This is a list of the largest Europe-based law firms by

revenue In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...

s generated solely in Europe in 2005. #

Dentons Dentons is the largest multinational law firm in the world. Dentons was ranked as the world's 4th- largest law firm by revenue, with $2.9B gross revenue by Global 200 ranking in the fiscal year 2021. The firm is called Dentons in all languages o ...

, >€1,500.00m - (Swiss verein) # CMS Derks Star Busmann, €1,426.00m - (EU) #

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (informally Freshfields, or FBD) is an international law firm headquartered in London, and a member of the Magic Circle. The firm has 28 offices in 17 jurisdictions across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Nor ...

€ The euro sign () is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the eurozone and unilaterally adopted by Kosovo and Montenegro. The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. It consists ...

1,052.36 m - International (UK); # Clifford Chance, €980.14m - International (UK); #

Linklaters Linklaters LLP is a multinational law firm, headquartered in London, England. Founded in 1838, it is a member of the " Magic Circle" of elite London-headquartered law firms. It currently employs over 5,000 lawyers across 31 offices in 21 coun ...

, €912.64m - International (UK); #

Allen & Overy Allen & Overy LLP (informally A&O) is an international law firm. The firm has 580 partners and over 5,600 people worldwide. In 2022 A&O reported an increase in revenue to GBP1.96 billion and is the second largest law firm headquartered in t ...

, €843.07m - International (UK); #

Lovells Hogan Lovells is an American-British law firm co-headquartered in London and Washington, DC. The firm was formed in 2010 by the merger of the American law firm Hogan & Hartson and the British law firm Lovells. It employs about 2,400 lawyers a ...

, €514.98m - International (UK); #

Eversheds Sutherland Eversheds Sutherland is a global multinational law practice created by a combination of law firms Eversheds LLP and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, in February 2017, and is one of the 50 largest law practices in the world. History 1988 to 2 ...

, €436.57m - International (UK); #

Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie is an international law firm located in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1949, originally named Baker & McKenzie. It now has 77 offices in 46 countries. It employs 4,809 attorneys total, and approximately 13,000 employees tot ...

, €421.57m - International (United States); #

DLA Piper DLA Piper is a multinational law firm with offices in over 40 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. In 2021, it had a total revenue of US$3.47 billion, an average profit per equity partner of U ...

, €387.34m - International (UK/USA); #

Slaughter & May Slaughter and May is an international law firm headquartered in Bunhill Row, London. Founded in 1889, Slaughter and May is considered to be one of the most prestigious law firms in the world and is a member of the " Magic Circle" of elite London ...

, €328.99m -

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

(UK); # Herbert Smith, €322.49m - International (UK); #

White & Case White & Case LLP is a global law firm based in New York City. Founded in 1901, the firm has 46 offices in 31 countries worldwide and has been ranked among the top ten firms worldwide by revenue. History The firm was launched on May 1, 1901 wh ...

, €285.61m - International (USA); # Ashurst, €284.46m - International (UK); #

Norton Rose Norton Rose Fulbright is a British-American multinational law firm. It is the second largest law firm in the United States and one of the ten largest in the world, by both lawyers and revenue. In 2017–18, Norton Rose Fulbright had total reven ...

, €262.35m - International (UK); # Uría Menéndez, €252m - International (Spain); #

Fidal The Italian Athletics Federation (Italian: ''Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera'', FIDAL), is the governing body for athletics in Italy since 1906. The Italian Federation, founded on 21 October 1906, on initiative of '' La Gazzetta dello S ...

, €250.00m - French National (France); #

CMS Cameron McKenna 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. CMS consists of 18 independent law firms with about 80 offices worldwide. Hi ...

, €238.03m - International (UK); #

Simmons & Simmons Simmons & Simmons is a British law firm. About half of its staff are in the London office, in CityPoint, off Moorgate. It has branch offices in some countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It has been mentioned in the ''Financial Times ...

, €228.45m - International (UK); # Denton Wilde Sapte, €223.89m - International (UK); # Shearman & Sterling, €221.25m - International (USA); #

Hammonds Hammonds LLP, also known as Hammonds Suddards, was an international law firm headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, with offices in Beijing, Berlin, Birmingham, Bradford, Brussels, Hong Kong, Leeds, Madrid, Manchester, Munich and Paris. The f ...

, €199.71m - UK National (UK); #

Loyens & Loeff Loyens & Loeff N.V. (L&L) is an international law and tax firm headquartered in Rotterdam. It has offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland (home markets), as well as representation offices in major international financial cen ...

, €189.00m -

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

(

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

); # Addleshaw Goddard, €184.53m - UK National (UK); # Garrigues, €172.10m - International (Spain); #

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (known as Cleary Gottlieb) is an American multinational law firm headquartered at One Liberty Plaza in New York City. Known as a white shoe law firm, Cleary employs over 1,200 lawyers worldwide. History The ...

, €160.00m - International (USA); #

Hengeler Mueller Hengeler Mueller is a German law firm of about 320 lawyers. The firm maintains offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Brussels and London. The firm was created in 1990 when Hengeler Kurth Wirtz (founded 1901 in Düsseldorf) and ...

, €157.85m - German National (Germany); #

Berwin Leighton Paisner Berwin Leighton Paisner (''BLP'') was an international law firm with 14 offices across 10 countries globally, specializing in real estate, finance, litigation and corporate risk, private wealth and tax. In 2018, Bryan Cave merged with Berwin L ...

, €150.33m -

(UK); # SJ Berwin, €146.21m - London (UK); #

Mayer Brown Mayer Brown is a global white-shoe law firm, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It has offices in 27 cities across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with its largest offices being in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Ne ...

, €144.59m - International (USA); # Nauta Dutilh, €140.00m -

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

(Netherlands); # Pinsents, €135.15m - International (UK); #

Irwin Mitchell Irwin Mitchell is a full service law firm in the United Kingdom, established in Sheffield in 1912. The firm offers legal and wealth management services from its 17 offices, and employs more than 2,500 people. In 2018 the company was ranked 21st ...

, €134.12m - UK National (UK); #

Latham & Watkins Latham & Watkins LLP is an American multinational law firm. Founded in 1934 in Los Angeles, California, Latham is the second-largest law firm in the world by revenue. As of 2021, Latham is also one of the most profitable law firms in the world ...

, €133.00m - International (USA); # Cuatrecasas, €132.50m - International (Spain); #

Weil, Gotshal & Manges Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is an American international law firm with approximately 1,100 attorneys, headquartered in New York City. With a gross annual revenue in excess of $1.8 billion, it is among the world's largest law firms according to ...

, €130.00m - International (USA); #

Haarmann Hemmelrath Haarmann Hemmelrath was a German professional services firm which provided legal services, audit counsel and tax advice. Haarmann Hemmelrath was founded in Munich in 1987 and at its peak employed 650 professionals, including 350 attorneys in 22 off ...

, €130.00m - International (Germany); # Nabarro, €128.67m - London (UK); # Clyde & Co, €123.81m - International (UK); # Jones Day, €122.28m - International (USA); #

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1948, the firm consistently ranks among the top U.S. law firms by revenue. The company is known for its wor ...

, €122.00m - International (USA); #

Beachcroft DAC Beachcroft LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the nor ...

, €120.57m - UK National (UK); #

Gleiss Lutz Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch, frequently referred to as Gleiss Lutz, is a business law firm headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It is one of Germany's largest law firms, with six German offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, and ...

, €118.50m - International (Germany); # Wragge & Co, €116.88m -

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

(UK); #

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. is a Dutch law firm headquartered in Amsterdam with branch offices in Brussels, London, Shanghai and Singapore. The firm has 60 partners and 300 other qualified lawyers. The firm was founded in 1871. Areas of ...

, €115.00m - International (Netherlands); #EY Law, €114.00m -

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

(France); # CMS Hasche Sigle, €110.00m - German National (Germany); # Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, €109.07m - London (UK); #

Gide Loyrette Nouel Gide Loyrette Nouel is an independent international law firm and the first to have originated in France. Its headquarters are located in Paris (15 rue de Laborde, 75008 Paris)).http://www.gide.com/front/EN/home.htm Though Pierre Gide's legal pr ...

, €106.14m - International (France); # CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, €104.00m - International (France); #

Bird & Bird Bird & Bird is an international law firm that was founded in London in 1846. The firm has since expanded to over 30 offices in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has a particular focus on the technology, media, and telecommunications secto ...

, €101.30m - London (UK); # Macfarlanes, €98.75m - London (UK); #

Dechert Dechert LLP () is an American multinational law firm of more than 900 lawyers with practices in corporate and securities, complex litigation, finance and real estate, financial services, asset management, and private equity. In 2021, the firm ra ...

, €97.81m - International (USA); #

Osborne Clarke Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice headquartered in London, England with offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, China, India via BTG Legal, Singapore, the United States and P ...

, €95.21m - UK National (UK); # Salans, €95.07m - International (UK); #

Taylor Wessing Taylor Wessing LLP is an international law firm with 28 offices internationally. The firm has over 300 partners and over 1000 lawyers worldwide. The company was formed as a result of a merger of the British law firm ''Taylor Joynson Garrett'' a ...

, €94.33m - International (UK); # Stibbe, €92.60m - Amsterdam (Netherlands); #Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners, €91.38m -

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

(Italy); #Mannheimer Swartling, €90.39m - International (Sweden); # Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz, €89.90 - International (Germany); # Sullivan & Cromwell, €88.43m - International (USA); # Richards Butler, €88.43m - International (UK); #

Olswang Olswang was an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and with additional offices in Reading, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Singapore and, since 2011, Munich. It worked closely with a network of firms across eighty countries. ...

, €87.55m - London (UK); # Wessing, €87.25m - German National (Germany); # Lawrence Graham, €86.37m - London (UK); #

Vinge Vinge is a surname shared by several notable people, among them being: * Joan D. Vinge (born 1948), an American science fiction author * Vernor Vinge Vernor Steffen Vinge (; born October 2, 1944) is an American science fiction author and retire ...

, €86.00m - International (Sweden); # Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, €86.00m - Italian National (Italy); # Masons, €85.04m - International (UK); # Houthoff Buruma, €84.00m - Dutch National (Netherlands); # Shoosmiths, €80.48m - UK National (UK); #Landwell & Associés, €80.00m -

(France); # Chiomenti Studio Legale, €78.89m - Italian National (Italy); #

Stephenson Harwood Stephenson Harwood LLP is a law firm with over 1,100 people worldwide, including more than 190 partners. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with eight offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In 2020/21 it achieved total revenues ...

, €74.14m - London (UK); #

McDermott Will & Emery McDermott Will & Emery is an international law firm with a diversified business practice. The firm is one of the largest grossing law firms in the US and globally, and its lawyers represent a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial e ...

, €70.85m - International (USA); #

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain RPC (Reynolds Porter Chamberlain) is an international commercial law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a UK top 50 law firm and has been named Law Firm of the Year three times since 2014, and Best Legal Adviser every year since ...

, €69.57m - London (UK); # Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, €69.27m - London (UK); #

Ince & Co The Ince Group plc is a United Kingdom-based holding company with a core business in legal services, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company also offers complementary services in accounting, financial services, consulting, and ...

, €68.50m - International (UK); #

Coudert Brothers Coudert Brothers LLP was a New York City, New York-based law firm with a strong international outlook that practiced from 1853 until its dissolution in 2006. History The firm was established in 1853 in New York by three sons of Charles Coudert Sr ...

, €68.18m - International (USA); # Travers Smith, €66.33m - London (UK); #

Sidley Austin Sidley Austin LLP is an American multinational law firm with approximately 2,000 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide. The firm's headquarters is at One South Dearborn in Chicago's Loop. The firm specializes in a variety of areas in both litigatio ...

, €66.13m - International (USA); # Charles Russell LLP, €65.74m - London (UK); # Kromann Reumert, €65.00m -

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

(Denmark); #Beiten Burkhardt, €65.00m - German National (Germany); # Bech-Bruun Dragsted Dragsted, €65.00m - Copenhagen (Denmark); #Taj, €63.90m - French National (France); # AKD Prinsen van Wijmen, €62.00m - Dutch National (Netherlands); # Cobbetts LLP, €61.61m - UK National (UK); # Holman Fenwick & Willan, €61.17m - International (UK); # McGrigors, €60.43m -

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

(UK); # Hogan & Hartson, €60.43m - International (USA); # Wilmer Hale, €59.55m - International (USA); # Halliwells, €59.55m -

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

(UK); #

Hill Dickinson Hill Dickinson is a British international commercial law firm headquartered in Liverpool, United Kingdom. With more than 175 partners and 840 staff, the firm operates from five UK offices and four overseas offices. History Hill Dickinson's ori ...

, €58.96m -

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

(UK); #

Dundas & Wilson Dundas & Wilson LLP was a commercial UK law firm with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Aberdeen. In May 2014 Dundas and Wilson merged with CMS Cameron McKenna. In 2012 the firm was ranked in the Top 30 Firms in Europe for Innovation ...

, €58.95m -

(UK); # Walker Morris LLP, €58.22m -

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...

(UK); # Dickinson Dees, €58.21m -

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...

(UK); #

Withers The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped. In many species, it is the tallest point of the body. In horses and dogs, it is the standard place to measure the animal's height. In contrast, cattle a ...

, €56.30m - International (UK); #

Maclay Murray & Spens Maclay Murray & Spens LLP was a top 100 UK law firm headquartered in Glasgow with offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London, and was one of the UK's leading full service commercial law firms. In July 2017, it was announced that Maclay, Murr ...

, €56.01m -

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

(UK); # Watson, Farley & Williams, €54.53m - International (UK); # Bond Pearce, €54.24m - Plymouth (UK); # Saint-Georges Avocats, €53.80m -

(France).

References

{{reflist *

See also

References