Top 10 Law Firms in the World in 2021 by Revenue

Baker & McKenzie LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP, Clifford Chance LLP, Allen & Overy LLP, and Linklaters LLP are the top 5 law firms in the world in 2021 by revenue. Of the top 10 law firms in the world, the highest revenue was generated by Baker & McKenzie LLP ($3,100 million), followed by Ropes & Gray LLP ($2,674 million) and Clifford Chance LLP ($2,345 million). In terms of the geographical split, 5 out of the top 10 law firms in the world are based in North America, while the other 5 are based in Europe. They employed a total of 20,960 people in 2021. The United Kingdom-based Baker & McKenzie LLP is one of the leading law firms in the world by revenue. The company reported revenues of $382 million in the fiscal year ending 2021 (FY2021). It is a law firm that provides legal services to a diverse range of clients. The firm's services span the practice areas of antitrust and competition, banking and finance, private equity, capital markets, compliance and investigations, dispute resolution, employment and compensation, international commerce and trade, environment and climate change, intellectual property, mergers, and acquisitions, restructuring and insolvency, and tax. The company operates in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, North America, and Latin America, and employed 13,132 people. Ropes & Gray LLP is another leading law firm in the world by revenue. The company reported revenues of $2,674 million in the fiscal year ending 2021 (FY2021). The firm provides legal services in the areas of anti-corruption and anti-trust, data, privacy and cybersecurity, asset management, banking and business restructuring, corporate governance and compliance, capital markets, life sciences and digital health, intellectual property, insurance, consumer protection and advertising law, private equity, social media, tax and commercial litigation, real estate investments, and transactions, labor and employment, asset management, securities, and futures enforcement. It has operations with offices in the US, the UK, China, Japan, and Hong Kong.