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FT Law 50 2009

Rankings at a glance
2009 Rank43
2008 Rank39
2009 total score for ALL entries submitted240
2009 score band for ALL entries submitted (/10)7
Number of standout entries in FT REPORT0
Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT0
Number of commended entries in FT REPORT1
2009: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT1
2009 Score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/10)1
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)n/a[1]
2009 Score band for PEP (/5)2
Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20)8
Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50)19
Footnotes

1. Estimate used, based on RSG Consulting research

Continental European Firms 2009

Rankings at a glance
Rank14
CountryAustria
Weighted score1
Total score240

Fraud 2009

Rankings at a glance
Award levelCommended
InnovationPromoting anti-corruption measures in Austria
Originality5
Rationale6
Impact5
Total16
DescriptionWorking with Transparency International, the firm helped shape new anti-corruption legislation by increasing awareness and educating clients

FT Law 50 2008

Rankings at a glance
2008 Rank39
2007 Rank-
2008: Total score for ALL entries submitted217
2008: score band for ALL entries submitted (/10)5
Number of standout entries in FT REPORT0
Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT1
Number of commended entries in FT REPORT0
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)-[1]
2007: score band for PEP (/5)2
Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20)6
Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50)14
Footnotes

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

Continental European Firms 2008

Rankings at a glance
Rank9
Founding date1957
CountryAustria
Total Report score217
Total weighted score2

Corporate- Europe 2008

Rankings at a glance
Award LevelHighly Commended
InnovationDesigning the structures of former state assets from scratch in Kosovo.
Originality8
Rationale7
Impact4
Total19
DescriptionFrontier lawyering: working for the Kosovo Trust Agency, the firm valued and structured former state assets as the nation emerged from civil war. A good portion of this work was, however, reversed by recent legislative changes.