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FT Law 50 2009

Rankings at a glance
2009 Rank26
2008 Rank34
2009 total score for ALL entries submitted39
2009 score band for ALL entries submitted (/10)1
Number of standout entries in FT REPORT1
Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT0
Number of commended entries in FT REPORT1
2009: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT5
2009 Score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/10)2
2008: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT2
2008 score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/5)1
2009 Profits per Equity Partner (PEP) (£k)347
2009 Score band for PEP (/5)2
Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20)15
Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50)21

Changing the rules 2009

Rankings at a glance
Award levelCommended
InnovationThe new Bahamas Executive Foundations Act
Originality6
Rationale6
Impact5
Total17
DescriptionLG developed and proposed the concept of the 'Executive Foundation' to the Bahamas Financial Services Commission, which is replicable for other offshore jurisdictions

Fraud 2009

Rankings at a glance
Award levelStandout
InnovationBrazil’s largest corruption case
Originality7
Rationale7
Impact8
Total22
DescriptionLG acted to recover assets from Paulo Maluf, former São Paolo mayor, who was accused of receiving kickbacks from construction projects. Mr Maluf has always denied the allegations. It was Brazil’s first civil claim to return funds from a foreign country

FT Law 50 2008

Rankings at a glance
2008 Rank34
2007 Rank21 (-13)
2008: Total score for ALL entries submitted55
2008: score band for ALL entries submitted (/10)2
Number of standout entries in FT REPORT0
Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT0
Number of commended entries in FT REPORT2
2008: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT2
2008: score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/10)1
2007: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT0
2007: score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/5)0
2007: Profits per Equity Partner (PEP)430
2007: score band for PEP (/5)1
Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20)11
Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50)15

Technology & Know-How 2008

Rankings at a glance
Award LevelCommended
InnovationFamily Bhive: a website to enable high net worth individuals to seek out independent advice from vetted advisers.
Originality7
Rationale5
Impact4
Total16
Description"Conceived as a 'Dragons' Den' for private client advisers, the site is the first forum for wealthy people to put questions about their affairs to potential advisers. Provides a rating for different services from different organisations.

Client Service 2008

Rankings at a glance
Award LevelCommended
InnovationShareholder activism: facilitating their clients to get involved.
Originality6
Rationale5
Impact5
Total16
DescriptionThe first UK law firm to partner with a US class action expert to make pension funds and investors in them aware of their potential income from US class action suits.