Ledingham Chalmers

UK 200 RESULTS 2010

Position:
Movement since 2009

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Revenue per fee-earner (£K):
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=171
DOWN

9.2
114
137
383
81
67
24
6
152

Revenue was all but flat at Aberdeen-based Ledingham Chalmers during 2009-10, rising marginally from £9.1m the previous year to £9.2m.

The firm, which posted strong growth between 2006-07 and 2007-08, continues to suffer from the slowdown in transactional markets.

Aberdeen remains the firm’s key market, with the office generating around 85 per cent of turnover. The firm also has a litigation team in Edinburgh and an Inverness team focusing on public sector work.

Private client accounts for around 18 per cent of turnover, down from a high of 25 per cent in the 1990s.

The firm made two significant lateral hires during the year, taking on residential property partner Mike Cunningham from Aberdeen firm Hutcheon Rattray & Co and consultant Ron Wadsworth, who had been a partner at Stronachs.

UK 200 RESULTS 2009

Position:
Movement since 2008

Turnover (£M):
Revenue per fee-earner (£K):
Revenue per lawyer (£K):
Revenue per partner (£K):
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170
UP

9.1
120
147
379
76
62
24
8
142