List of largest European law firms
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This May 2005 list from The Lawyer
ranks law firm
s by revenue
s generated solely in Europe:
The Lawyer
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Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
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Revenue
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s generated solely in Europe:
- Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading English law firms. It is the second-largest law firm in the world measured by revenues. In 2010-11 it achieved total revenues of £1.14 billion and profits...
, €EuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
1052.36mMillionOne million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...
- InternationalInternational----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
(headquartered in the UK and GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
); - Clifford ChanceClifford ChanceClifford Chance LLP is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms. It is one of the ten largest law firms in the world measured by both number of lawyers and revenue...
, €980.14m - International (UK); - LinklatersLinklatersLinklaters LLP is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms. Linklaters is the world's fourth largest global law firm by revenue. In 2009/10 it received total revenues of £1.18 billion and profits per equity partner of £1.2...
, €912.64m - International (UK); - Allen & OveryAllen & OveryAllen & Overy is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.A member of the UK's Magic Circle of leading law firms, Allen & Overy is widely considered to be one of the world's elite law firms, advising national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and...
, €843.07m - International (UK); - Lovells, €514.98m - International (UK);
- EvershedsEvershedsEversheds LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the 50 largest law firms in the world measured by revenues. In 2009/10 it achieved total revenues of £355.2 million, making it the ninth-largest UK-based law firm by this measurement, and profits per...
, €436.57m - International (UK); - Baker & McKenzieBaker & McKenzieBaker & McKenzie is an international law firm, founded in Chicago in 1949 by Russell Baker and John McKenzie. It is home to more than 3,800 lawyers spread over 70 offices in 42 different countries....
, €421.57m - International (USA); - DLA PiperDLA PiperDLA Piper is a global law firm with 76 offices across 30 countries and more than 4,200 lawyers. As of May 2011, it was the largest law firm in the world by number of attorneys. The firm's global revenues were $1.92 billion in 2009-2010. The firm is composed of two partnerships, DLA Piper...
, €387.34m - International (UK/USA); - Slaughter and MaySlaughter and MaySlaughter and May is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms. It also has offices in Beijing, Brussels and Hong Kong....
, €328.99m - LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(UK); - Herbert SmithHerbert SmithHerbert Smith LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm has offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was founded in the City of London in 1882 by Norman Herbert Smith and today has 240 partners and 1,300 fee-earners.-History:The firm was...
, €322.49m - International (UK); - White & CaseWhite & CaseWhite & Case was founded in New York in 1901 and has grown into one of the world's leading global law firms. The firm has since expanded, and has practice groups in emerging markets including Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as in Europe...
, €285.61m - International (USA); - AshurstAshurst (Law firm)Ashurst LLP is a full-service international law firm. Its principal business focus is mergers and acquisitions, corporate and structured finance...
, €284.46m - International (UK); - Norton RoseNorton RoseNorton Rose is an international legal practice offering a business law service from 39 offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Africa and the Middle East...
, €262.35m - International (UK); - FidalFidalFidal is a French business law firm with over 1200 lawyers, and one of the top 100 largest law firms by revenue....
, €250.00m - French National (FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
); - CMS Cameron McKennaCMS Cameron McKennaCMS Cameron McKenna LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
, €238.03m - International (UK); - Simmons & SimmonsSimmons & SimmonsSimmons & Simmons is an international legal practice with over 1,500 people and 19 offices located throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Its largest office is located in London, where almost half its legal staff are based....
, €228.45m - International (UK); - Denton Wilde SapteDenton Wilde SapteDenton Wilde Sapte LLP was an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. On 26 May 2010, the firm announced that it had reached agreement to merge with the U.S.-based law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal...
, €223.89m - International (UK); - Shearman & SterlingShearman & SterlingShearman & Sterling LLP is a law firm headquartered in New York City with 20 offices located in major financial centers around the world founded in 1873. It is well known for both its litigation and transactional capabilities, especially in International Arbitration, Capital Markets, Finance, and...
, €221.25m - International (USA); - HammondsHammondsHammonds LLP was an international law firm headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, with offices in Beijing, Berlin, Birmingham, Brussels, Hong Kong, Leeds, Madrid, Manchester, Munich and Paris. The firm had associate relationships with Rossotto, Colombatto & Partners in Italy and with Zhigachoff in...
, €199.71m - UK National (UK); - Loyens & LoeffLoyens & LoeffLoyens & Loeff N.V. is a prominent law firm headquartered in Rotterdam and has six Benelux offices and eleven branches in major international financial centres...
, €189.00m - RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
(NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
); - Addleshaw GoddardAddleshaw GoddardAddleshaw Goddard LLP is a corporate law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is structured as a LLP and has almost 750 lawyers, with offices in Leeds, London and Manchester...
, €184.53m - UK National (UK); - GarriguesGarrigues (law firm)Garrigues is the largest law firm on the Iberian Peninsula. It has 29 offices across Spain and Portugal. -Founders:In 1941, two brothers, Joaquín and Antonio Garrigues Díaz-Cañabate, founded J&A Garrigues....
, €172.10m - International (SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
); - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, €160.00m - International (USA);
- Hengeler MuellerHengeler MuellerHengeler Mueller is a German law firm of about 240 lawyers, 85 of whom are partners. The firm maintains offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Brussels and London. The firm was created in 1990 when Hengeler Kurth Wirtz and Mueller Weitzel Weisner merged...
, €157.85m - German National (GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
); - Berwin Leighton PaisnerBerwin Leighton PaisnerBerwin Leighton Paisner is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Silver Circle' of leading UK law firms. It has nine offices in eight countries around the world, predominantly providing services in corporate, finance, dispute resolution, real estate...
, €150.33m - LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(UK); - SJ BerwinSJ BerwinSJ Berwin is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is currently the 19th-largest law firm in the UK measured by revenues...
, €146.21m - London (UK); - Mayer BrownMayer BrownMayer Brown is an international law firm head-quartered in Chicago which specializes in commercial transactions and litigation. The firm employs more than 1,600 lawyers, including approximately 875 in the Americas, 425 in Europe and 300 in Asia....
, €144.59m - International (USA); - Nauta DutilhNauta DutilhNautaDutilh is an independent law firm practicing Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourg law. NautaDutilh is one of the largest law firms in Europe, with over 400 lawyers, civil law notaries and tax advisers in offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Luxembourg, New York and Rotterdam...
, €140.00m - AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
(Netherlands); - PinsentsPinsent MasonsPinsent Masons LLP is a full-service commercial law firm. The firm ranks amongst the top 20 law firms in the United Kingdom.Pinsent Masons LLP has over 300 partners, a total legal team of around 1000 and more than 1,500 staff...
, €135.15m - International (UK); - Irwin MitchellIrwin MitchellIrwin Mitchell LLP is a firm of solicitors in the United Kingdom, with offices in nine British cities, and two in Spain. The firm has 113 partners, 900 fee-earners and employs over 2,100 people....
, €134.12m - UK National (UK); - Latham & WatkinsLatham & WatkinsLatham & Watkins LLP is a global law firm, one of the largest in the world. Latham currently employs approximately 2,000 attorneys in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive Californian roots, but its largest office is now...
, €133.00m - International (USA); - CuatrecasasCuatrecasasCuatrecasas is a Spanish law firm founded in 1917 in Barcelona, one of the oldest continually operating law firms on the Iberian peninsula. It is one of the most international Spanish law firms, in addition to 14 offices within Spain, it also counts two offices in Portugal and further branches in...
, €132.50m - International (Spain); - Weil, Gotshal & MangesWeil, Gotshal & MangesWeil, Gotshal & Manges is a prominent international law firm, one of the largest and most prestigious in the world with 1,200 lawyers and gross annual revenue in excess of $1.1 billion. The firm was founded in New York City in 1931 by Frank Weil, Sylvan Gotshal, and Horace Manges...
, €130.00m - International (USA); - Haarmann HemmelrathHaarmann HemmelrathHaarmann Hemmelrath was an independent German professional firm provided legal services, audit counsel and tax advice. It was founded in Munich in 1987 and at its peak Haarmann Hemmelrath employed 650 professionals, including 350 attorneys in 22 offices worldwide...
, €130.00m - International (Germany); - NabarroNabarroNabarro is a surname, and may refer to:*Gerald Nabarro , British Conservative Member of Parliament of the 1950s and 60s*Frank Nabarro , English-born South African physicist, pioneer of solid-state physics...
, €128.67m - London (UK); - Clyde & CoClyde & CoClyde & Co is an international law firm which works worldwide across 120 countries. The firm's work is cross-border, high profile and complex. The firm employs nearly 700 fee-earners in 23 offices across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North, Latin America and Africa who are qualified in 17...
, €123.81m - International (UK); - Jones DayJones DayJones Day is an international law firm founded in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 1893, by Judge Edwin J. Blandin and William Lowe Rice. Jones Day is the eighth largest law firm in the world by revenue, and the fourth highest grossing firm in the US with annual revenues of US$1.4 billion...
, €122.28m - International (USA); - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates , founded in 1948, is a prominent law firm based in New York City. With over 2,000 attorneys, it is one of the largest and highest-grossing law firms in the world. Forbes magazine calls Skadden "Wall Street's most powerful law firm"...
, €122.00m - International (USA); - Beachcroft, €120.57m - UK National (UK);
- Gleiss LutzGleiss LutzGleiss Lutz is a German law firm founded in Stuttgart in 1949 by Alfred Gleiss. Gleiss' initial partner, Arved Deringer, left in 1961 to form his own firm, now part of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer...
, €118.50m - International (Germany); - Wragge & CoWragge & CoStarted in 1834 as a two-partner firm in Birmingham, Wragge & Co LLP is now a UK-headquartered international law firm providing a full range of legal services to UK and international clients...
, €116.88m - BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
(UK); - De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekDe Brauw Blackstone WestbroekDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is a Dutch law firm headquartered in Amsterdam with branch offices in Beijing, London and New York City. The firm has 61 partners and 270 other qualified lawyers...
, €115.00m - International (Netherlands); - EY Law, €114.00m - ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(France); - CMS Hasche SigleCMS Cameron McKennaCMS Cameron McKenna LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
, €110.00m - German National (Germany); - Barlow Lyde & GilbertBarlow Lyde & GilbertBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP was an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom which specialised in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, insurance and reinsurance...
, €109.07m - London (UK); - Gide Loyrette NouelGide Loyrette NouelGide Loyrette Nouel is an independent French law firm based in Paris. Though Pierre Gide's legal practice began as early as 1920, the firm was itself founded in 1957 by Gide, Jean Loyrette and Philippe Nouel after the Barreau de Paris amended its rules allowing lawyers to form associations and...
, €106.14m - International (France); - CMS Bureau Francis LefebvreCMS Cameron McKennaCMS Cameron McKenna LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
, €104.00m - International (France); - Bird & BirdBird & BirdBird & Bird is an international law firm with over 200 partners and broad advisory, transactional and contentious capability. Well known for its intellectual property work, in recent years the firm has undertaken expansion in many areas of commercial law, across selected industry sectors...
, €101.30m - London (UK); - Uría & Menéndez, €100.36m - International (Spain);
- MacfarlanesMacfarlanesMacfarlanes LLP is a corporate law firm based in London, United Kingdom. In 2010/11 it achieved total revenues of £94.7 million and profits per equity partner of £752,000. It has been described as forming part of a group of London-based law firms called the 'Silver Circle'...
, €98.75m - London (UK); - Dechert, €97.81m - International (USA);
- Osborne Clarke, €95.21m - UK National (UK);
- SalansSalansSalans is an international, full-service law firm operating from 22 offices across 17 countries.-Profile:With 22 offices located in the world’s main commercial centres and emerging markets, Salans’ lawyers advise on complex transactions using a combination of local and international expertise...
, €95.07m - International (UK); - Taylor Wessing, €94.33m - International (UK);
- StibbeStibbeStibbe is a Benelux full-service law firm with an internationally oriented commercial practice. Its primary offices are located in Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg and the firm has branch offices in Dubai, London and New York...
, €92.60m - Amsterdam (Netherlands); - Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners, €91.38m - RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
); - Mannheimer Swartling, €90.39m - International (SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
); - Nörr Stiefenhofer LutzNoerrNoerr is a pan-European full-service law firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1950, the firm today operates 15 offices in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Noerr currently employes over 470 lawyers, tax consultants, chartered...
, €89.90 - International (Germany); - Sullivan & CromwellSullivan & CromwellSullivan & Cromwell LLP is an international law firm headquartered in New York. The firm has approximately 800 lawyers in 12 offices, located in financial centers in the United States, Asia, Australia and Europe. Sullivan & Cromwell was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson...
, €88.43m - International (USA); - Richards Butler, €88.43m - International (UK);
- OlswangOlswangOlswang is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and with additional offices in the Thames Valley, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris and most recently Munich. It also works closely with a network of firms across eighty countries. The Lawyer ranked the firm 32nd largest in...
, €87.55m - London (UK); - Wessing, €87.25m - German National (Germany);
- Lawrence GrahamLawrence GrahamLawrence Graham LLP is a law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm has over 180 lawyers, and as well as London it has offices in Dubai, Moscow and Monaco.-History:...
, €86.37m - London (UK); - Vinge, €86.00m - International (Sweden);
- Bonelli Erede PappalardoBonelli Erede PappalardoBonelli Erede Pappalardo is a leading Italian law firm. It was formed in 1999 when the Genoa-based Bonelli e Associati merged with the Milan-based Erede e Associati and the Brussels-based Pappalardo e Associati....
, €86.00m - Italian National (Italy); - MasonsPinsent MasonsPinsent Masons LLP is a full-service commercial law firm. The firm ranks amongst the top 20 law firms in the United Kingdom.Pinsent Masons LLP has over 300 partners, a total legal team of around 1000 and more than 1,500 staff...
, €85.04m - International (UK); - Houthoff BurumaHouthoff BurumaHouthoff Buruma is a Dutch law firm, headquartered in Amsterdam. With over 300 legal professionals, Houthoff Buruma is one of the largest law firms in the Netherlands.-Awards:* Selected 'Benelux Law Firm of the Year 2010' by The Lawyer...
, €84.00m - Dutch National (Netherlands); - Shoosmiths, €80.48m - UK National (UK);
- Landwell & Associés, €80.00m - ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(France); - Chiomenti Studio LegaleChiomenti Studio LegaleChiomenti Studio Legale is an Italian law firm founded in 1948 by Pasquale Chiomenti. It is widely considered one of the strongest Italian law firms, and one of the few with a clear international outlook...
, €78.89m - Italian National (Italy); - Stephenson HarwoodStephenson HarwoodStephenson Harwood is an international law firm with seven offices across Europe and Asia comprising some 115 partners and 700 staff Revenue for 2008/09 was £85 million. Profit per equity partner – a key measure of profitability used by law firms - was £610,000...
, €74.14m - London (UK); - McDermott Will & EmeryMcDermott Will & EmeryMcDermott Will & Emery LLP, also known by its initials, MWE, was founded in 1934 and is an international law firm headquartered in Chicago. It is one of the top 10 largest law firms in the United States and one of the 20 largest in the world...
, €70.85m - International (USA); - Reynolds Porter ChamberlainReynolds Porter ChamberlainReynolds Porter Chamberlain is a corporate law firm based in London, United Kingdom. The firm has around 420 people - including 65 partners and 172 other UK lawyers...
, €69.57m - London (UK); - Field Fisher Waterhouse LLPField Fisher Waterhouse LLPField Fisher Waterhouse LLP is a full service European law firm with eight offices, which is ranked 30th by turnover in The Lawyer , has over 150 partners, 220 other lawyers and nearly 300 support staff....
, €69.27m - London (UK); - Ince & Co, €68.50m - International (UK);
- Coudert BrothersCoudert BrothersCoudert Brothers LLP was a New York-based law firm with a strong international outlook that practiced from 1853 until its dissolution in 2006.-History:...
, €68.18m - International (USA); - Travers SmithTravers SmithTravers Smith is a corporate law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm has almost 300 lawyers, including 60 partners.The firm employs around 385 staff and operates in 14 specialist practice areas. Travers Smith was voted UK Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and 2008...
, €66.33m - London (UK); - Sidley AustinSidley AustinSidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firms in the world. It is the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with more than 1,650 lawyers, annual revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 17 cities worldwide, with the most...
, €66.13m - International (USA); - Charles Russell LLPCharles Russell LLPCharles Russell LLP is a top 50 City legal practice formed by the merger of three long established firms , with offices in London, Guildford, Cheltenham, Cambridge, Oxford, Geneva and Bahrain...
, €65.74m - London (UK); - Kromann Reumert, €65.00m - CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
(DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
); - Beiten Burkhardt, €65.00m - German National (Germany);
- Bech-Bruun Dragsted Dragsted, €65.00m - Copenhagen (Denmark);
- Taj, €63.90m - French National (France);
- AKD Prinsen van Wijmen, €62.00m - Dutch National (Netherlands);
- Cobbetts LLPCobbetts LLPCobbetts LLP is a law firm in England, with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, London and Manchester. Its main areas of work are dispute resolution, real estate, corporate and employment law-History:...
, €61.61m - UK National (UK); - Holman Fenwick & WillanHolman Fenwick & WillanHolman Fenwick Willan LLP is an international law firm headquarted in London, United Kingdom. It specializes in international commerce, acting predominantly for airlines, shipping firms, insurers, commodity and energy companies, investment banks, and large corporates. HFW currently has 144 partners...
, €61.17m - International (UK); - McGrigorsMcGrigorsMcGrigors LLP is a UK Top 50 law firm. with offices in six British cities as well as Qatar and the Falkland Islands. McGrigors was named National Law Firm of the Year 2010 by The Lawyer magazine...
, €60.43m - EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
(UK); - Hogan & Hartson, €60.43m - International (USA);
- Wilmer Hale, €59.55m - International (USA);
- Halliwells, €59.55m - ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
(UK); - Hill DickinsonHill DickinsonHill Dickinson offers a range of legal services from five offices in offices England as well as offices in Piraeus and Singapore. Collectively the firms have over 150 partners and a complement of more than 1,300 staff.-History:...
, €58.96m - LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
(UK); - Dundas & WilsonDundas & WilsonDundas & Wilson LLP is a leading commercial UK law firm with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. The firm is based in Scotland, but like other large Scottish law firms, it now has an established practice in London, which earns 39% of its total revenues...
, €58.95m - EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
(UK); - Walker Morris, €58.22m - LeedsLeedsLeeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
(UK); - Dickinson DeesDickinson DeesDickinson Dees LLP is a UK top 59 law firm headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne.The practice employs around 600 staff and has 60 partners across its offices in Newcastle, Tees Valley, York and meeting rooms in London....
, €58.21m - NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
(UK); - CMS Derks Star BusmannCMS Cameron McKennaCMS Cameron McKenna LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
, €57.00m - UtrechtUtrecht (city)Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
(Netherlands); - WithersWithers (law firm)Withersworldwide is an international law firm dedicated to advising successful people, their families and their businesses. Withers provides integrated advice on the US, UK and international legal and tax needs of their clients which can cover a large variety of issues such as restructuring their...
, €56.30m - International (UK); - Maclay Murray & Spens, €56.01m - GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
(UK); - Watson, Farley & WilliamsWatson, Farley & Williams-History:From its beginnings in shipping and shipping finance in 1982, Watson, Farley & Williams has developed a broader practice: Finance & Investment, Maritime, Energy, Natural Resources, Transport, Real Estate and ICT...
, €54.53m - International (UK); - Bond Pearce, €54.24m - PlymouthPlymouthPlymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
(UK); - Saint-Georges Avocats, €53.80m - ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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