, a 10 % increase on last year's figure of of # 1m.
In one of the articles that accompanies the report, Nicholas Bruch, senior analyst at ALM Legal Intelligence, which assisted in compiling the results, and Hugh A. Simons, an industry analyst and former COO at Ropes & Gray in Boston, write that 78 percent of the firms in this year's Am Law 100 surpassed their pre-recession levels of profits per equity partner — and did so in large part through managemen
In one of the articles that accompanies the report, Nicholas Bruch, senior analyst at ALM Legal Intelligence, which assisted
in compiling the results, and Hugh A. Simons, an industry analyst and former COO at Ropes & Gray in Boston, write that 78 percent of the firms in this year's Am Law 100 surpassed their pre-recession levels of profits per equity partner — and did so in large part through managemen
in compiling the results, and Hugh A. Simons, an industry analyst and former COO at Ropes & Gray
in Boston, write that 78 percent of the firms in this year's Am Law 100 surpassed their pre-recession levels of profits per equity partner — and did so in large part through managemen
in Boston, write that 78 percent of the firms
in this year's Am Law 100 surpassed their pre-recession levels of profits per equity partner — and did so in large part through managemen
in this year's Am Law 100 surpassed their pre-recession levels of
profits per equity partner — and did so
in large part through managemen
in large part through management.
Stephenson Harwood's average
profit per equity partner (PEP) fell 8.5 % to # 708,000
in 2016 - 17, with the dip coming against an 11 % rise
in revenue to # 176m.
Revenue jumped almost 9 %
in 2016 to $ 1.27 bn (# 1.03 bn), and
profit per equity partner (PEP) rose more than 22 % to $ 3.1 m (# 2.5 m).
Withers saw double digit increases
in both turnover and
profits per equity partner (PEP) over the 12 - month period ending 30 June.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has eclipsed its peers with double - digit growth
in both revenue and
profit per equity partner (PEP) that outstrips its closest rivals by some distance.
DLA Piper has posted a double digit increase
in net
profit to a record high of $ 667m (# 404m), while average
profits per equity partner rose 12.5 % to $ 1.49 m (# 903,000), also a record high.
Yet law firms persist
in using another type of PEP (
profits per equity partner) as a measure of success.
Braithwaite has overseen a solid period of growth during his ten - year tenure as managing
partner with the firm recording a 14 % rise
in average
profits per equity partner last year to hit # 366,000, with the firm's fee income standing at # 56m.
When The American Lawyer released its Am Law 100 report last week, many noticed a correlation between increased PPP (
profits per partner) on the one hand and the decline
in the number of
equity partners and growth
in the category of non-
equity partners on the other.
Linklaters grew its revenue to # 1.31 bn
in the last financial year as
profit per equity partner (PEP) rose to # 1.45 m.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has posted double - digit growth across all key metrics after a standout year
in which revenue and
profit per equity partner (PEP) rose to record levels.
Even opponents to using
profit per equity partner (PEP) as a measure of law firm success would struggle to contend that a firm posting a 19 % year - on - year fall
in profit was
in anything other than a challenging position.