The firm advises 39 of the top 100 listed companies, of which eight are financial, seven energy and resources and six manufacturing. Second to HSF is Slaughter and May, which advises 35 of the FTSE 100 and is the most prevalent adviser to FTSE 250 companies. Its clients are concentrated within the financial and manufacturing sectors, such as RSA Insurance, Schroders, Standard Chartered, BAE Systems, GKN and Rolls-Royce.
Magic Circle prevalence
Linklaters and Allen & Overy are in joint third with 33 relationships, followed by Freshfields with 32. Clifford Chance fares less well than its magic circle peers, with 27 relationships, and ties with Eversheds for sixth place. Source: The Lawyer
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