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List of largest law firms by revenue; List of largest United States-based law firms by profits per partner; List of largest United Kingdom-based law firms by revenue; List of largest Canada-based law firms by revenue; List of largest Europe-based law firms by revenue; List of largest Japan-based law firms by head count
This is a list of the world's largest law firms based on the AmLaw Global 200 Rankings. [1] Firms marked with "(verein)" are structured as a Swiss association.
The firm ranks #41 in the American Lawyer "Global 200" rankings, which ranks firms worldwide by revenue. [4] The legal news site Above the Law ranked the firm number 71 in its 2018 "Power 100" law firm rankings. [21] The Financial Times labeled K&L among the "Most innovative North American law firms 2015: Compliance & technology". [22]
CMS is an international law firm that offers legal and tax advisory services. It provides companies and organisations with advice on a full range of legal issues. [2] CMS consists of 18 independent law firms, with about 80 offices worldwide, and is the world's 5th largest law firm by lawyer headcount and the 21st by revenue.
The firm was established in 1986 [6] [7] by John B. Quinn, Eric Emanuel, David Quinto, and Phyllis Kupferstein, with the purpose of being a litigation-only firm.In 1988, A. William "Bill" Urquhart decided to join the two-year-old firm, which became Quinn Emanuel & Urquhart, [8] and soon later Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Oliver with the addition of Dale Hugh Oliver. [9]
Numerous current and former law firms are considered notable. Law firms are typically ranked by profit per partner, or at a more general level, revenue. Some private directories also assign subjective rankings to law firms, including Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, although these are falling out of favour. [1]
Steptoe ranked 19th among Am Law 200 firms in The American Lawyer's 2015 pro bono report, [10] based on average hours spent on and breadth of commitment to pro bono work. . The firm's pro bono efforts have been recognized by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, [11] the John Carroll Society, [12] the Children's Law Center, [13] the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, [14] and the ABA Death Penalty ...