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FT Law 50 2008

Rankings at a glance
2008 Rank20
2007 Rank28 (+8)
2008: Total score for ALL entries submitted54
2008: score band for ALL entries submitted (/10)1
Number of standout entries in FT REPORT1
Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT1
Number of commended entries in FT REPORT1
2008: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT7
2008: score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/10)2
2007: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT10
2007: score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/5)2
2007: Profits per Equity Partner (PEP)-[1]
2007: score band for PEP (/5)2
Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20)12
Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50)19
Footnotes

1. Estimate based on RSG Consulting research. PEP figures taken from The Lawyer magazine 2008 and RSG Consulting research.

Finance 2008

Rankings at a glance
Award LevelStandout
InnovationFast-track access to European capital markets.
Originality7
Rationale6
Impact7
Total20
DescriptionEuronext Amsterdam asked De Brauw to come up with a method of cross-listing New York Stock Exchange transactions on the Dutch Stock Exchange without an elaborate prospectus. The firm responded with a unique regime.

Continental European Firms 2008

Rankings at a glance
Rank2
Founding date1871
CountryNetherlands
Total Report score54
Total weighted score7

Corporate- Europe 2008

Rankings at a glance
Award LevelCommended
InnovationThe first hostile takeover by a consortium: the ABN AMRO deal.
Originality6
Rationale5
Impact5
Total16
DescriptionThe firm enabled three banks to work together on this gigantic deal by devising the tracking stock approach that underpinned it.

Human Resources 2008

Rankings at a glance
Award LevelHighly commended
InnovationBrains in Business campaign and new recruitment website.
Originality5
Rationale7
Impact6
Total18
DescriptionRe-vamped website shows the human face of the firm via streamed videos. Applications to the firm have increased and page views doubled.