tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58694654013580421442024-10-25T10:59:04.983+05:00Top 100 Largest Law Firms GloballyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-24051306150585141182009-11-09T11:40:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:40:20.983+05:00Shearman & Sterling ( world rank # 25 )
Shearman & SterlingShearman & Sterling LLP
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Headquarters New York City
No. of Offices20
No. of Attorneys900
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Revenue▼ $876 million (2008)
Date Foundedcirca 1873
Company TypeLLP
SloganAligned for excellence
is a law firm headquartered in New York City with 20 offices located in major financial Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-14740029872488620512009-11-09T11:33:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:33:20.471+05:00O’Melveny & Myers ( world rank # 24 )
O’Melveny & MyersO’Melveny & Myers LLP
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
No. of Offices14
No. of Attorneysapprox. 1,200 (2007)
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Key PeopleArthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., Firm chairman
Revenue$908 million, 2008 (down 3% from 2007)
Date Founded1885
FounderHenry O’Melveny and Jackson Graves
Company TypeLimited liability Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-35436705752400499152009-11-09T11:30:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:30:38.357+05:00Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr ( world rank # 23 )
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and DorrWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Headquarters Washington, D.C. andBoston, Massachusetts
No. of Offices12
No. of Attorneys972 (2008)
No. of Employeesapproximately 2,500
Major Practice AreasGeneral Practice
Key PeopleWilliam F. Lee, William J. Perlstein
Revenue $944m USD (2008)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-35593003825411672992009-11-09T11:27:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:27:46.806+05:00Lovells (world rank # 22)
Lovells
Lovells
HeadquartersLondon
No. of Offices27
No. of Attorneys1,460
No. of Employeesabout 3,200
Major Practice AreasGeneral Practice
Revenue£531 million (2009)
Date Founded1899
Company TypeLimited liability partnership
Lovells is a London-based international law firm with over 300 partners and around 3,200 employees operating from 27 offices in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-69201765775164867682009-11-09T11:25:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:25:22.032+05:00Simpson Thacher & Bartlett ( world rank # 21 )
Simpson Thacher & BartlettSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
HeadquartersNew York City
No. of Offices8 total, 4 international
No. of Attorneys854 (2009)
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Key PeopleRichard I. Beattie, Chairman[1]
Revenue$801 million
Date Founded1884
FounderJohn W. Simpson, Thomas Thacher and William M. Barnum
Company Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-51536249683896628612009-11-09T11:23:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:23:04.454+05:00Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker ( world rank # 20 )
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & WalkerPaul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP,
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Headquarters Los Angeles
No. of Offices18
No. of Attorneys1,100+
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Key PeopleSeth M. Zachary, Chair of Firm; Greg Nitzkowski, Managing Partner
Date Founded1951
FounderLee Paul, Robert Hastings, Leonard Janofsky
Company Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-39882312432179535042009-11-09T11:20:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:20:50.415+05:00McDermott Will & Emery (world rank # 19)
McDermott Will & EmeryMcDermott Will & Emery LLP,
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
No. of Offices16
No. of Attorneys1088
No. of Employeesabout 2,300
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Revenue▼ $966 million USD(2008)[1]
Date FoundedFebruary 2, 1934
FounderEdward H. McDermott and
William M. Emery
Company TypeLimited liability Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-82705359390335360422009-11-09T11:18:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:18:28.864+05:00Sullivan & Cromwell ( world rank # 18 )
Sullivan & CromwellSullivan & Cromwell LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Headquarters New York City
No. of Offices12 total, 7 international
No. of Attorneys825 (2009)
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Key PeopleH. Rodgin Cohen, Chairman; Joseph Shenker, Vice Chairman
Revenue▼ USD 985 million [1]
Date Founded1879
FounderAlgernon Sydney Sullivan andWilliam Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-82318849680390124582009-11-09T11:15:00.000+05:002009-11-09T11:15:28.434+05:00Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (world rank # 17)
Morgan, Lewis & BockiusMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
No. of Offices22
No. of AttorneysMore than 1300 Attorneys
Major Practice AreasGeneral Practice
Key PeopleFrancis M. "Fran" Milone, Chairman
Date Founded1873
FounderCharles Eldridge Morgan, Jr.; Francis Draper Lewis
Company TypeLimited liability partnership
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-55072012695123906102009-11-08T00:48:00.000+05:002009-11-08T00:48:15.901+05:00DLA Piper International (world rank # 16)
DLA PiperDLA Piper
DLA Piper
HeadquartersDecentralized
No. of Offices65
No. of Attorneys3,500+
Major Practice AreasGeneral Practice
Date Founded2005 (merger)
Company TypeLaw Firm
is one of the largest law firms in the world and it is the only firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in North America and Europe. DLA Piper is a legal services organization whose members and affiliates Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-25378412989821398352009-11-08T00:42:00.001+05:002009-11-08T00:45:08.092+05:00DLA Piper USA (world rank # 15)
DLA Piper
DLA Piper
DLA Piper
Headquarters
Decentralized
No. of Offices
65
No. of Attorneys
3,500+
Major Practice Areas
General Practice
Date Founded
2005 (merger)
Company Type
Law Firm
is one of the largest law firms in the world and it is the only firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in North America and Europe. DLA Piper is a legal services organization whose members Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-19152184470637198352009-11-08T00:37:00.000+05:002009-11-08T00:37:11.611+05:00Weil, Gotshal & Manges (world rank # 14)
Weil, Gotshal & MangesWeil, Gotshal & Manges
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Headquarters New York City
No. of Offices21
No. of Attorneys1,300
Major Practice AreasInternational Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, Capital Markets, Finance, and Mergers & Acquisitions
Revenue▲ $1.7 billion (2007)
Date Founded1931 (New York)
Company TypeLLP
is an international Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-74709154645666042592009-11-06T21:45:00.001+05:002009-11-06T21:49:50.138+05:00Mayer Brown (world rank # 13)
Mayer BrownMayer Brown
Mayer Brown
No. of Offices
21
No. of Attorneys
1,800+
No. of Employees
3,500 (est.)
Major Practice Areas
General practice
Key People
Herbert W. Krueger (Chairman of the Management Committee)
Kenneth S. Geller (Managing Partner)
Revenue
$1.3 Billion (2008)
Date Founded
1881
is an international law firm based in the United States, specializing in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-33747394119137276202009-11-06T21:39:00.000+05:002009-11-06T21:39:36.872+05:00Greenberg Traurig (world rank # 11)
Greenberg TraurigGreenberg Traurig LLP
Greenberg Traurig
HeadquartersMiami, Florida
No. of Offices35 total (8 international)
No. of Attorneys1,800
Key PeopleCesar L. Alvarez, CEO
Larry J. Hoffman, Chairman
Date Founded1967
Company TypeLimited liability partnership
Websitegtlaw.com
is an international law firm with approximately 1,800 attorneys and governmental Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-61398428485264044162009-11-06T21:30:00.000+05:002009-11-06T21:30:50.399+05:00Kirkland & Ellis (world rank # 11)
Kirkland & EllisKirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
No. of Offices9 total, 3 international
No. of Attorneys1,316 (2007)
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Revenue$1.15 billion (2006)
Date Founded1909
Company TypeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.kirkland.com
is an international law firm with headquarters in Chicago, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-37350704857859921012009-11-06T21:26:00.000+05:002009-11-06T21:26:07.490+05:00White & Case LLP (world rank # 10)
White & CaseWhite & Case LLP
White & Case LLP
Headquarters New York, New York
No. of Offices36 total, 31 international
No. of Attorneys2,000+ (2009)
No. of Employeesapprox. 4,800 total
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Key PeopleHugh Verrier, managing partner[1]
Date Founded1901
Company TypeLimited liability partnership
SloganWorldwide. For our clients.
is a large Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-43649919099020452852009-11-06T21:21:00.000+05:002009-11-06T21:21:18.070+05:00Sidley Austin (world rank # 9)
Sidley AustinSidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
No. of Offices16 Worldwide
No. of Attorneys1700+
No. of Employeesabout 3,600
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Revenue $1.25 billion USD(2007)[1]
Date Founded1866
FounderNorman Williams and
John Leverett Thompson
formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firmsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-26713039289801994632009-11-06T21:15:00.000+05:002009-11-06T21:15:51.856+05:00Jones Day (world rank # 8)
Jones DayJones Day
Jones Day
No. of Offices32
No. of Attorneys2,400
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Revenue▼ $1.4 billion
Date Founded1893 (Cleveland)
Company TypeGeneral partnership[1]
SloganOne firm worldwide
is an international law firm originally founded in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 1893 byJudge Edwin J. Blandin and William LoweUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-51485863104283398232009-11-06T21:12:00.000+05:002009-11-06T21:12:41.434+05:00Latham & Watkins (world rank # 7)
Latham & WatkinsLatham & Watkins LLP
TypeLimited liability partnership
Founded1934
Headquarters24 offices - Los Angeles, CA
Key peopleRobert Dell, Chairman and Managing Partner
IndustryLegal services
ProductsFull legal services
RevenueN/A
Employees2,100 Attorneys
is a global law firm, one of the largest in the world. Latham currently employs approximately 2,000 attorneys in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-68324043505929384392009-11-06T20:46:00.000+05:002009-11-06T20:46:05.682+05:00Allen & Overy (world rank # 6 )
Allen & OveryAllen & Overy
Allen & Overy
HeadquartersLondon
No. of Offices31 worldwide
No. of Attorneysapproximately 2,700
No. of Employeesapproximately 5,000
Major Practice AreasGeneral practice
Revenue £1,091m
Date FoundedJanuary 1, 1930
Company TypeLimited liability partnership
is a British law firm with approximately 5,000 staff and 31 offices worldwide. It is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869465401358042144.post-64419454904728901532009-11-06T20:40:00.000+05:002009-11-06T20:40:55.572+05:00Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (world rank # 5)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (often shortened to Skadden Arps, Skadden, or SASM&F)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Headquarters New York, N.Y.
No. of Offices23
No. of Attorneys2,000+[1]
No. of Employees4,500 (estimate)
Major Practice AreasCorporate, litigation, financeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0