Gateley named top 50 firm
Birmingham law firm Gateley has entered into the top 50 UK law firm rankings by revenue for the first time.
The firm is ranked at number 48 in the industry league table, published annually by Legal Week.
Gateley posted the biggest percentage increase of any top 50 firm ranked in the table with fee income rising from £51.2m to £63m.
The law firm was one of only two new entrants to break into the 2010-11 rankings, which it attributes in part to opening its Manchester office last summer.
Michael Ward, senior partner at Gateley, said: "It's been an exciting but challenging year and our maiden appearance in the top 50 list is down to our increase in turnover as a result of bringing our Manchester office on board.
"Like most firms we have been navigating our way through tough market conditions but we have remained positive. We have maintained our teams and continued to invest in our people to put us in a good place for the next few years."
Gateley has also risen up the Experian Corpfin M&A and IPO UK league tables to number eight this year compared to its number 20 ranking in 2010.
