List of largest law firms by revenue

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This is a list of the world's largest law firms , using data from fiscal year 2021. [1] Firms marked with "(verein)" are structured as a Swiss association.

RankFirmRevenue (US$)LawyersRevenue per lawyer (US$)Profit per partner (US$) [2] Country with the most lawyers
1 Kirkland & Ellis $6,042,000,0003,025$1,997,000$7,389,800 Flag of the United States.svg US
2 Latham & Watkins $5,488,778,0003,078$1,784,000$5,705,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
3 DLA Piper $3,471,437,0004,028$862,000$2,496,000 Flag of the United States.svg US Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
4 Baker McKenzie (Swiss verein)$3,126,729,0004,795$652,000$1,833,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
5 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom $3,022,380,0001,644$1,838,000$5,088,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
6 Dentons (verein)$2,940,600,00012,064$244,000$379,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
7 White & Case $2,869,800,0002,464$1,165,000$3,509,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
8 Sidley Austin $2,795,426,0001,893$1,477,000$3,718,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
9 Clifford Chance $2,711,508,0002,585$1,049,000$2,918,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
10 Ropes & Gray $2,674,046,0001,372$1,950,000$4,333,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
11 Allen & Overy $2,672,969,0002,668$1,002,000$2,684,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
12 Hogan Lovells $2,605,973,0002,532$1,029,000$2,482,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
13 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius $2,577,700,0001,992$1,294,000$1,831,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
14 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher $2,480,394,0001,538$1,613,000$4,440,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
15 Linklaters $2,453,846,0002,405$1,020,000$2,572,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
16 Jones Day $2,446,000,0002,406$1,017,000$1,446,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
17 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer $2,341,256,0002,007$1,166,000$2,691,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
18 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett $2,224,191,0001,163$1,913,000$5,980,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
19 Norton Rose Fulbright (verein)$2,100,000,0003,084$681,000$1,054,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
20 CMS (EEIG)$2,065,838,0004,239$487,000$1,065,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
21 Greenberg Traurig $2,003,790,0002,209$907,000$2,276,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
22 Cooley $1,986,777,0001,267$1,568,000$4,064,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
23 Goodwin Procter $1,973,368,0001,315$1,501,000$3,690,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
24 Davis Polk & Wardwell $1,970,000,0001,025$1,923,000$7,010,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
25 Weil, Gotshal & Manges $1,856,219,0001,180$1,573,000$5,181,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
26 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison $1,850,437,0001,008$1,836,000$6,162,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
27 Mayer Brown $1,840,000,0001,748$1,053,000$2,465,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
28 King & Spalding $1,828,123,0001,261$1,450,000$4,374,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
29 Sullivan & Cromwell $1,765,426,000797$2,215,000$6,366,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
30 McDermott, Will & Emery $1,665,221,0001,177$1,415,000$3,051,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
31 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan $1,655,306,000900$1,839,000$5,746,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
32 Paul Hastings $1,572,304,000979$1,606,000$4,703,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
33 Herbert Smith Freehills $1,518,169,0001,958$775,000$1,602,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
34 Eversheds Sutherland $1,501,490,0052,527$594,000$1,338,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
35 Covington & Burling $1,501,130,0001,217$1,234,000$2,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
36 Reed Smith $1,436,171,0001,573$913,000$1,735,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
37 King & Wood Mallesons (verein)$1,430,000,0002,599$550,000$511,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
38 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton $1,418,818,0001,051$1,350,000$4,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
39 Holland & Knight $1,402,502,0001,393$1,007,000$2,005,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
40 Milbank $1,359,000,000819$1,660,000$5,033,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
41 Dechert $1,341,486,000928$1,446,000$4,236,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
42 Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati $1,336,000,000963$1,388,000$3,318,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
43 Debevoise & Plimpton $1,329,262,000788$1,687,000$5,011,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
44 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe $1,316,335,000960$1,371,000$3,073,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
45 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr $1,297,089,000863$1,503,000$2,808,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
46 Yingke $1,258,914,00013,299$95,000$293,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
47 Morrison & Foerster $1,234,500,000996$1,239,000$2,463,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
48 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld $1,220,204,000863$1,414,000$3,093,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
49 Willkie Farr & Gallagher $1,220,000,000871$1,401,000$3,903,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
50 K&L Gates $1,179,282,0001,698$694,000$1,381,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
51 Proskauer Rose $1,168,371,000713$1,639,000$3,510,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
52 Perkins Coie $1,155,565,0001,124$1,028,000$1,660,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
53 Winston & Strawn $1,153,207,000846$1,364,000$3,021,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
54 Squire Patton Boggs (verein)$1,137,000,0001,438$791,000$1,518,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
55 Kim & Chang $1,114,516,0001,120$995,000$567,000Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
56 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz $1,111,730,000288$3,860,000$8,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
57 Ashurst $1,098,367,0001,642$669,000$1,615,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
58 Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer $1,033,000,000902$1,145,000$1,531,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
59 Troutman Pepper $1,029,503,0001,121$918,000$1,386,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
60 Foley & Lardner $1,024,834,0001,021$1,004,000$1,812,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
61 Alston & Bird $1,023,935,000829$1,236,000$3,075,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
62 Shearman & Sterling $1,012,059,000727$1,391,000$3,005,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
63 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton $1,005,057,000839$1,198,000$2,259,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
64 Cravath, Swaine & Moore $1,001,000,000492$2,035,000$5,803,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
65 Faegre Drinker $987,708,0001,093$904,000$984,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
66 McGuireWoods $953,548,000921$1,035,000$2,053,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
67 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson $951,300,000581$1,636,000$4,252,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
68 AllBright Law Offices $919,886,0003,715$248,000$777,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
69 Vinson & Elkins $912,337,000692$1,318,000$3,508,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
70 O’Melveny & Myers $911,450,000670$1,360,000$2,706,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
71 Clyde & Co $894,660,0001,844$485,000$973,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
72 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner $878,433,0001,252$701,000$1,080,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
73 Baker & Hostetler $836,048,000932$897,000$1,780,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
74 Hunton Andrews Kurth $830,041,000803$1,033,000$1,601,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
75 Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy $805,682,000680$1,185,000$2,768,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
76 Seyfarth Shaw $786,596,000893$881,000$1,489,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
77 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman $781,406,000651$1,200,000$2,105,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
78 Slaughter and May $758,741,000571$1,329,000$3,599,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
79 Zhong Lun $731,692,0002,310$317,000$614,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
80 Pinsent Masons $731,006,0001,723$424,000$970,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
81 Fenwick & West $723,259,000427$1,692,000$3,743,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
82 Baker Botts $723,228,000673$1,074,000$2,032,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
83 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith $722,500,0001,613$448,000$1,226,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
84 Venable $717,018,000743$965,000$1,235,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
85 Katten Muchin Rosenman $713,854,000631$1,132,000$2,006,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
86 Gowling WLG $700,588,0001,255$558,000$649,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
87 Polsinelli $697,318,000868$804,000$1,406,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
88 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough $680,826,000778$875,000$1,704,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
89 Blake, Cassels & Graydon $669,240,000624$1,073,000$921,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
90 Littler Mendelson $658,578,000986$668,000$621,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
91 Fox Rothschild $650,000,000882$737,000$932,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
92 Simmons & Simmons $640,026,000946$677,000$1,376,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
93 Deheng Law Offices $620,078,0004,015$154,000$405,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
93 Grandall Law Firm $620,078,0004,134$150,000$364,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
95 Bird & Bird $613,324,0001,347$455,000$900,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK
96 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft $608,953,000413$1,474,000$4,382,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
97 Barnes & Thornburg $608,755,000798$881,000$1,170,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
98 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo $588,500,000488$1,206,000$2,102,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
99 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart $585,198,000873$670,000$1,051,000 Flag of the United States.svg US
100 Cozen O’Connor $584,802,000701$834,000$1,097,000 Flag of the United States.svg US

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