Ben Wheway

London

Research Manager, UK at The Legal 500

Legal Business, Legal 500. Former bassist, JLP/The Scoops. HM Prison Service Staff Ideas Scheme winner 2002

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Client favourites: ranking the most highly recommended LB100 firms

2 months ago | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

New research drawing on the views of almost 80,000 law firm clients has revealed the LB100 firms that are most highly recommended by those using them, with Travers Smith, Lewis Silkin and Sacker & Partners among the top performers.
Money's worth: how do clients rate Ashurst's value proposition?

2 months ago | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

Value: Billing and efficiency76.09Billing transparency 75.01Billing: value for work done 75.09Communication & case/matter management 80.95All scores are global and /100. Of all of the factors involved in client satisfaction, value for money is among the most important, not least for GCs under pressure to keep a lid on their legal spend. And while the best law firms do not come cheap, a reputation for providing value can be a clincher when it comes to winning work.
‘A big space to attack’ - how shifting markets are opening up opportunities for firms across the UK

Jan 10, 2025 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

When talking to managing partners at law firms based across the UK, one thing is clear – there’s no shortage of challenges for them to contend with. Whether it’s keeping their staff happy, competing for quality work, or staying on top of client priorities, law firm leaders have their hands full.
DLA Piper: The Client’s View - how do your lawyers score?

Nov 13, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

What do clients really think about the service they get from your firm? Every year, the Legal 500 asks hundreds of thousands of clients how they rate firms on a range of metrics, including lawyers and team quality, value, billing, and industry knowledge. The answers we receive allow us to benchmark firms against each other – this article looks at how DLA Piper stacks up to its peers for lawyers and team quality.
The customer is always right - which firms do clients rate most highly?

Nov 12, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

The data doesn’t lie – it’s been a good year for the Global 100. Eighty-eight of the world’s largest firms posted revenue increases last year, with many enjoying record results, and total revenue across the group rose by more than 6% to break through the $150bn mark for the first time. As to what was behind this performance, various factors are cited by law firm leaders, from sector strategies to expansion into key markets.
Herbert Smith Freehills set for $2bn transatlantic merger with Kramer Levin

Nov 11, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

Following this May’s A&O Shearman merger, there had been no shortage of market speculation about which transatlantic duo would be next to tie the knot. However, few would have predicted today’s news that Herbert Smith Freehills is set to combine with New York’s Kramer Levin, a deal which will create a new $2bn, 2,700-lawyer firm.
Freeths, Freshfields and Vodafone take top prizes at Legal Business Awards 2024

Nov 3, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

Freeths, Freshfields and Vodafone were among the big winners at this year’s Legal Business Awards, which were revealed to a packed house at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. Twenty-seven prizes were handed out on the night, with the event hosted by BBC journalist, broadcaster and Mastermind host Clive Myrie and introduced by global head of research and reporting Georgina Stanley.
‘A huge emotional release’ - DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year

Oct 8, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

Adam Ibrahim, UK co-head of litigation and arbitration at DLA Piper, was last month named Private Practice Lawyer of the Year at the Legal Business Awards, following a standout year in which he led a large DLA team to victory in a complex mass claimant action over break fees on loans to small businesses, dubbed “the biggest banking case out there” by top-tier silk Bankim Thanki KC.
Pinsents, CC and HSF among big winners as new Legal 500 UK rankings are revealed

Oct 2, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Ben Wheway

Almost 1,200 law firms have secured spots in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which have been revealed today after months of research into the legal markets up and down the country. The rankings, which are based on extensive analysis of the legal markets across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, have been put together based on the insight gained from rankings submissions, thousands of interviews with firms, and new record levels of feedback from their clients.
Freeths, Freshfields and Vodafone take top prizes at Legal Business Awards

Sep 18, 2024 | bakerbotts.com | Ben Wheway

Freeths, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Vodafone were among the big winners at this year’s Legal Business Awards, which were revealed last night to a packed house at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. Twenty-seven prizes were handed out on the night, with the event hosted by BBC journalist, broadcaster and Mastermind host Clive Myrie and introduced by global head of research and reporting Georgina Stanley (pictured right).