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The Week in Data Sept. 25: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the most profitable international firms and the 2024 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards honorees.
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International Edition

UK Top 50: Biggest Risers (and Fallers) Over the Last Decade

Many of the largest firms have not grown their revenue at the same rate as their mid-tier rivals, according to Law.com International analysis of the U.K.'s largest law firms in the last 10 years.
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International Edition

Going Against the Grain, UK 50 Firm DAC Beachcroft Launches New Office and Association in Hong Kong

Hong Kong will mark the firm's second office in Asia. It launched one in Singapore in 2011.
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The American Lawyer

Armstrong Teasdale Faced Regulatory Inquiry Before Shuttering in London

The firm's London office—which opened in 2021—brought in $14 million in revenue in 2022 but recorded less than $250,000 in profits.
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Litigation Daily

Travis Lenkner Returns to Burford Capital With an Eye on Future Growth Opportunities

Lenkner, the co-founder of litigation finance firm Gerchen Keller Capital and plaintiff-side law firm Keller Lenkner, is taking on a newly created role of chief development officer at Burford and will sit on the company's management committee.
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International Edition

Latest Law Firm Office Closures Are Just the Beginning

Moves by A&O Shearman and Hogan Lovells show Big Law's strategy has changed, with the relative importance of smaller markets diminishing, explains the Global Lawyer
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NFL Deputy GC Exits, Adding to Intrigue Over League's GC Search

Janet Nova, who'd been with the NFL five years, was part of the legal team that last month persuaded a judge to throw out a $4.7 billion judgment against the league.
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International Edition

Keystone Enjoys Strong First-Half Growth of 8.3%

The firm said it remained confident for the rest of the year despite U.K. economic challenges and the recent change in government introducing an element of uncertainty.
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International Edition

Wilson Sonsini Hires From Slaughter and May to Boost London Office

The tech-focused firm continues to add people as investment in the sector remains high, having peaked in 2021.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Four Law Firm Mergers That Could Make Sense

Just like online dating, matches don't often mean weddings, Paul Hodkinson writes in Letter From London. But even the pickiest people sometimes find the right partner.
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