Slaughter and May is the law firm with the closest relationship with the FTSE250, advising 44 constituent companies, research gathered from new relationship management tool The Lawyer Market Intelligence has shown.
The FTSE 250 is a barometer of UK performance. While it is less global than the FTSE 100, its reduced emphasis on financial services and natural resources and its wider spread of sectors mean that as a group, the midcaps have consistently outperformed the FTSE 100. Furthermore, they also tend to be more active in mergers and acquisitions. No wonder that for so many UK law firms, the FTSE 250 represents a prize. And for in-house counsel, a highly rewarding role.
But which firms have the most relationships, and what are the typical demographics of an in-house department? [continued]
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