This year’s Independent Law Firm Supplement takes a look at the role formal legal networks have to play in helping independent firms looking to compete with expansive international rivals. As some firms pull out or retrench in jurisdictions such as Germany and the Middle East, is that throwing up opportunities for more agile independent firms?
We also investigate the effect of falling oil prices on the Middle East’s law firms, and discuss the difficulties of creating a pan-African law firm. Meanwhile, the expansion of firms to Latin America and beyond is the topic of our Iberian feature.
