Opera-loving Rosenblatt happily attributes his firm’s success to his “genius”, but it is hard to argue with a 20 per cent increase in turnover on 2005.

An M&A partner by trade, Rosenblatt has grown his firm to become one of the heavy-hitters of the mid-market. But, as Rosenblatt says, it is not all about AIM: this year’s coup (and hopefully next year’s contribution to bumper turnover) is the conditional fee arrangement (CFA) with 900 veterans suing the Ministry of Defence, claiming they were exposed to atomic radiation.

And, of course, Rosenblatt’s Rolodex is crammed full of heavy-hitting media clients who generate headlines of their own, including Daily Express magnate Richard Desmond and former editor of The Sun Kelvin MacKenzie.

Rosenblatt has created a profitable City firm without sacrificing any of its original independence of spirit. Indeed, asked if he thought the firm would ever merge, he replied that the mere thought of it made him sick – a refreshing departure from the standard PR guff that normally surrounds questions of law firm strategy.