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There are many different and exciting ways to rank law firms. How prestigious are they? How much money are they making? How much do partners earn? How much are associates earning in cash compensation? How big are they?
Yes, size matters, and because the legal profession is obsessed with every single measurable and quantifiable factor law firms have to offer, there’s obviously a ranking for that.
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So, which Biglaw firm is the biggest in the European Union?
Law.com International recently released the EU Top 30, its inaugural ranking of the largest law firms in the European Union covering the current calendar year. If you’ve ever wondered about precise law firm headcounts, this is the ranking for you.
These are the 10 largest law firms in the EU, according to Law.com International:
- CMS: 2,869 lawyers
- DLA Piper: 1,750 lawyers
- Hogan Lovells: 1,659 lawyers
- Freshfields: 1,314 lawyers
- Garrigues: 1,273 lawyers
- Baker McKenzie: 1,266 lawyers
- Linklaters: 1,254 lawyers
- A&O Shearman: 1,201 lawyers
- Clifford Chance: 1,147 lawyers
- Bird & Bird: 1,069 lawyers
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Three of the Top 10 are U.S.-based firms (and No. 8 is a newly merged megafirm, with one legacy firm based in the U.S.). Click here to see the full list of the 30 largest law firms in Europe.
Congratulations to all of these firms for putting the “big” in Biglaw!
The 2024 EU Top 30: Ranking the Largest Law Firms in the European Union by Headcount [Law.com International]
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on X/Twitter and Threads or connect with her on LinkedIn.