As if it needed saying again, recent weeks and speculation among rivals regarding Linklaters’ strategy in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region have underlined the extent to which the firm has become established as the pace-setter that peers follow.
That’s not to say the firm is ‘better’ than rivals, simply that the strategic momentum Linklaters has shown in recent years has established it as the City’s most influential top-tier operator. As such, management figures at magic circle rivals have been keeping a watchful eye to get a sense of what the CEE review says about the firm’s direction.
