• February 12, 2007 |

    PEP up 10% as McDermott posts 2006 results

    McDermott Will & Emery has become the latest US firm to post robust financial results for 2006, with partner profits up 10% and turnover up 8% at the Chicago giant. Fee income rose to $860m (£441m) - up from just shy of $800m (£411m) for 2005, while profits per equity partner (PEP) climbed 10% from $1.28m (£656,800) in 2005 to a new mark of $1.4m (£718,000).

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  • February 8, 2007 |

    US firms post robust results as M&A powers market

    A raft of East Coast firms have unveiled strong turnover growth, in the clearest indication yet that 2006 has been a robust year for US law firms.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    A&O holds off rivals to retain top spot in capital markets rankings

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has topped the debt capital markets rankings for 2006 after advising on 693 deals worth a total value of $371.6bn (£189bn). The City giant held on to its lead at the top of the securities table advising managers on international debt issues, according to research compiled by Thomson Financial.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Paul Weiss bucks US trend with modest results

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has unveiled its financial results for 2006, with the Manhattan outfit posting modest rises in both turnover and profits despite the boom in transactional work in the US. The firm announced a 6% rise in revenues to reach a mark of $594m (£302m), with profits per equity partner (PEP) up just 1% to $2.5m (£1.3m).

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  • February 5, 2007 |

    A&O tops 2006 capital markets league tables

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has topped the debt capital markets rankings for 2006 after advising on 693 deals worth a total value of $371.6bn (£189.1bn). The firm held onto its lead at the top of the table advising managers on European international debt issues, according to research compiled by Thomson Financial.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Skadden surges ahead of US rivals to take M&A top spot

    Manhattan leader Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has topped the US M&A rankings after acting on $540bn (£274bn) worth of deals in a blockbuster year for US deal lawyers. The New York firm rose one place to take top spot after advising on 237 deals, according to figures from Mergermarket. Sullivan & Cromwell came second, acting on 136 deals worth a total of $504bn (£255bn).

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  • January 8, 2007 |

    Sidley Austin

    The US giant is best known in the UK for its securitisation expertise.

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  • December 7, 2006 | International Edition

    McDermott hikes UK lawyers' pay by 12%

    By Georgina Stanley

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  • December 7, 2006 |

    McDermott hikes UK lawyers' pay by 12%

    By Georgina Stanley

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