List of largest European law firms 2011

The following is a list of the largest law firms in Europe measured by worldwide turnover

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in 2010. This list is an excerpt of the annual report European 100 released by The Lawyer

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and only includes law firms which are headquartered in Continental Europe and does not include law firms headquartered in the UK

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Rank	Name	Revenue	Lawyers	Partners	Headquarters
1	Garrigues Garrigues (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....	€ 352.8m	1,993	271	Spain Spain Spain , 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...
2	Fidal Fidal Fidal is a French business law firm with over 1200 lawyers, and one of the top 100 largest law firms by revenue....	€ 300.0m	1,200	596	France France The 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...
3	Loyens & Loeff Loyens & Loeff Loyens & Loeff N.V. is a prominent law firm headquartered in Rotterdam and has six Benelux offices and eleven branches in major international financial centres...	€ 296.0m	878	111	Netherlands Netherlands The 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...
4	Cuatrecasas Cuatrecasas Cuatrecasas 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... Gonçalves Pereira	€ 241.7m	980	241	Spain Spain Spain , 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...
5	Gide Loyrette Nouel Gide Loyrette Nouel Gide 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...	€ 220.0m	643	121	France France The 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...
6	Hengeler Mueller Hengeler Mueller Hengeler 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...	€ 207.5m	237	82	Germany Germany Germany , 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...
7	Salans Salans Salans 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...	€ 196.5m	730	185	-
8	Uría Menéndez	€ 186.5m	507	107	Spain Spain Spain , 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...
9	Nauta Dutilh Nauta Dutilh NautaDutilh 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...	€ 150.0m	401	72	Netherlands Netherlands The 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...
10	Noerr Noerr Noerr 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...	€ 143.3m	353	142	Germany Germany Germany , 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...
11	Gleiss Lutz Gleiss Lutz Gleiss 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...	€ 140.0m	272	86	Germany Germany Germany , 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...
12	Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Bonelli 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....	€ 132.0m	235	55	Italy Italy Italy , 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...
13	Chiomenti Studio Legale Chiomenti Studio Legale Chiomenti 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...	€ 124.0m	218	53	Italy Italy Italy , 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...
14	De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek De 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...	€ 122.0m	335	62	Netherlands Netherlands The 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...
15	Mannheimer Swartling	€ 121.6m	395	91	Sweden Sweden Sweden , 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....
16	Houthoff Buruma Houthoff Buruma Houthoff 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...	€ 116.5m	292	63	Netherlands Netherlands The 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...
17	Stibbe Stibbe Stibbe 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...	€ 113.5m	357	69	Netherlands Netherlands The 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...
18	Arthur Cox Arthur Cox Arthur Cox , is a British actor of television and film.His most regular role was as George, the driver of Jim Hacker in the comedy Yes Minister. His other television credits include The Avengers, Terry and June, and Harbour Lights...	€ 106.0m	265	104	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
19	Vinge Advokatfirman Vinge Vinge is one of Sweden's two largest law firms and one of Europe's 100 largest law firms , with approximately 300 lawyers working in the firm and an annual turnover of about 936 million SEK...	€ 101.6m	350	84	Sweden Sweden Sweden , 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....
20	Kromann Reumert	€ 100.0m	310	71	Denmark Denmark Denmark 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...
21	McCann FitzGerald	€ 100.0m	190	67	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
22	Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners	€ 97.2m	186	11	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
23	Matheson Ormsby Prentice	€ 97.0m	360	92	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
24	Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners	€ 96.0m	309	65	Italy Italy Italy , 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...
25	A&L Goodbody	€ 89.2m	250	71	Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
26	Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek	€ 87.5m	210	97	Germany Germany Germany , 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...
27	Wikborg Rein Wikborg rein Wikborg, Rein & Co. is a Norwegian law firm with more than 200 lawyers. Wikborg Rein operates within the business and industry sectors banking and finance, shipping and offshore, natural resources, trade, industry and public sector, technology, media, and telecom, real estate, corporate finance,...	€ 84.5m	202	73	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
28	Thommessen Thommessen Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is a Norwegian law firm founded in 1856. It is the largest law firm in Norway and also considered one of Norway's leading corporate law firms. Thommessen has offices in Oslo, Bergen and London and employs approximately 170 lawyers...	€ 82.3m	180	56	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
29	Arendt & Medernach	€ 81.0m	280	34	Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
30	NCTM Law Firm NCTM Law Firm NCTM is an independent law firm operating in Italy, as well as three Italian offices the firm also has offices in Brussels and London and more than 270 professionals, including 44 equity partners....	€ 77.0m	200	90	Italy Italy Italy , 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...

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