Top 50 leaders give their perspective on an extraordinary 12 months – and their expectations for the year ahead
Ted Burke, chief executive, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
On 2008-09:
“It was a difficult year, at times a traumatic one. The events of last September were particularly worrying but the worst certainly seems to be over. Currency fluctuations did affect us and our increase in income can be chalked up to foreign exchange movement. Otherwise, our income would have been flat, which is still a good performance given the circumstances.We expect this year to be more difficult and income to be down.”
