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LAW FIRMS AND NETWORKS ACROSS THE

WORLD

(Prepared 15 April 2014)

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UK NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Pension Lawyers (APL)

The Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) is an association established and run by lawyers who

specialise in UK pensions‘ law. It is non-profit making. The APL is currently made up of more than

1100 lawyers who practise pensions‘ law in the UK, many of whom are leading individuals in the field. www.apl.org.uk

D5 - Excellence in Family Law

D5 - Excellence in Family Law is a national association of leading niche family law firms in the UK

working together to combine expertise and knowledge, sharing aims and objectives and promoting

excellence in family law for their clients. The group ensures the highest level of staff training and,

together, the network ensures that high quality family law expertise is available throughout the

country.

d5familylaw.org.uk

LawGroup UK

LawGroup UK - national network of independent solicitors' firms. The group comprises more than 80

firms and over 200 offices throughout the UK with over 1,000 qualified solicitors. As part of a wider

organisation – The National Solicitors‘ Network (since 2004), LawGroup UK now has an even greater

pool of expertise and experience upon which to draw.

www.lawgroup.co.uk

LawNet

LawNet is a major grouping of firms in many locations throughout the United Kingdom, the Republic of

Ireland and the Channel Islands.

www.lawnet.co.uk

Law South

Law South is group of 11 major firms in the South of England which aims to promote best practice

within the member firms and assist them in fulfilling their business goals. Each firm in the group is

committed to delivering high quality legal services to a range of individual and commercial clients.

www.lawsouth.co.uk

Leaders in Law

Leaders in Law is a UK national law firm network combining the expert knowledge, experience and

reputation of some of the country's top firms. They are currently recruiting like-minded solicitors in

many towns and cities across the UK.

www.leadersinlaw.co.uk

PwC Legal Services

PwC Legal Services has multi-disciplinary capabilities and the broad client footprint of a global

professional services leader in the accounting world. With 2,400 lawyers across more than 80

countries, it has the broadest geographical coverage of any Legal Services network in the world.

www.pwc.com/gx/en/legal

QualitySolicitors

QualitySolicitors is the new and exciting way to access legal services. The aim of every QualitySolicitors

firm is simply to provide clients with exceptional customer service, every time. The QualitySolicitors

brand is a group of modern, progressive law firms spread across the UK, each one chosen because

their clients tell us that they deliver great customer service.

There‘s a location finder at: www.qualitysolicitors.com/find-solicitor#

www.qualitysolicitors.com

http://www.apl.org.uk/

http://d5familylaw.org.uk/

http://www.lawgroup.co.uk/cms/page/homepage.html

http://www.lawnet.co.uk/

http://www.lawsouth.co.uk/

http://www.leadersinlaw.co.uk/

http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/legal/

http://www.qualitysolicitors.com/find-solicitor

http://www.qualitysolicitors.com/

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TCS Group International

TCS Group International, who describe themselves as Global Leading Chartered Accountants - Lawyers

- Corporate Service Providers, have over 25 years‘ experience acting for both private and professional

clients incorporating all types of UK companies and providing associated services. They can provide not

only UK and International company formation and support services but also legal services in addition to

accountancy and tax advice enabling them to act in all aspects of a client‘s affairs.

www.tcsgroupuk.com

National Solicitors

National Solicitors represents a growing number of small to medium sized solicitor‘s practices who

want to compete with the bigger legal brands via a national marketing network.

A list of members is available at: www.nationalsolicitors.com/members

www.nationalsolicitors.com

http://www.tcsgroupuk.com/

http://www.nationalsolicitors.com/members/

http://www.nationalsolicitors.com/

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INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATIONS

ADVOC Advoc, The International Network of Independent Lawyers, provides access to legal services across

frontiers, throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. This network has expanded significantly since

its beginnings as a primarily European association and now offers impressive coverage in Asia and

North America. The network aims to provide firms with international capability by promoting

relationships and referrals among its many members. The network (84 firms in total) has multiple

member firms in key jurisdictions, and new members are vetted by committee and then approved by

the wider membership. You can access member‘s details at: www.advoc.com/members. The firm has

an informal cooperation with LEX AFRICA, covering 21 African countries and is rated by Chambers &

Partners as a leading law firm network.

For more information on the network and member firms, please visit their website www.lexafrica.com.

www.advoc.com

Africa Legal Network (ALN) ALN is an alliance of independent top tier African law firms. It is the largest grouping of its kind in

Africa, with close working relationships across its members and an established network of Best Friends

across the continent. ALN firms are on the ground in Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi,

Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan and Zambia. All of ALN‘s firms are ranked as

premier law firms in their jurisdictions and many have advised on ground breaking, first-of-a-kind

deals in their markets. www.africalegalnetwork.com

ALFA International This long-established network (of over 140 firms) offers law firms and clients significant coverage in

the USA. The 80 U.S. firms maintain offices in 95 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas. Their 65

international firms are located throughout Europe, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Africa, Canada, Mexico

and South America. The group is highly integrated and organises a series of practice groups to share

information and insights, including business litigation, construction, healthcare, professional liability

and IP. There‘s a member directory at: www.alfainternational.com/member-directory

www.alfainternational.com Alliance of Business Lawyers (ABL)

The Alliance of Business Lawyers (ABL) is an expanding group of primarily small to medium size law

firms with a membership of over 40 law firms operating in more than 30 countries worldwide. Firms

provide a full service in all business related legal matters. ABL has an association with Integra

International, a worldwide group of accountants, and through this cooperation ABL law firms are able

to provide a one stop shop for clients in their international business activities.

www.a-b-l.com/en

Association of European Lawyers

Since 1989, the Association of European Lawyers (AEL) has been developed, offering a broad range of

legal services for business, with high standards of care and efficiency.

www.europeanlawyers.org

Association of Independent European Lawyers (AIEL)

The Association of Independent European Lawyers is a network of English speaking legal firms across

the EU which refer and interact on behalf of clients over the various legal systems. Border countries

are included and referrals are available to the expanding Eastern European Markets.

www.aiel.com

http://www.advoc.com/members/

http://www.lexafrica.com/

http://www.advoc.com/

http://www.africalegalnetwork.com/

http://www.alfainternational.com/member-directory

http://www.alfainternational.com/

http://www.a-b-l.com/en/

http://www.europeanlawyers.org/

http://www.aiel.com/

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Avrio Advocati

Avrio Advocati is a European based network of law firms, covering practically every major European

city. All activity is dedicated to facilitation of the cross-border legal work on pan-European and world-

wide basis.

www.avrio.net

The Bridge Group

The Bridge Group is a non-exclusive network of law firms in the United States, England, France,

Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. The Bridge Group members are all independent

firms but they are able to call upon the expertise and services of other group members in order to

most efficiently and professionally represent each client.

www.thebridgegroup.co.uk

Business Counsel, Inc.

Business Counsel, Inc. is a network of law firms based in the United States with member firms from

around the world focused on providing high quality legal services to the business community. Members

of Business Counsel include private law firms in many major economic centres within the United

States, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico,

Poland, Russia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates. The

firms are engaged in business law representation, including transactional law, regulatory and litigation.

You can access details of members at: www.businesscounsel.org/firms/getArizona.asp

www.businesscounsel.org

CICEROTM

CICEROTM is an established network of international independent law firms which provides links to high

quality niche law firms principally in the corporate/commercial/property sectors. Unlike many

international networks Cicero admits into membership only one firm in any one country (except for the

United States due to the complexity of the legal system and potential of the economy where three

members may be admitted). They have close links with CH International, an established association of

international independent accountants, auditors, tax specialists and business advisors. www.ciceroleague.com/en CMS Legal

CMS is a "transnational" legal services organisation, involving (in the UK) Cameron McKenna which

now calls itself CMS Cameron McKenna. The site says "As one of the world's largest legal groups, CMS

has the resources and experience to advise on cross-border transactions and address multi-

jurisdictional legal issues, backed up by strong domestic practices."

www.cmslegal.com

Commercial Law Group (CLG)

Commercial Law Group (CLG) has over 400 commercial lawyers providing in-depth knowledge and

commercial law expertise throughout Europe. Their 16 member firms ensure personal access to local

as well as cross-border and international skills and expertise

www.clglaw.eu

Euro-American Lawyers Group (EALG)

The Euro-American Lawyers Group (EALG) is an association of law firms founded in 1985. The

members of EALG believe that they can best serve their clients' interests overseas by co-operating with

like-minded firms who have local knowledge of and immediate access to the legal system operating in

their own jurisdictions. A list of members and locations is available at: www.ealg.com/view

www.ealg.com

http://www.avrio.net/

http://www.thebridgegroup.co.uk/

http://www.businesscounsel.org/firms/getArizona.asp

http://www.businesscounsel.org/

http://www.chint.org/

http://www.ciceroleague.com/en

http://www.cmslegal.com/

http://www.clglaw.eu/

http://www.ealg.com/view

http://www.ealg.com/

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Euroadvocaten Euroadvocaten is an integrated network of leading firms, providing high quality legal advice across

Europe. It is a collaboration between 23 independent law firms across Europe. The network includes

over 800 lawyers working out of 27 cities in 25 European countries. Member firms are based in major

European cities including London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris, Warsaw and Zürich. www.euroadvocaten.com

EuroITCounsel EuroITCounsel is a quality circle of independent European specialist computer and IT lawyers.

Established advisers in the IT, computer and telecommunications sectors, the organisation provides a

one-stop service, based on quality and value to clients with no obligations of exclusivity. It was born from an informal group of specialist lawyers who had worked together over a number of

years. Brought together by experience in advising clients on issues affecting businesses and

transactions involving the Internet, E-commerce, Computers and Telecommunications, they realised a

new approach to offering Europe-wide legal advice was required for clients and companies working in

Europe. That approach focuses on quality of service, sector experience and value: these are among the

prime commitments our members make when they join. www.euroitcounsel.com Eurojuris International

Eurojuris International is the leading network of independent law firms in Europe, with members based

in 650 different cities/locations in about 50 countries, not only in Europe but worldwide. Eurojuris

International represents about 600 law firms and 6,000 lawyers. A list of members and locations is

available at: www.eurojuris.net/en/all-lawyers

European Law Firm

European Law Firm is a grouping of EU law firms and non-EU associate members offering legal services

throughout the European Union, and across its internal and external frontiers. It brings together some

750 lawyers practising in all areas of business law and offers all the advantages of an international firm

with the added value of a more personal service with legal advice in more than 20 languages. Members

advise corporate clients, government agencies and private individuals across Europe and beyond. The

network was the first legal network to register in Brussels as an European Economic Interest Grouping

(EEIG). The policy is to have one dedicated member firm for each country.

A list of members and locations is available at: www.european-law-firm.com/members.aspx

www.european-law-firm.com

European Network of Legal Experts in the Field of Labour Law The ELLN consists of a team of non-governmental legal experts including all European Member States

and EEA countries, and of a Scientific Committee. The ELLN is entirely independent and has no

affiliation with either trade unions, employers' associations or individual employers. In December

2007, it became the European Commission‘s official advisory board on issues relating to the

developments in individual and collective labour law. The official name then became ‗European Network

of Legal Experts in the Field of Labour Law, dealing with both individual and collective rights/aspects‘,

hereafter referred to as the Network. www.labourlawnetwork.eu

Fidelis International

Fidelis International is an informal network of law firms which provide services to overseas clients with

legal and commercial interests in either the UK, Europe or Worldwide. Details of members and their

locations may be found at: www.fidelisinternational.com/memberdirectoryworld.htm

www.fidelisinternational.com

http://www.euroadvocaten.com/

http://www.euroitcounsel.com/

http://www.eurojuris.net/en/all-lawyers?terms14%5Bterm_14_1%5D=All&field_related_practice_areas_tid=All&combine

http://www.european-law-firm.com/members.aspx

http://www.european-law-firm.com/

http://www.labourlawnetwork.eu/

http://www.fidelisinternational.com/memberdirectoryworld.htm

http://www.fidelisinternational.com/

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First Law International (FLI NET™)

First Law International offers clients and member firms access to full-service firms in a number of

major business centres. Headquartered in Brussels, this is a global network of 67 independent full-

service, best-in-class law firms. FLI NET™ member firms currently employ more than 7,000 lawyers.

There‘s a list of members and their locations at: www.first-law.com/firms/fli-net-member-firms

www.first-law.com/

Globalaw

Globalaw is a non-exclusive worldwide network of 111 independent law firms, with over 4,500 lawyers

located in 165 cities and in 85 countries. Its central purpose is to provide the clients of its members

with an international legal resource. The network operates a one firm per jurisdiction policy, with the

exception of large countries such as China, the USA and India. Globalaw provides local expertise,

lawyer exchanges, connections with local business networks and global friendship. In short, the aim is

to develop an effective global legal community. You can search for member firms at:

www.globalaw.net/?page=MemberFirmSearch

www.globalaw.net

Harmonie Group

The Harmonie Group is a network of trial lawyers with practising members in all 50 US states, nine

Canadian provinces and a number of countries across Europe and the rest of the world. The network's

primary focus is insurance disputes and the vast majority of its North American and global members

offer experience in this area; however, many of the group's firms offer services in other contentious

areas as well as corporate and commercial work.

There‘s a law firm directory at: www.harmonie.org/directory

www.harmonie.org

Integrated Advisory Group International (IAG)

Integrated Advisory Group International (IAG) is a multi-disciplinary group, including lawyers,

accountants, tax advisors, real estate advisors, fiduciaries and others. The group is designed for the

business person or private individual with cross border transactions or investments to execute or

manage. It has members throughout Europe, North and South America and the Middle East and is

expanding its network to include representation in all major centres of commercial activity worldwide.

You can find advisors at: www.iaginternational.org/advisors

www.iaginternational.org

Interlaw

Interlaw is an international organisation of independent law firms. Today its members number over

fifty-four firms and over 3,300 attorneys, with offices in over one hundred major cities spanning the

Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific regions.

www.interlaw.org

Interlegal

Made up of independent commercial law firms in over 30 countries, Interlegal is an attractive and

accountable alternative to a large international firm or to firms with offices in no more than one specific

jurisdiction. Interlegal‘s core aim is to provide its clients with ready access to high quality legal advice

from firms with local knowledge to help them in their international and cross border transactions. The

range of services offered by firms in the Interlegal network is comprehensive with many areas of

specialist expertise. A list of members is available at: www.interlegal.net/members

www.interlegal.net

http://www.first-law.com/firms/fli-net-member-firms

http://www.first-law.com/

http://www.globalaw.net/?page=MemberFirmSearch

http://www.globalaw.net/

https://www.harmonie.org/directory/

https://www.harmonie.org/

http://www.iaginternational.org/advisors/

http://www.iaginternational.org/

http://www.interlaw.org/

http://www.interlegal.net/members

http://www.interlegal.net/

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Interlex Group®

The Interlex Group® is an association of leading law firms around the world that cooperate to provide

a complete range of international legal and business services to clients. Since its founding in 1973,

Interlex® has grown and prospered. Interlex members take great pride in the quality and promptness

of the services they provide, and attribute such high standards to the strict criteria employed in the

selection of member firms. Interlex currently consists of 44 firms, across 152 cities in 62 countries.

The network currently operates on a basis of one member per jurisdiction outside the USA. Member

firms are listed at: www.interlexgroup.com/FindAFirm.aspx

www.interlexgroup.com

International Alliance of Law Firms

International Alliance of Law Firms (previously known as the Association of Commercial Lawyers

International, ACL International) is a network of 62 Member firms in 40 countries. The common aim of

the Member firms is to combine positive legal advice with sound commercial judgment and litigation

expertise when required. The Alliance has three regional groups which provide a platform for members

to pool their jurisdictional knowledge. The regions are: (1) Americas, (2) Asia Pacific, and (3) Europe,

Middle East and Africa. There‘s a directory of firms at; c.ymcdn.com/sites/ialf.site-

ym.com/resource/resmgr/docs/member_firm_directory.pdf www.ialawfirms.co.uk

International Bar Association

The International Bar Association, is the world's largest international organisation of Law Societies, Bar

Associations and individual lawyers engaged in international law. It is composed of over 55,000

individual lawyer members and 206 bar associations and law societies spanning all continents.

www.ibanet.org

International Business Law Consortium (IBLC)

International Business Law Consortium (IBLC) is an international alliance of select law firms with

impeccable reputations for service-oriented professionalism. It brings together over 100 independent

law, tax and consultancy firms with more than 1,300 professionals from across the globe. Each IBLC

member firm combines its local acumen with international perspective and relationships for the

effective and efficient delivery of independent advice and concerted transnational representation -

meaning better results for businesses, communities and individuals.

www.iblc.com

International Format Lawyers Association (IFLA)

International Format Lawyers Association (IFLA) was founded in 2004 by specialist media and

entertainment lawyers Dr Marc Heinkelein and Jonathan Coad. They identified the need for the

television industry to have access to an international network of leading format lawyers in order to be

able to protect the creative and financial investment that goes into developing internationally

successful television formats. Lawyers are listed at: www.ifla.tv/lawyers.html

www.ifla.tv

International Lawyers Network (ILN) International Lawyers Network is made up of 91 high-quality, full-service law firms with over 5,000

lawyers worldwide. The Network provides clients with easily accessible legal services in 67 countries on

six continents. The group offers impressive coverage in Europe, Central America and the USA, with

further representation in major jurisdictions in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. In addition to

global and regional meetings, the network organises subgroups on various practice areas and industry

sectors to pool the expertise and experience of members. Although the network typically divides

members on a city-by-city basis, it adapts this model to suit local markets - for example firms are

separated by practice area specialism in Germany. There is a members‘ directory at:

iln.com/directory.asp

iln.com

http://www.interlexgroup.com/FindAFirm.aspx

http://www.interlexgroup.com/

https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/ialf.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/docs/member_firm_directory.pdf

https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/ialf.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/docs/member_firm_directory.pdf

http://www.ialawfirms.co.uk/

http://www.ibanet.org/Default.aspx

http://www.iblc.com/

http://www.ifla.tv/

http://www.ifla.tv/

http://www.ifla.tv/lawyers.html

http://www.ifla.tv/

http://iln.com/directory.asp

http://iln.com/

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Islamic Finance Lawyers (iSfin)

Islamic Finance Lawyers (iSfin) is the world‘s leading network of Islamic Finance law specialists. The

members are all specialists from elite law firms with an international focus and deep understanding of

Islamic finance. Each member is admitted only after substantial due diligence and peer review

procedures. iSfin is a global organisation of legal practitioners working in member firms, each of which

is an independent legal entity. The alliance covers more than 60 jurisdictions around the world. There

is a list of firms at: www.isfin.net/members

www.isfin.net

Ius Laboris

Ius Laboris is an alliance of leading law firms, providing specialist services in employment, labour,

pensions and employee benefits law primarily for employers. The Alliance is based in Belgium, covering

most of the major European jurisdictions and North and South America. Ius Laboris now covers 48

cities in 44 countries, across 5 continents with 800 lawyers specialised in these fast moving areas of

law and practice. It is the largest group of independent and specialist lawyers ever brought together

within this niche practice. There is a list of firms at: www.iuslaboris.com/list-of-member-firms

www.iuslaboris.com

L2B Aviation

L2B Aviation is the world‘s largest international network of aviation law firms. They currently have

members in over 40 countries and contacts in a further 35 countries. Their network covers Europe,

USA, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, Middle East and the Far East. All members are

carefully selected from the most highly regarded specialist aviation law firms worldwide. l2baviation.com

Law Europe International

Law Europe International is a multi-national network of independent law firms providing legal

assistance to clients of its member firms around the world. It was registered in England as a European

Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG). The group currently has members in most states of the European

Union providing representation across Europe and in due course will recruit member firms in the

remaining states. It has also developed strong links with transatlantic law firms. The group currently

has members with, collectively, more than 800 lawyers worldwide. Members and their details can be

accessed from this page at: www.laweurope-international.com/members_Austria.html

www.laweurope-international.com

Law Firm Network The Law Firm Network is an association of law firms with affiliates in more than 35 countries. It is a

strong non-exclusive association of independent law firms from around the world whose principal

lawyers have close personal and professional relationships. The Network has members in

approximately 40 countries with an extended global network with quality law firms in over

approximately 80 additional countries. The firms are leaders in their local markets, with strong

regional and international connections. www.networkedlaw.com Law Network Australia

Law Network Australia is a formal, national association of five leading medium-sized law firms situated

in the main cities in Australia. Each firm is selected by a commitment to and the practice of excellence

in legal service and offers a broad range of expertise. Through this association, clients are offered

effective and expert legal representation around Australia. www.lawnetworkaustralia.com.au

http://www.isfin.net/members

http://www.isfin.net/

http://www.iuslaboris.com/list-of-member-firms

http://www.iuslaboris.com/

http://l2baviation.com/

http://www.laweurope-international.com/members_Austria.html

http://www.laweurope-international.com/

http://www.networkedlaw.com/

http://www.lawnetworkaustralia.com.au/

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LAWorld LAWorld is a non-exclusive international legal network of 55 independent mid-sized law firms covering

most of the major commercial centres around the world, with more than 1350 lawyers across 90 cities.

You can look up members in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North America

at: www.laworld.com/find-a-lawyer www.laworld.com

Lawrope

Lawrope has developed an integrated network of law firms that makes this process as smooth as

possible. Lawrope currently has 17 member law firms with representatives across Europe, Latin

America, United States of America (East & West Coast) and PR China. Many of our member partners

are renowned in their own particular areas of the law. You can search for members in each country

from the home page.

www.lawrope.com

Lawyers Associated Worldwide

Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW) is a global association of over 100 full-service independent law

firms located in over 50 countries, with access to its nearly 4,000 lawyers worldwide. There‘s a full

member directory at: www.lawyersworldwide.com/documents/april14directory.pdf or a location

directory for the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa and Middle East regions at:

www.lawyersworldwide.com/documents/march14_jurisdictions.pdf

www.lawyersworldwide.com

Legal Counsel International (LCI)

Legal Counsel International (The International Legal Services Alliance for Global Business and

Commercial Transactions) is a network of individual lawyers and law firms which have significant

experience and a practical approach to international business transactions and cross border commercial

ventures. LCI's member lawyers are dedicated to providing creative legal and business solutions with a

high degree of personal service to companies, individuals and law firms worldwide. Member‘s details in

each country (Europe, Asia, North America and The Middle East) are available from the URL below.

www.lcilaw.com

Legalink Legalink is a non-exclusive, international legal Network of nearly 70 independent business-oriented law

firms with members from the majority of the world‘s main commercial centres. The Network is now

composed of more than 3,000 legal professionals working in 51 countries in over 70 cities.. The

network's firms are distributed throughout the USA, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the iddle East,

with the number of firms per jurisdiction governed by relative demand. The association aims to foster

both relationships and referrals between member firms and also operates a number of practice groups

including labour and employment, litigation, M&A and construction.

You can track member firms at: www.legalink.ch/AboutUs/WhatIsLegalink

www.legalink.ch/homepage

Legal Netlink Alliance Legal Netlink Alliance is a global alliance of carefully selected, mid-sized, general practice, independent

law firms. Firms are selected for membership because they represent a high level of quality and

integrity. The network‘s membership of first class law firms gives the client access to quality legal

representation virtually anywhere in the world. The link below has details of locations of member

firms. www.legalnetlink.net

http://www.laworld.com/find-a-lawyer

http://www.laworld.com/

http://www.lawrope.com/

http://www.lawyersworldwide.com/documents/april14directory.pdf

http://www.lawyersworldwide.com/documents/march14_jurisdictions.pdf

http://www.lawyersworldwide.com/

http://www.lcilaw.com/

http://www.legalink.ch/AboutUs/WhatIsLegalink

http://www.legalink.ch/homepage

http://www.legalnetlink.net/

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Legal Network International LNI is a network of some 60 independent law firms covering over fifty countries worldwide. LNI was

created in May 2012 by the merger of two long established networks, Legal Network International

(LNI) and OASIS (The Organisation of Advocates Specialising in International Services). The network

has leading law firms in over 50 countries covering more than 60 jurisdictions (nearly all of Europe, the

US, Central and South America, Russia and the Far East) with 5,000 legal professionals, operating in

135 cities. www.lninternational.com

Legus Legus is an international network of over 60 law firms. This network comprises small to medium-sized

law firms with a primary concentration in commercial transactions and litigation. More than half of the

network's member firms are based in the Americas, where the group has a strong geographical

coverage, while the remaining members are in Europe and Asia.

A directory of members and locations is at: www.leguslaw.com/images/Member_Directory_2014.pdf www.leguslaw.com

Lex Africa

Africa is a network of leading law firms in twenty-four African countries. Only African law firms may

join the network, which focuses on general corporate and commercial law as well as litigation and

dispute resolution. It has strict membership criteria and a member code of conduct based on best

practice and world-class standards of legal practice. Lex Africa effectively covers the African continent

and provides a valuable resource for businessmen and investors in Africa. Information on firms and

the countries in which they operate, is available at: www.lexafrica.com/member-countries.asp

www.lexafrica.com

Lexicom

Lexicom is a network of independent commercial law firms based mainly in Europe who have grouped

together so as to enhance their legal services to their clients. They seek to attract new clients who

wish for a legal service in different European jurisdictions who want to use small to medium sized

independent legal practices who emphasise personal service, rather than one large pan-European

organisation which may not be so in tune with the client‘s objectives.

Lexicom member firms are listed at: lexicom.org/member-firms.asp

www.lexicom2000.com

Lexlink

Lexlink is an international network of lawyers engaged in general practise. Each member of Lexlink is

authorised to practice law within their own country and can provide services there for clients of other

members using at least English as a language to conduct matters of corporate and business law,

international transactions, commercial litigation, arbitration and taxation. Lexlink has one member law

firm per country. Members are listed at: www.lexlink.org/network.htm

www.lexlink.org

Lex Mundi

Lex Mundi member firms are top-tier law firms in their respective jurisdictions, and among the most

experienced and knowledgeable in the world. The network is composed largely of full-service law firms,

the overwhelming majority of which are ranked in the Chambers guides, and typically each member

firm is afforded geographical exclusivity in their given legal jurisdiction.They deliver indigenous insight,

a market-specific focus and global connections to a diverse range of domestic and international clients.

100 countries. They have 160 top-tier member firms with an international focus, and provide access to

21,000 lawyers with broad, deep experience representing a diverse range of domestic and global

clients. There‘s a directory of member firms and their jurisdictions at:

www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Member_Firms.asp

www.lexmundi.com

http://www.lninternational.com/

http://www.leguslaw.com/images/Member_Directory_2014.pdf

http://www.leguslaw.com/

http://www.lexafrica.com/member-countries.asp

http://www.lexafrica.com/

http://lexicom.org/member-firms.asp

http://www.lexicom2000.com/

http://www.lexlink.org/network.htm

http://www.lexlink.org/

http://www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Member_Firms.asp

http://www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/default.asp

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LEXWORK International LEXWORK International is a network of about 40 medium-sized law firms across the Americas, Europe

and Asia. Each of the firms in the network has a broad commercial focus with capability to handle real

estate, M&A, litigation and general corporate matters. The network seeks to support firms as they

encounter similar issues and offer medium-sized, domestic firms international capability in servicing

their clients. You can access details of member firms at: lexwork.net/member-firms lexwork.net

Mackrell International Mackrell International is one of the world‘s premier networks of independent legal firms providing

representation in the USA, Europe, Latin America and Asia, as well as member firms in Zimbabwe and

the UAE. With member firms in 60 countries, Mackrell International gives clients access to 4,500

lawyers worldwide providing a seamless legal service wherever the client needs it. You can search for

members at mackrell.net/member-search

mackrell.net

Meritas

Meritas is a worldwide alliance of 177 independent, full-service law firms worldwide, in over 80

countries. Meritas firms offer clients the ability to access high quality legal service worldwide supported

by a common technology platform. The firms are subject to a rigorous selection and ongoing

monitoring process. You can find details of locations at the ―World Presence‖ tab on the home page.

www.meritas.org

Morison International

Morison International are a global association of leading professional service firms, established to meet

the cross-border accounting, auditing, tax and business consulting needs of clients. They have 91

individual members firms, in 66 countries.

www.morisoninternational.com

MSI Global Alliance

MSI Global Alliance (previously MSI Legal & Accounting Network Worldwide) is one of the world's

largest networks of independent legal and accounting firms, with over 250 member firms in 100

countries throughout Africa, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

There‘s a listing of members at: www.msiglobal.org/locations/a-to-z-listing-of-members

www.msiglobal.org

Multilaw

Multilaw is an association of 77 full-service, independent law firms encompassing over 8,000 lawyers in

more than 150 commercial centres around the world. They have a strong presence in Europe, South

America and Asia. The group was founded in 1990 on the premise that a number of carefully selected

independent law firms can work together to fulfil clients‘ international needs. You can find a lawyer at:

www.multilaw.com/index.cfm?p=137

www.multilaw.com

Pacific Legal Network Lawyers (PLN) The Pacific Legal Network (PLN) is the only coordinated legal service provider which spans Australia,

the Pacific Islands and Western Pacific regions. PLN has been created to facilitate business interest and

to streamline the provision of legal services in these regions. pidp.eastwestcenter.org

http://lexwork.net/member-firms/

http://lexwork.net/

http://mackrell.net/member-search

http://mackrell.net/

http://www.meritas.org/

http://www.morisoninternational.com/

http://www.msiglobal.org/locations/a-to-z-listing-of-members/

http://www.msiglobal.org/

http://www.multilaw.com/index.cfm?p=137

http://www.multilaw.com/

http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/

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Pacific Rim Advisory Council

The Pacific Rim Advisory Council is an international law firm association with a unique strategic alliance

within the global legal community bringing together 29 firms primarily from Asia, but also the wider

Pacific Rim, including the USA and Australia. With over 12,000 lawyers practicing in key business

centres around the world, including Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and North America,

these prominent member firms provide independent legal representation and local market knowledge.

There‘s a member directory at: www.prac.org/members.php

www.prac.org

Pangea Net Pangea Net is an international network of independent law firms founded in 2009. Members are

medium and medium-large size commercial law firms with an international focus. The network

generally operates on the basis of one member law firm per country.

For members in each country, go to: www.pangea-net.org/network-law-firms www.pangea-net.org Pannone Law Group (PLG)

Pannone Law Group (PLG) was founded in November 1988 by lawyers from Great Britain, Belgium,

France, Spain and Italy and was Europe's first integrated international law practice taking the form of a

European Economic Interest Grouping and working mainly in the area of business law. The Group

brings together 700 lawyers, as well as civil law notaries, who offer quality advice throughout the

European Union, as well as in many other countries, including Brazil and Canada. There‘s a list of firms

at: www.plg.eu.com/plg-firms Pannone is now part of Slater & Gordon, one of the UK's largest law

firms with offices throughout the UK, dedicated to delivering exceptional and affordable legal services.

www.plg.eu.com

South East Europe Legal Group (SEE Legal)

South East Europe Legal Group (SEE Legal) is an organisation of leading independent law firms from

10 South East European Countries. Each member firm is an independent law firm and provides

professional services on an individual basis. They are the largest provider of legal services through the

SEE region. You can look up member firms from a tab on the home page.

www.seelegal.org

State Capital Group (SCG Legal)

This network has nearly 150 of the profession‘s pre-eminent independent law firms with more than

11,500 attorneys located in nearly 450 offices around the world. They have expanded beyond their

beginnings in the USA and now maintains a presence in countries across the world, including in all 50

states of the USA and several Canadian provinces. All of the group's members offer services in

regulatory, corporate, commercial and litigation matters, and the US members have additional

expertise in political and legislative law. SCG Legal provides an effective and trusted resource for

identifying local counsel worldwide.

Details on member firms is at: www.statecapitalgroup.org/memberfirms

www.statecapitalgroup.org TAGLaw®

TAGLaw® is a worldwide alliance of independent law firms with more than 140 member firms based in

nearly 100 countries. Its 9,000+ lawyers work out of 300 offices to provide a full range of legal

services to clients all over the world. Associated with TIAG® a worldwide alliance of independent

accounting firms with more than 110 member firms based in over 60 countries. There is a TAGLaw®

member list at: twitter.com/TAGLaw/taglaw-members/members

www.taglaw.com

http://www.prac.org/members.php

http://www.prac.org/

http://www.pangea-net.org/network-law-firms/

http://www.pangea-net.org/

http://www.plg.eu.com/plg-firms

http://www.plg.eu.com/

http://www.seelegal.org/

http://www.statecapitalgroup.org/memberfirms/

http://www.statecapitalgroup.org/

https://twitter.com/TAGLaw/taglaw-members/members

http://www.taglaw.com/

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TaxPlanet

TaxPlanet is a global network of legal and accounting professionals focusing on tax (domestic and

international). International tax work without a global team of professionals is virtually impossible,

even for SMEs and individuals. Tax Planet strives to achieve a global presence in numerous countries

with the size of the team in proportion to a country's size, complexity and international impact. The

research section at www.taxplanet.com/research provides mainly tax and tax-related information and

links to information on countries and issues at national, supranational and international levels, but also

goes beyond that.

You can look up Experts by Name or Experts by Country at: www.taxplanet.com/experts

www.taxplanet.com

TerraLex TerraLex is one of the world‘s leading international legal networks. With more than 155 top

independent law firms and more than 17,000 attorneys in 100 countries, TerraLex members provide

the legal resources and expertise needed to conduct seamless business worldwide. The network has a

strong US presence with more than 45 member firms across the country and is headquartered in

Miami, Florida. In addition, the group is well represented globally, with members in Asia, Latin

America, Africa and Europe. Beyond traditional referrals, the network also fosters collaborative efforts

through conferences, individual practice groups and the promotion of multi-firm engagements, as well

as assisting firms with business development and marketing.

You can access details of members at: www.terralex.org/directory/search

www.terralex.org

Transatlantic Law International

Transatlantic Law International is a specialised international business law service with offices and

affiliates throughout Europe, as well as in New York, whose focus is to provide cost effective, business

and legal solutions for U.S. and European companies and investors seeking growth, investment or the

restructuring of operations in the European region (including Eastern Europe and the Middle East).

With a full range of legal and related business services, they specialise in cross border mergers and

acquisitions, restructurings and corporate projects, as well as in managing general commercial and

regulatory needs consistently across borders. They have 3500 legal counsel in every major region and

business capital of the world,

www.transatlanticlaw.com

US Law Network

US Law Network has over 100 member firms with 6,000+ attorneys covering the United States,

Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The interactive map at web.uslaw.org/who-we-

are/interactive-map provides details of firms and their locations. web.uslaw.org

USA Law Firm Group (USLFG®)

The United States Law Firm Group (USLFG®) is a national network of established US law firms. Each

firm is headquartered in a major city in one of the USA‘s leading commercial states, and most have

additional offices outside their home jurisdictions. Every USLFG® firm has many years of experience in

its own region and is able to refer clients to other member firms to satisfy the clients' specific

requirements throughout the country. Outside the United States, various USLFG® firms have offices

and all firms have extensive experience with lawyers and law firms around the globe. Members of the

network's International Practice Committee provide clients with effective assistance in selecting

competent counsel in all of the significant commercial countries in the world.

www.uslfg.com/international.cfm

www.uslfg.com

http://www.taxplanet.com/research/

http://www.taxplanet.com/experts/

http://www.taxplanet.com/

http://www.terralex.org/directory/search

http://www.terralex.org/

http://www.transatlanticlaw.com/

http://web.uslaw.org/who-we-are/interactive-map/

http://web.uslaw.org/who-we-are/interactive-map/

http://web.uslaw.org/

http://www.uslfg.com/international.cfm

http://www.uslfg.com/

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Warwick Legal Network (WLN)

Warwick Legal Network (WLN) is a network of independent law firms in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,

Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,

Ukraine and the United Kingdom employing altogether some 500 lawyers. They are experienced in all

fields of business law required by their clients, such as company law, finance law, IP-law, competition

law, employment law, litigation, mergers and acquisitions and tax law. www.warwicklegal.com

World Law Group

World Law Group is a highly regarded network of 52 law firms across six continents and employ some

15,500 lawyers. They have more than 300 offices in the world's major commercial centres. A large

proportion of firms are ranked in the Chambers guides. Typical member firms are larger, full-service,

independent firms, many of which are among the leading firms in their respective domestic markets.

Member firms are listed at: www.theworldlawgroup.com/index.cfm?cm=Section

www.theworldlawgroup.com

World Link for Law®

World Link For Law® is a leading network of international law firms, comprising teams of international

lawyers. It was established as Euro-Link for Lawyers in the late 1980s and now comprises a network of

70 law firms with 80 offices in 47 countries worldwide. It is one of the largest international law

networks in the world. World Link for Law comprises over 350 partners and 700 professional staff and

it has the size, breadth of service and geographical coverage to challenge the world's largest

international law firms. There is a list of members that can be accessed at: www.worldlink-

law.com/scripts/international_law_firms.php. They also provide World Trade Links, a business

matchmaking service.

www.worldlink-law.com

World Services Group, Inc.

This multidisciplinary network features a number of highly regarded large and medium-sized law firms,

as well as professionals in the financial services and accounting industries. The network (more than

130 members) has member firms in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East,

many of which are multi-office firms and have earned several rankings in the Chambers guides. Firms

are regarded as either local, national, regional or global. You can access a list of members from the

―Member‖ tab on the home page.

www.worldservicesgroup.com

http://www.warwicklegal.com/

http://www.theworldlawgroup.com/index.cfm?cm=Section&ce=details&primaryKey=13463

http://www.theworldlawgroup.com/

http://www.worldlink-law.com/scripts/international_law_firms.php

http://www.worldlink-law.com/scripts/international_law_firms.php

http://www.worldlink-law.com/

http://www.worldservicesgroup.com/

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LAWYER RATING COMPANIES AND DIRECTORIES

Avvo.com

Avvo.com is an on-line forum where people can ask legal questions of lawyers, for free. Launched in

2007, Avvo has developed a rating scale for lawyers based upon a proprietary algorithm. The service is

not without criticism – see law.about.com/od/internetmarketing/a/5-Reasons-Lawyers-Hate-Avvo. The

Q&A forum is backed by an online directory of lawyers licensed in the USA. There‘s a suggestion that

the company will open in the UK soon. Avvo provides listings to which lawyers can submit their own

profiles and histories. The listings may also include client reviews, disciplinary actions, and peer

endorsements:

Details at www.avvo.com

Best Law Firms

U.S. News and Best Lawyers have joined to rank more than 11,000 firms in the U.S. You can search by

best law firm by location and expertise.

Details at: bestlawfirms.usnews.com

Chambers UK

The guide covers 50 cities and counties in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. London,

being the UK‘s largest legal market, has the most in-depth coverage. The guide covers over 70

specialist areas of law. The most developed practice areas, such as Corporate / M&A, Banking &

Finance, Employment, Litigation and Real Estate are covered on a city-by-city basis. These cities are

grouped by regions, such as South West, Midlands and Yorkshire, so clients can compare firms across

a broader geographic area.

Specialist areas of law are covered on a UK-wide basis, namely: Asset Finance, Capital Markets, Energy

& Natural Resources, Media & Entertainments and Shipping.

Details at: www.chambersandpartners.com

Chambers USA

Chambers USA covers all the states in the USA. Law firms that have a national presence are also

ranked in the nationwide tables (which focus on those firms that are the country‘s best in their

respective areas of practice). In every state, Chambers rank the leading law firms in at least four areas

of law: Corporate / Commercial, Labour & Employment, Litigation, and Real Estate. In most states,

they cover more than four areas of law, so that the guide overall covers 45 different practice areas on

a state and national level. Rankings at state-level are based upon the location in which a firm or lawyer

practices regardless of where the clients, deals, and cases take place. Chambers also ranks leading law

firm networks in the region.

Details at: www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/usa/5

Law360’s Global 20

Law360‘s Global 20 profiles the 20 law firms with the greatest global reach and expertise. Winning

firms are selected based on how much they‘ve expanded outside their home countries and the breadth,

volume and sophistication of their cross-border work.

Details at: www.law360.com/rankings/global-20

The IFLR1000

The IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. The

first rankings were published in 1990 and they currently research over 120 jurisdictions worldwide.

They produce:

• Annual law firm and lawyer rankings categorised by practice area and jurisdiction

• A directory of firms and lawyers active in financial and corporate work

• Daily news and features including analysis of market trends and law firm news

• Reviews of law firm performance, including practice area, sector and geographical strengths, client

and peer feedback and examples of transactional work.

Details at: www.iflr1000.com

http://law.about.com/od/internetmarketing/a/5-Reasons-Lawyers-Hate-Avvo-Criticisms-Of-Avvo-By-Attorneys.htm

http://www.avvo.com/

http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/

http://www.chambersandpartners.com/

http://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/usa/5

http://www.law360.com/rankings/global-20

http://www.iflr1000.com/Default.aspx

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The Legal 500

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2014 results are now live. The full in-depth, comprehensive

analysis of law firms in 64 jurisdictions is available to view at www.legal500.com now - no registration

or fee is required. The research can also be downloaded as a country-specific .epub or .mobi-formatted

eBooks – ideal for use on Kindle, iPad, iPhone and Android/Blackberry readers. The Legal 500 EMEA

eBook series provides easy, immediate access to the rankings and accompanying editorial, used by 4

million individual users each year, including 2.5 million corporate counsel.

Details at: www.legal500.com

Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ help buyers of legal services identify, evaluate and

select the most appropriate lawyer for a specific task at hand. They rate lawyers in the United States

and Canada using a system based on peer review. Lawyer ratings serve as an objective indicator that a

lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional ability and are used by buyers of legal

services to justify their hiring decisions. Combined with the Martindale-Hubbell® Client Review Ratings,

self-reported professional credentials and other fact-based performance data, the Peer Review Ratings

contribute to the comprehensive view of a lawyer.

Details at: www.martindale.com/Products_and_Services/Peer_Review_Ratings

My Learned Friend

My Learned Friend (MLF) is a new legal research website. It ranks content according to user ratings

and was launched in the UK in April 2014. My Learned Friend is the brainchild of Manchester marketing

specialist Rick Yates and solicitor Chelsea Bond. The MLF website describes it as a hub for legal

professionals to find specific case law and legislation. You can comment on, and rate information to

highlight its usefulness. You can even create and take part in sector-specific discussions for your legal

specialism. Crowdsourcing means that all content is created by MLF users, resulting in a low cost

resource that is up to date, and allows legal professionals to share knowledge.

Details at: www.mylearnedfriend.co.uk/home/welcome

UK 200

The UK 200, published by The Lawyer, provides a comprehensive overview of the UK legal sector. It is

available as an interactive, digital benchmarking tool. For the first time this will allow you to delve into

the data and compare firms whilst lawyers can benchmark their firm‘s performance across more than a

dozen metrics.

Details at: www.thelawyer.com/firms-and-the-bar/uk-200-1-to-50

Vault Law 100 Rankings

The 2014 Vault Law 100 has been published. This year, nearly 17,000 law associates rated law firms

on a scale of 1 to 10 based on prestige. (Associates were not allowed to rate their own firms, and were

asked only to rate firms with which they were familiar.)

www.vault.com

Zeughauser Group’s Pocket Guide to The American Lawyer Rankings

The ZGuide to the 2012 Am Law 200 and 2011 Global 100.

Details at: zeughausergroup.com/assets/Uploads/2012-ZGuide-FINAL.pdf

http://www.legal500.com/

http://www.martindale.com/Products_and_Services/Client_Review_Ratings.aspx

http://www.martindale.com/Products_and_Services/Peer_Review_Ratings.aspx

http://www.mylearnedfriend.co.uk/home/welcome

http://www.thelawyer.com/firms-and-the-bar/uk-200-1-to-50/

http://www.vault.com/

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THE MAIN LAW FIRMS IN THE UK

Note: Many of these firms also appear under the International section of this directory. The entry detail

may differ slightly.

Addleshaw Goddard

Addleshaw Goddard is an international law firm. They combine a well established, multi-lateral network

of Preferred Firms, with the addition of their own offices in the GCC and Asia to those in London, Leeds,

and Manchester. They currently have overseas offices in Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Muscat and

Singapore and a formal alliance with Tokyo-based Hashidate Law Office in Japan.

www.addleshawgoddard.com

Allen & Overy

This firm‘s commitment to help its clients deliver their global strategies has seen them build a truly

global network now spanning 43 offices in 30 countries. They have also developed strong ties with

relationship law firms in more than 100 countries where they do not have a presence. You can search

for lawyers by sector, specialisation or location at: www.allenovery.com/people/Pages/default.aspx

www.allenovery.com

Anderson Strathern

Anderson Strathern is a leading all-service law firm with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and East

Lothian. Widely recognised as a Scottish regional champion law firm, they provide full service legal and

strategic business advice to international businesses, private companies, public bodies, not-for-profit

organisations, individuals and families. The firm has 57 partners, over 300 staff, and seven solicitor

advocates. The firm has top tier rankings in the leading legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers UK,

and many of their lawyers are Law Society of Scotland ‗Accredited Specialists‘.

Search for a lawyer at: www.andersonstrathern.co.uk/about/people

www.andersonstrathern.co.uk

Ashfords

Ashfords is a top 100 law firm with 75 partners and 400+ staff. Recognised as a leading provider of

legal and related professional services, they deliver responsive, commercial, and sound advice to our

clients across a range of industries and sectors. They were awarded the internationally recognised

ISO9001 standard, and the Lexcel Accreditation, the Law Society's international practice management

standard. You can search for a member of their team at: www.ashfords.co.uk/people

www.ashfords.co.uk

Ashurst

Ashurst is a leading international law firm advising corporates, financial institutions and governments.

Their core businesses are in corporate, finance, dispute resolution, and the development and financing

of assets in the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors. In November 2013, Ashurst LLP and

Ashurst Australia (formerly Blake Dawson) merged to form one global team. They have 28 offices in 16

countries and a best-friend referral relationship with an Indian law firm. With over 400 partners and

1,700 lawyers in total, they offer the international insight of a global network combined with local

market knowledge. There‘s a location list at: www.ashurst.com/office.aspx

www.ashurst.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addleshaw_Goddard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addleshaw_Goddard

http://www.addleshawgoddard.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_%26_Overy

http://www.allenovery.com/people/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.allenovery.com/

http://www.andersonstrathern.co.uk/about/people/

http://www.andersonstrathern.co.uk/

http://www.ashfords.co.uk/people/

http://www.ashfords.co.uk/

http://www.ashurst.com/office.aspx

http://www.ashurst.com/

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Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie is a global law firm employing over 4,100 lawyers in 75 offices in 47 countries. The

firm operates in 37 of the world‘s 50 largest economies. As a transnational operation, no single

nationality dominates the firm, and more than 80% of its lawyers practice outside the United States.

The lawyers come from 60 countries and speak more than 75 languages, with English in common.

London is home to the Firm's largest office where Baker & McKenzie has been well established since

opening in 1961 and, with more than 400 legal professionals, it has a substantial presence in the legal

and business community. Office locations can be accessed from the Locations tab at:

www.bakermckenzie.com

Berrymans Lace Mawer

Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP is a diverse firm operating in almost fifty areas of the law. The core of their

work is insurance and they remain committed to serving the needs of this industry and its customers.

However, they also provide a range of services in addition to insurance. The firm have over 1,300

people and ten offices in the UK and Ireland.

www.blm-law.com

Berwin Leighton Paisner

Clients, including 12 of the world‘s major banks and over 50 other Global Fortune 500 or FTSE 100

companies, rely on BLP‘s lawyers for clear, pragmatic legal advice to help them achieve their

commercial objectives. BLP work from a combination of their international headquarters in London,

their 11 regional hub offices in Abu Dhabi, Berlin, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Moscow,

Paris and Singapore, and via an onward network of over 100 market leading ‗preferred firms‘ in local

jurisdictions throughout the world. Over 40 of these firms have held a ‗Law Firm of the Year‘ or

equivalent accolade in their home markets in recent years.

www.blplaw.com

Bevan Brittan

Bevan Brittan is a law firm dedicated to public services, with 175 qualified lawyers (including 45

Partners) and 54 support staff (including Trainees, Paralegals & Legal Executives). From their offices in

London, Bristol and Birmingham, they provide legal advice to clients in the UK delivering public

services. Their core markets are health, local government, housing, waste, energy and renewables,

education, emergency services, public infrastructure, charities and not-for-profit organisations.

You can search their partners at: www.bevanbrittan.com/people/Pages/Home.aspx

www.bevanbrittan.com Bircham Dyson Bell

Bircham Dyson Bell is a top 100 law firm with around 150 partners, solicitors and experts. They act for

a diverse range of clients - from FTSE and AIM organisations, to private companies and partnerships,

Government at both central and local level, charities and not for profit organisations and individuals.

Operating from London, They serve clients across the UK and internationally. Through their

membership of Lexwork International they can provide legal solutions throughout Europe, the Americas

and Asia. Learn more about Lexwork International at: lexwork.net

www.bdb-law.co.uk Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird is an international law firm combining exceptional legal expertise with deep industry

knowledge and refreshingly creative thinking, to help clients achieve their commercial goals. They have

over 1,100 lawyers in 26 offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as well as close ties with

firms in other parts of the world.

You can search by contacts by sector/practice/location at: www.twobirds.com/en/our-lawyers

www.twobirds.com

http://www.bakermckenzie.com/

http://www.blm-law.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwin_Leighton_Paisner

http://www.blplaw.com/

http://www.bevanbrittan.com/people/Pages/Home.aspx

http://www.bevanbrittan.com/Pages/Home.aspx

http://lexwork.net/

http://www.bdb-law.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_%26_Bird

https://www.twobirds.com/en/our-lawyers

https://www.twobirds.com/

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Birketts

Birketts is a long established and highly successful practice with offices in Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge

and Chelmsford having 61 partners and a total staff in excess of 440. They have offices in Ipswich,

Norwich, Cambridge and Chelmsford and are a member of IAG (Integrated Advisory Group) - an

international network of independent lawyers, accountants, tax and business advisors.

www.birketts.co.uk

Blake Lapthorn With over 100 partners and a total staff of over 650, Blake Lapthorn provide a full range of integrated

services for organisations in today‘s fast-moving business environment. They also have a large team

focused on services for private individuals. They are the leading firm in the South East of England and

have a network of offices in London and across the region - in Southampton, Oxford and Portsmouth -

helping to ensure that we are accessible to local, national and international clients, offering the right

level of service. They are key members of established European and worldwide networks, such as

TAGLaw, EuroITCounsel and L2B Aviation.

You can search for a partner by name, sector or expertise at: www.bllaw.co.uk/about_us/people www.bllaw.co.uk

Boodle Hatfield

Boodle Hatfield have been providing bespoke legal services for more than 275 years. The firm has

grown into a substantial practice, serving the full spectrum of commercial and private clients, both

domestically and internationally. They have over 160 people including 32 partners in their offices in

London and Oxford. Search for a lawyer at: www.boodlehatfield.com/our-lawyers

www.boodlehatfield.com

Bond Dickinson

On 1 May 2013, Bond Pearce LLP and Dickinson Dees LLP merged to create a new national law firm:

Bond Dickinson LLP. They have over 700 fee earners, including 147 Partners to provide the capability,

experience and expertise to service their clients. They operate from Aberdeen, Bristol, Leeds, London,

Newcastle - St Ann's, Newcastle – Trinity, Plymouth, Southampton and Tees Valley. You can search for

a partner by name, sector or expertise at: www.bonddickinson.com/about-us/profiles

www.bonddickinson.com

Brabners

Brabners has 216 lawyers working with company directors, management teams, in-house lawyers,

investors, developers, HR professionals, pension trustees, entrepreneurs and others. Many of their

lawyers have been praised in Chambers and The Legal 500. They are active members of Eurolegal and

the Association of European Lawyers (AEL). Combined, these two networks provide the firm with

representation in over 80 offices in 35 countries throughout Europe.

Search their people at: www.brabners.com/people

www.brabners.com

Bristows

Bristows was founded in 1837 in the City of London and they currently have 34 partners and a total

staff of over 200. They have always had an international focus, acting for many overseas companies -

at the beginning of the 20th Century they established the UK businesses of many US corporations.

During the 1930s their transatlantic business continued to flourish and were involved in drafting

agreements for the laying of the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Over 90% of their partners are

recommended for their particular specialisms by Chambers and/or the Legal 500. Search the legal

backgrounds and expertise of Bristows' partners, lawyers, trainees and consultants at:

www.bristows.com/our-people

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Brodies Brodies is the Scottish headquartered law firm offering clients the largest specialist legal resource in

Scotland, delivering services of the highest quality to Scottish, UK and global organisations. With

offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Brussels, They offer legal advice to private and public

sector clients in core areas such as mergers & acquisitions, business disputes, commercial property,

banking & financial services, employment, pensions & benefits and trust & tax.

You can search for a partner by name, sector or expertise at: brodies.gate-demo.co.uk/people www.brodies.com

Browne Jacobson

Browne Jacobson provide national reach from our offices in major UK cities including Birmingham,

Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham. They have over 350 lawyers, including 90 partners,

supported by a team of professional specialists. They have a dedicated bilingual French inward

investment team and are the founding member of PANGEA NET, a non-exclusive network of full service

law firms with an international focus.

Details of their partners may be found at: www.brownejacobson.com/about_us/contact_us/our_people www.brownejacobson.com

Burges Salmon

Burges Salmon provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients in a wide variety of industry

sectors. They work across all parts of the UK and in all the major European and international

jurisdictions. As a leading UK law firm with global reach, they understand the often complex and multi-

layered needs of clients often working with other high-quality, independent law firms around the world

to meet their international needs.

There‘s a search for people facility at: www.burges-salmon.com/our_people

www.burges-salmon.com

Burness Paull & Williamsons

Burness Paull is a 58-partner, 400-strong law firm and is one of the largest commercial law firms

advising clients doing business in Scotland and from Scotland in the three main Scottish business cities

- Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. They are focused on Scotland, but confident in global markets,

and have been involved in work for clients in more than 30 countries. All of their teams are deeply

resourced in every sector that is important to the Scottish Economy - oil & gas, financial services,

banks, private equity, property & infrastructure, public sector and food & drink. You can search their

list of partners at: www.burnesspaull.com/people

www.burnesspaull.com

Capsticks

Capsticks has full service offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Southampton and has 41

partners and over 200 lawyers. They specialise in health and social care and social housing and their

focus is on a seamless service across complementary sectors, as well as skills they have picked up

along the way, for instance risk management and litigation.

www.capsticks.com

Charles Russell

Charles Russell is a top 50 UK law firm with a rich heritage, at the forefront of legal developments and

in tune with today‘s world. They provide advice to businesses and individuals in the UK and

internationally. They are headquartered in London and have UK regional and international offices

providing efficient solutions through specialist teams. As well as their City of London headquarters,

they also have regional offices in Cheltenham and Guildford and international offices in Geneva,

Switzerland, Manama, Bahrain and Doha, Qatar. There‘s a search facility for people in the firm at:

www.charlesrussell.co.uk/People.

The merged firm formed by the tie-up between Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham will be known as

Charles Russell Speechlys if plans to merge the two firms go ahead. [April 2014]

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Clarke Willmott

Clarke Willmott LLP is a national law firm with 400 lawyers and support staff (including over 70

partners) working from offices in Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Southampton and Taunton.

The firm was established in the South West in 1888 and boast a strong heritage. Search their partners

at: www.clarkewillmott.com/our-people

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Clifford Chance

As a single, fully integrated, global partnership, the firm based in the UK prides itself on an

approachable, collegiate and team-based way of working. They have 3,300 lawyers, across 36 offices

in 26 countries. You can search for lawyers by sector, specialisation or location at:

www.cliffordchance.com/home.html#/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places.html

www.cliffordchance.com

Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co is a global law firm with a pioneering heritage and a resolute focus on its core sectors of

aviation, energy, infrastructure, insurance, marine, and trade. With over 1,400 lawyers operating from

37 offices and associated offices in six continents, the firm advises corporates, financial institutions,

private individuals, and governments. They are the largest international firm in the Middle East and

have a rapidly expanding network across Asia, Latin America and Africa. There is a searchable list of

locations and those of associates at: www.clydeco.com/offices/global

www.clydeco.com

CMS

CMS has an extensive network of offices in Eastern Europe, with more than 600 lawyers and tax

advisors at 14 locations. Advising international companies in the markets of Eastern Europe and Russia

is a key activity at CMS. CMS has 2,800 law and tax experts in 56 international offices around the

world. You can look up CMS Offices at: www.cms-cmck.com/locations/firmoffices.

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DAC Beachcroft

DAC Beachcroft LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has

around 2,200 lawyers across the UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and North America. It

provides a full-service claims, commercial, risk, advisory and transactional capability, primarily in

health, insurance and real estate. Details of their global coverage can be found at:

www.dacbeachcroft.com/global-coverage.

www.dacbeachcroft.com

DLA Piper

DLA Piper became one of the largest business law firms in the world in 2005 through a merger of

unprecedented scope in the legal sector. They have offices in the UK, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle

East and the US with relationship firms in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America. The firm has

4,200 lawyers in offices throughout Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. There‘s a

searchable list of offices by country/location at: www.dlapiper.com/en/uk/offices. You can also search

by name, specialisation or location at: www.dlapiper.com/en/uk/aboutus

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DMH Stallard

With 44 partners and some 200+ employees including over 90 other fee earners and specialists, DMH

Stallard is one the most respected and forward thinking mid-market law firms in the country. In 2012

and again in 2014, the firm won the Corporate Law Firm of the Year at the prestigious Insider

Dealmakers Awards. The firm has offices in London, Gatwick Brighton, Farnham and Guildford. In May

2013, DMH Stallard entered into a formal strategic alliance with Riverview Law. The alliance is

designed to satisfy the changing legal needs of business customers. DMH Stallard is a member of Law

Europe International, a multi-national network of independent law firms providing legal assistance to

clients of its member firms around the world. Search for partners at:

www.dmhstallard.com/site/people/partners

www.dmhstallard.com

Dundas & Wilson Across the UK, Dundas & Wilson have over 300 lawyers, providing legal expertise across a range of

areas. They have offices in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. You can search for a partner by

name, sector or expertise at: www.dundas-wilson.com/people www.dundas-wilson.com

DWF

DWF employs 2,500 people in the UK. You can search for people in the firm at: www.dwf.co.uk/people.

Their office locations are listed at: www.dwf.co.uk/contact-us/our-offices. The firm mainly handles mid-

market transactions and has expertise in sectors such as food and technology. They operate from:

Birmingham, Bristol, Carlisle, Coventry, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London,

Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Preston and Stockton on Tees.

www.dwf.co.uk

Eversheds

International law firm Eversheds operates as one team, from 52 offices in 30 countries around the

world. Details of locations including those of affiliates can be found at:

www.eversheds.com/global/en/index.page

www.eversheds.com

Farrer & Co

Farrer & Co is an independent law firm with a rich history. A centuries-long tradition of advising private

families, individuals and charitable institutions is today complemented by their work with businesses

and entrepreneurs, from asset managers and sports bodies to international media groups. There are

78 partners and around 380 people in total working at Farrer & Co. Nearly two thirds of fee-earning

partners are ranked as 'Leaders in their Fields' in leading independent legal directory Chambers &

Partners 2014, and some are ranked in more than one area. You can search for a partner by name or

expertise at: www.farrer.co.uk/people www.farrer.co.uk

Field Fisher Waterhouse

European law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse's merger with Manchester-based Heatons LLP went live on

1 April 2014. Heatons is a commercial law firm with 8 partners, 12 associates and 6 other fee earners.

The Manchester and London offices of the firm will operate together, with lawyers from both offices

reporting in to the same heads of practices and sectors. The firm have offices in Brussels, Hamburg,

London, Manchester, Munich, Palo Alto, Paris and Shanghai.

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Fladgate

Fladgate LLP is one of the UK‘s top 100 law firms, with 59 partners and a strong reputation for both

commercial and private client work. Based in London‘s Covent Garden, and with a global reach, they

have an acknowledged expertise in undertaking complex corporate and property transactions, as well

as commercial, tax and trust matters and dispute. Fladgate have a substantial international dimension

and operate a number of cross-firm groups that provide a proactive and efficient service for clients

with international business.

www.fladgate.com

Foot Anstey

Foot Anstey is a premier regional law firm with a growing regional, national and international client

base. They are trusted advisors to a range of high profile international, national and regional clients

and have an enviable track record of providing quality and a value for money service. Foot Anstey are

one of the UK's largest law firms based outside London with over 225 lawyers, including nearly

50 partners, and a further 200 business support professionals. They work out of offices across the

South West of England and continue to grow year on year.

www.footanstey.com

Forsters

Forsters is a leading London law firm with offices in Hill Street, off Berkeley Square in Mayfair. Forsters

provides a wide range of services to corporate clients and private individuals and is best known for its

property and private client work but also has corporate, commercial and litigation practices. Forsters

has more than 100 lawyers organised into Property (both Commercial and Residential), Private Client,

Corporate and Litigation groups.

There is a list of their partners at: www.forsters.co.uk/index.php/page/15 www.forsters.co.uk

Freeth Cartwright

Freeth Cartwright are in 11 cities: Birmingham, Derby, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, Milton

Keynes, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield and Stoke-on-Trent. They have 121 partners and 5 directors

and over 600 members of staff in total.

Search for a member of their team at: www.freethcartwright.co.uk/people

www.freethcartwright.co.uk

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

The firm has 28 offices in all the main financial and regulatory centres. There‘s a searchable list of

lawyers in the firm, worldwide, at www.freshfields.com/PeopleFinder.aspx, Freshfields Bruckhaus

Deringer was formed in 2000 by a three-way merger between Freshfields (UK), Deringer Tessin

Herrmann & Sedemund (Germany) and Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber (Germany/Austria). This

brought together hundreds of years of experience, dating back to 1743 in the UK and 1840 in

Germany.

www.freshfields.com/en/global

Gateley

Gateley is a full service national law firm that promotes the commercial interests of companies,

individuals and organisations. They trade as Gateley in England and HBJ Gateley in Scotland. There

Dubai team is one of the leading corporate teams in the Middle East, meeting the needs of owner

managed businesses and committed to delivering quality legal services for growing companies. There‘s

a search for people facility at: www.gateleyuk.com/about-us/our-people/search/

www.gateleyuk.com

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Gordons

Gordons was started in 1844 and is one of the UK‘s most successful law firms with offices in Leeds,

Bradford and London. It has been established for over 169 years and currently employs 265 people.

Gordons is a dynamic, enthusiastic and ambitious regional law firm, delivering a quality service in a

straightforward way throughout Yorkshire and beyond. Its aim is to be the law firm of choice providing

a genuine alternative to the national firms operating in the region. Search their partners at:

www.gordonsllp.com/people

Greenwoods

Greenwoods act for insurance companies, reinsurers, brokers, self insured companies and public sector

organisations. They have 10 partners and have offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, Milton Keynes

and Southampton and they serve clients on a national basis. They handle a wide range of work from

claims arising from major incidents and large property damage to the full spectrum of defendant

personal injury, claims relating to product liability, professional negligence and health & safety.

Search their partners at: www.greenwoods-solicitors.com/category/our-people/partners

www.greenwoods-solicitors.com

Harper Macleod

Since the inception of Harper Macleod in 1988, the firm has grown rapidly to become one of Scotland‘s

top tier large medium-sized commercial law firms with a complement of some 230 staff (including 50

Partners). They have offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness.

Search for a lawyer at: www.harpermacleod.co.uk/a-to-z

www.harpermacleod.co.uk

Herbert Smith Freehills

Herbert Smith was a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm was

founded in the City of London in 1882 and in 2012 merged with the Australian law firm Freehills on 1

October 2012, forming Herbert Smith Freehills. At the time of the merger it had 13 offices across

Europe, the Middle East and Asia, around 240 partners and 1,300 fee-earners. It was regarded as

forming part of the "Silver Circle" of leading British law firms. The combined firm operates from over

20 offices spanning Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the US.

You can find their locations at: www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/locations.

There is a searchable list of locations and expertise at: www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/people

www.herbertsmithfreehills.com

Hill Dickinson

Hill Dickinson is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm delivering advice and

strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum. They have offices in Liverpool, London,

Manchester, Sheffield, Piraeus, Singapore, Monaco and Hong Kong. They have a multi-disciplinary

team of more than 175 partners and 1,350 people. A third of all partners are ranked highly in the

latest Chambers & Partners directory. The firm is rated by Legal Week UK Top 50 and The Lawyer UK

200. A partner directory is available at: www.hilldickinson.com/our_people.aspx

www.hilldickinson.com

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells is a global legal practice that helps corporations, financial institutions, and governmental

entities across the spectrum of their critical business and legal issues globally and locally. We have

over 2,500 lawyers operating out of more than 40 offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the

Middle East, and the USA. You can look up details of their offices at: www.hoganlovells.com/offices

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Howard Kennedy FSI

London law firm, Howard Kennedy FSI is the product of the merged entity between Howard Kennedy

and Finers Stephens Innocent. A top 100 law firm based in London, it has 89 UK partners, 100 UK

solicitors and 221 UK Fee Earners. The firm provides a full range of personal and business services to

an established client base comprising of national and international organisations, SME and OME

businesses, entrepreneurs, their funders and high net worth individuals. The firm prides itself on

advising clients in over 100 jurisdictions, to achieve their business objectives during the entirety of

their lifecycle through a commercial, focused and personal approach. The firm‘s corporate department

encompasses a wide range of services including: M&A, venture capital trusts and enterprise investment

schemes, AIM, corporate real estate, joint ventures, commercial, intellectual property, and corporate

recovery and reconstruction. www.howardkennedyfsi.com

Holman Fenwick Willan

With over 475 lawyers operating in 13 offices across 11 countries, Holman Fenwick Willan provide a

global and seamless service 24 hours a day. Holman Fenwick Willan specialise in international

commerce. They have lawyers in each office dedicated to their core practice areas and offer regional

coverage for niche specialisms. They have offices in London, Paris, Brussels, Geneva, Piraeus, Dubai,

Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and São Paulo. They have also formed

'best friend' alliances with AXLAW in Rouen, France, and with two firms in the Middle East: Allazzam

Law Office in Saudi Arabia and Salem Al Maddfa Advocates and Legal Consultants in Abu Dhabi.

www.hfw.com

Ince & Co

Ince & Co is an international commercial law firm with offices in Beijing, Dubai, Hamburg, Hong Kong,

Le Havre, London, Monaco, Paris, Piraeus, Shanghai and Singapore. Their clients range from major

international corporations to smaller companies, sole traders and private individuals. They practise

English, French, German, Greek, Hong Kong and PRC law. Ince & Co Singapore has entered into a

Formal Law Alliance, the Ince Law Alliance, with local law practice Incisive Law LLC. Members of

Incisive Law provide Singapore law advice and represent clients in both the Singapore Courts and in

domestic and international arbitrations. Ince & Co have seven core business areas: aviation, business

& finance, commercial disputes, energy & offshore, insurance & reinsurance, international trade and

shipping.

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Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell is one of the UK‘s largest and most respected law firms with offices across the UK, in:

Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. We

employ more than 2,200 people in nine UK offices. In 2012, they became one of the first companies to

be approved as an Alternative Business Structure (ABS), allowing them to plan for growth and take

advantage of the opportunities created by the changing legal landscape.

www.irwinmitchell.com

Kennedys

Kennedys is a specialist law firm with unrivalled expertise in litigation and dispute resolution. From an

initial base in the City of London, they have grown a network of nine offices spanning major UK

business centres in Belfast, Birmingham, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Maidstone, Manchester, Sheffield

and Taunton. They have 10 associated offices: Bogotá, Copenhagen, Karachi, Mumbai, New Delhi,

Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Sao Paulo and Warsaw and 19 offices around the world: Auckland,

Brussels, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Madrid, Miami, Singapore, Sydney. Overall, there are 170

partners and 1,200 people are employed by the firm. Contact details of partners can be found at:

www.kennedys-law.com/uk/people. Office details are available at: www.kennedys-law.com/uk/offices.

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Kingsley Napley

Kingsley Napley is an internationally recognised law firm based in central London with 40 partners and

over 120 other fee-earners. Their range of expertise means that they can provide support for our

clients in all areas of their business and private life. Many of their lawyers are leaders in their field and

our practice areas are highly ranked by the legal directories.

Search their partners at: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/about-us/our-people

www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

Lawrence Graham

Lawrence Graham (LG) is a firm of business and private capital lawyers advising clients from around

the world. They have been established for over 280 years and remain one of the world's most

respected, successful and innovative firms. Founded originally in London, which is where their

headquarters remain, they now have offices in Dubai, Monaco, Moscow and Singapore. Office

addresses are given at: www.lg-legal.com/contact-us. Wragge & Co and Lawrence Graham (LG) will

seek a global merger once their own tie-up goes live on 1 May 2014.

www.lg-legal.com

Lewis Silkin

Lewis Silkin is a law firm with offices in London, Oxford and Cardiff. They have particular expertise in

Brand Management, Technology, Employment & Immigration, Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate &

Regeneration, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution. The firm has 63 partners, 135 lawyers and total

staff of over 300 people. Since 2008, the firm has been listed in the Sunday Times Best Companies to

work for listings and in 2014 ranked number 54. www.lewissilkin.com

Linklaters

From 29 offices, Linklaters' lawyers advise on multi-jurisdictional projects and transactions across the

world. The firm operates in both Western & Emerging Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East

and Africa. The firm has 469 partners, 2,600 lawyers and nearly 5,000 employees. You can search for

lawyers by name, specialisation or location at: www.linklaters.com/WhoWeAre/OurPeople.

www.linklaters.com

Macfarlanes

From their base in London, Macfarlanes offer discerning clients an alternative to the world's legal

giants. The firm have 80 partners and over 180 solicitors. Over half of the partners trained with the

They work alongside leading local counsel across key jurisdictions around the world. You can view

information on each practice area and sector page.

Details of partners can be accessed at: www.macfarlanes.com/people

www.macfarlanes.com

Maclay Murray & Spens

Maclay Murray & Spens is one of Scotland's largest commercial law firms, with offices in Edinburgh,

London and Aberdeen and headquartered in Glasgow. The firm was founded in 1871 in Glasgow as the

first law firm in Scotland with a specifically commercial practice. Its practice areas now encompass:

Banking & Finance; Capital Projects; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Construction & Engineering;

Corporate; Employment, Pensions & Benefits; EU, Competition & Regulatory; Housing & Care;

Intellectual Property & Technology; Planning & Environmental; Private Client; Property; and Tax. They

are the exclusive member firm in Scotland for Lex Mundi - the world's leading network of independent

law firms with in-depth experience in 100+ countries worldwide. www.mms.co.uk

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Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown is a global legal services firm advising clients across the Americas, Asia and Europe. Their

geographic strength means they can offer local market knowledge combined with global reach. They

serve many of the world‘s largest companies, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100,

FTSE 100, DAX and Hang Seng Index companies and more than half of the world‘s largest banks. In

early 2008, Mayer Brown combined with leading Asian law firm JSM (formerly Johnson Stokes &

Master) to create a truly global law firm. The combined firm, known as Mayer Brown JSM in Asia, offers

a full range of legal services to clients through seven offices in Asia. In December 2009, Mayer Brown

formed an association with Tauil & Chequer Advogados (T&C), one of the leading firms in Brazil.

Through T&C clients have access to a full service Brazilian domestic law practice. Office locations can

be accessed at: www.mayerbrown.com/locations

www.mayerbrown.com

Michelmores

Michelmores Solicitors are based in Exeter, with clients spread throughout the region and beyond. The

firm also has an office in Sidmouth and has opened offices in Piccadilly, London. As a leading law firm,

Michelmores provides proactive, responsive and quality legal guidance across a comprehensive range

of services. They advise clients across the UK and internationally. There are 54 partners and s total

staff of 270. Search for a partner at: www.michelmores.com/michelmores-partners.htm

www.michelmores.com

Mills & Reeve

Mills & Reeve are a major law firm and among the 50 largest UK law firms. They use firms across the

globe (including fellow members of SCG Legal, a worldwide network of leading law firms), Mills &

Reeve have offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London, Manchester and Norwich, as well as

extensive international links. Their lawyers work across the globe, through the established markets of

Western Europe and North America to the emerging markets in China, India, the Middle East and

South America. As part of this experience, they have developed a worldwide network of trusted legal

advisers.

www.mills-reeve.com

Minster Law

As well as being one of the UK‘s largest Personal Injury practices, with particular expertise in Serious

Injury and Motorbike Accident claims, Minster Law also has experienced teams of highly qualified legal

professionals to help you with Wills, Probate, Conveyancing, Employment Law and Criminal Injury

claims. Their team of professionals now number over 800. Minster Law was acquired by the BGL

Group in the summer of 2013 (the BGL Group is a major financial services group specialising in

consumer insurance, price comparison and legal services, with around 7 million customers).

www.minsterlaw.co.uk

Mishcon de Reya

Mishcon de Reya is a law firm with offices in London and New York. The firm employs more than 500

people, with over 300 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals. The

firm offers the following legal services: corporate; dispute resolution; employment; family; private

client; and real estate. As an independent firm with an international footprint, the firm extends far

beyond their offices in London and New York. A large part of our business is advising on multi-

jurisdictional transactions and disputes; established links with overseas practices help serve the needs

of our increasingly international client base.

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Morgan Cole

Morgan Cole was formed by the merger of Morgan Bruce and Cole & Cole in 1998. Today, the firm is a

Limited Liability Partnership with over 545 employees, including 50 partners and almost 300 other

lawyers, based in its offices in Swansea, Cardiff, Oxford and Reading. It ranks among the country‘s top

70 law firms and has earned top-tier rankings for its specialist areas of expertise. Major clients include

the Welsh Government, the Department of Health, AXA, NFU Mutual, all 10 Health Boards and NHS

Trusts in Wales, Thames Valley Police Authority and Severn Power.

Search their partners at: www.morgan-cole.com/aboutus/partners.html

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Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Morgan Lewis & Bockius has 1,400 lawyers and 25 offices in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the

Middle East. It provides comprehensive transactional, litigation, labor and employment, regulatory, and

intellectual property legal services to clients of all sizes—from global Fortune 100 companies to just-

conceived startups—across all major industries. They are consistently ranked among the world‘s

leading law firms.

Office locations can be accessed at: www.morganlewis.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/office.list/nodeID

www.morganlewis.com

Nabarro

Nabarro is a full service, commercial law firm. The firm has offices in the UK, Brussels, Dubai and

Singapore, and through their European Alliance, across Europe. The European Alliance comprises GSK

Stockmann + Kollegen in Germany, Nunziante Magrone in Italy and Roca Junyent in Spain. The firm

has more than 850 lawyers based in 23 offices spread over 8 international jurisdictions. They also work

with a select number of firms in other jurisdictions who are experts in their local legal systems and

cultures. Practice areas are listed at: www.nabarro.com/services. The firm have over 100 partners

leading 300 lawyers focused on delivering practical, business-savvy legal advice.

www.nabarro.com

Olswang

Olswang is a pioneering law firm with a distinctive approach to business and an engaging culture. They

have built an unparalleled Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice. They are described by

Chambers & Partners as ―an excellent and very modern practice with a practical approach and an

understanding of business issues." Headquartered in London, the firm has grown to a team of 700

people, including more than 100 partners across seven European offices and most recently, Singapore.

www.olswang.com

Optima Legal

Optima Legal is an award winning national law firm, providing debt recovery, dispute resolution and

legal property services to UK businesses for over 25 years from offices in Leeds, Newcastle and

Glasgow. Search for a lawyer at: 360.optimalegal.co.uk/about-optima/our-people

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Osborne Clarke

The firm provide clients from around the world with international legal advice from offices in Europe's

leading business centres. They also have a US presence in Silicon Valley and New York advising clients

with business interests in Europe. The firm has 13 well-connected offices and 145 partners. There‘s a

list of partners and their expertise at: www.osborneclarke.com and a list of locations at:

www.osborneclarke.com/international

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Parabis

Parabis Group is an end-to-end legal and professional services organisation delivering a wide range of

services to the insurance, travel and related sectors. They provide outsourced and co-sourced claims

handling solutions to cater for the ever changing needs of the insurance industry. They work as an

accredited Panel Law firm on behalf of insurance companies and handle over 4,000 claims each year.

www.parabisgroup.co.uk

Penningtons Manches

Penningtons Manches LLP is a leading UK law firm based in the City of London, Basingstoke,

Cambridge, Godalming, Guildford, Oxford and Reading, with 115 partners and over 600 people in total.

Their main areas of practice are dispute resolution, corporate and commercial, real estate, private

client and family. They have a broad international focus supported by well-established links with law

firms throughout the world. Penningtons Manches is a member of Multilaw and the European Law

Group, networks with representatives in over 70 countries, and many of our lawyers play leading roles

in various international bodies.

www.penningtons.co.uk

Pinsent Masons

Pinsent Masons operate in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and the Gulf Region. You can search for

people in the firm and sectors/service specialisations at: www.pinsentmasons.com/en/people. They are

the only full-service law firm to have offices in all three UK jurisdictions (England & Wales, Scotland

and Northern Ireland). They have offices in London, Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh,

Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester - they also have an office in the Falkland Islands.

www.pinsentmasons.com

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC)

RPC is a modern, progressive and commercially-oriented City legal services business. From their offices

in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore they provide advice to both UK and international clients. Their

practice spans a wide range of industry sectors and is broadly split into two discrete areas: insurance

and corporate. The firm have offices in both the UK and Asia and, as a founder-member of TerraLex –

one of the world's largest legal networks, they have strong links with law firms in over 100 jurisdictions

allowing them to offer a seamless service to clients across the globe.

www.rpc.co.uk

Sackers

Sackers are a specialist practice working exclusively in the pensions industry. Consistently ranked in

the top tier for pensions and pension litigation by Chambers UK and Legal 500, they advise hundreds

of occupational pension schemes across all industry sectors and across all sizes and structures

including the scheme trustees of DHL, BBC, HSBC and Siemens. They have 27 partners and 26

assistants and are based in London.

www.sackers.com

SGH Martineau

SGH Martineau are a corporate commercial law firm which covers the breadth of England and Wales.

They have a team of 53 partners, over 130 other lawyers and around 130 support staff. Search their

Business sectors and Practice areas at: www.sghmartineau.com/expertise

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Shakespeares Shakespeares are the second largest law firm in the Midlands. They have grown to become one of the

region‘s leading legal advisers with offices across the East and West Midlands and Home Counties.

Shakespeares have developed its own network with more than 50 like-minded professional service

firms overseas. They are also longstanding members of a number of international organisations such

as The International Bar Association, The International Trademark Association, The Product Liability

Advisory Council and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

You can search for a partner by name, sector or expertise at: www.shakespeares.co.uk/people www.shakespeares.co.uk

Shepherd and Wedderburn

Shepherd and Wedderburn is a leading UK law firm with 61 partners and around 350 staff. They have

offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Aberdeen from which they advise clients across most

continents. Their reputation for excellence is endorsed through independent and peer reviews, through

which they are highly ranked in the pre-eminent legal directories.

You can search their experts at: www.shepwedd.co.uk/people

www.shepwedd.co.uk

Shoosmiths

Shoosmiths is a major UK law firm with 10 offices across the UK. They act for a diverse and exciting

range of organisations - from large international corporates to smaller, ambitious, high growth

businesses - whether private, public or UK plc. They have 130 partners and more than 700 lawyers and

legal advisers. They operate from 10 offices: Manchester, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Nottingham,

Northampton, Thames Valley, London, Basingstoke, Southampton and Edinburgh. They are part of the

World Services Group operating in 115 countries.

www.shoosmiths.co.uk

Simmons & Simmons

Simmons & Simmons is a leading international law firm with offices in 22 locations across Asia, Europe

and the Middle East. There‘s an office location finder at: www.simmons-simmons.com/en/Locations

www.simmons-simmons.com

SJ Berwin with King & Wood Mallesons

SJ Berwin have combined with King & Wood Mallesons to create a bold new choice of global law firm

offering quality legal advice and unrivalled cultural understanding in their markets. They have over 500

lawyers including more than 160 partners working across their offices in Europe and Middle East.

Globally the King & Wood Mallesons network has more than 2,700 lawyers including more than 550

partners. You can find details of the firm‘s locations in Western Europe, Russia/CIS, Asia Pacific, Middle

East, Africa and USA, at: www.sjberwin.com/locations.

www.sjberwin.com

Slater & Gordon

Slater & Gordon Lawyers is one of the UK‘s largest law firms with eighteen offices in England, Wales &

Scotland. They are a multinational law firm headquartered in Australia employing 1,200 people across

70 offices in Australia and 480 people in 12 UK locations. In 2012, Slater and Gordon acquired a

number of UK based law firms, and has since become one of the UK's leading personal law firms. The

firm's revenue as of November 2013 puts it in the top 50 UK law firms. It was founded in Melbourne,

Victoria in 1935. Slater & Gordon‘s UK based practice areas are personal law focused and include:

personal injury, clinical and medical negligence, employment, divorce and family, business, crime and

regulatory, commercial and civil litigation, and media, libel and privacy. Additionally, the firm

represents the Police Federation of England and Wales and specialises in police law. Search for people

in the UK at: www.slatergordon.co.uk/our-experts and worldwide at: www.slatergordon.com.au/our-

people. UK locations are listed at: www.slatergordon.co.uk/contact-us and

worldwide at: www.slatergordon.com.au/location/vic/melbourne

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Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May is regarded as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. They work with

market leading firms from around the world as a single united team. They have offices in London, Hong

Kong, Brussels and Beijing, and relationships across the world with other leading law firms. You can

find their locations at: www.slaughterandmay.com/where-we-work/offices.aspx. In Europe, they work

with leading law firms in Italy, France Netherlands, Germany and Portugal.

www.slaughterandmay.com

Speechly Bircham

Speechly Bircham is a full-service law firm with over 200 lawyers, headquartered in London. They work

with business and private clients across the UK and internationally with focus on the financial services,

private wealth, technology, real estate and construction sectors. Speechly Bircham is an international

law firm headquartered in London. Much of their work has an international dimension. With offices in

London, Paris, Luxembourg and Switzerland, they are one of the few law firms able to offer integrated

corporate, tax, regulatory, funds and private client services to companies, banks, fund managers,

wealthy individuals and private offices in the private wealth sector in Europe. In addition, they have

teams who are especially equipped and experienced to deliver integrated advice to companies

operating internationally from Germany and the USA. The merged firm formed by the tie-up between

Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham will be known as Charles Russell Speechlys if plans to merge the

two firms go ahead. [April 2014]

www.speechlys.com

Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood is a full service international law firm, with over 120 partners and 700 staff

worldwide. They act for a wide range of listed and private companies, institutions and individuals.

They have nine offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East: Beijing, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong

Kong, London, Paris, Piraeus, Shanghai and Singapore. Through their network of offices and strong

local law firm relationships, they offer clients commercially-focused legal advice across the globe. You

can search for a lawyer by surname, or by sector or service specialism, location or by simply entering a

keyword, at: www.shlegal.com/people.

www.shlegal.com

Stewarts Law

Stewarts Law is the UK's largest litigation-only law firm and specialises in high value and complex

disputes. The Firm acts for both corporate and individual clients and has leading and specialist

departments in aviation and travel, clinical negligence, commercial litigation, competition litigation,

divorce and family, employment, international arbitration, investor protection litigation and personal

injury. Stewarts Law has strategic partnerships in place with other specialist law firms across the world

enabling its clients to take a global approach to litigation. The Firm is top ranked in both the Legal 500

and Chambers and Partners, the leading guides to the legal profession in the United Kingdom. They

have offices in London, Leeds and New York.

Details of their 47 partners may be found at: www.stewartslaw.com/staff/list-of-partners.aspx www.stewartslaw.com

Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing LLP is an international law firm with 22 offices internationally. The Firm has around 300

partners and 1450 employees worldwide. The company was formed as a result of a merger of the

British law firm Taylor Joynson Garrett and the German law firm Wessing & Berenberg-Gossler,

retaining the first name of each. Taylor Wessing is a powerful source of legal support for organisations

doing business in or with Europe and is based primarily in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

For a full list of their offices, please visit: www.taylorwessing.com/our-offices.html

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Thomas Eggar

Thomas Eggar is a recognised leading law firm in the South East, offering both Commercial and Private

Client services. As one of the largest practices, they have a strong reputation and uniquely amongst

law firms are able to offer financial services through their associated financial services company, Thesis

Asset Management plc, an independent investment management firm regulated by the Financial

Services Authority and owned by the Partners of Thomas Eggar LLP. The firm serves a diverse range

of clients from local, regional and national businesses to private clients.Thomas Eggar was founded in

1881 and is listed as one of the top 100 UK law firms. They currently employ 480 people including 66

partners and 5 directors. The firm has 6 offices in Chichester, Gatwick, London, Newbury,

Southampton and Worthing. Browse through their A-Z directory of partners, experts and solicitors at:

www.thomaseggar.com/our-people/directory.

www.thomaseggar.com TLT Solicitors TLT is a full-service commercial law firm with the capability to deliver seamless legal advice across all

three UK legal jurisdictions - England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is ranked a top five

national law firm out of all the UK top 100 law firms in Legal Week's Client Satisfaction Report 2013.

The firm launched a Manchester office in 2013 to service clients with headquarters or operations in the

North West. They also have offices in Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Northern Ireland and in

Greece. TLT has over 800 people advising clients from offices across the UK. You can search for a

partner by name at: www.tltsolicitors.com/people and by expertise at: www.tltsolicitors.com/expertise www.tltsolicitors.com

Travers Smith

Chambers UK said of them: ―...this consistent, high-calibre firm commands a loyal following due to its

winning combination of in-depth specialist skills and overarching understanding of the marketplace.‖

There‘s a list of partners by practice area at: www.traverssmith.com/en/our-people/partners/list-by-

practice-area. The firm have fee-earners working out of offices in London and Paris, divided into 17

specialist practice areas.

www.traverssmith.com

Thrings

Thrings is a UK‘s Top 100 law firms with offices in London, Bristol, Swindon and Bath. They have 58

partners. Thrings‘ strategic growth over the past five years has provided a platform to build on the

commercial focus of the firm and to offer the complete service for businesses and their owners. Thrings

offers specialist advice in sectors such as Aerospace and Defence, Agriculture, Energy and Waste,

Innovation and Technology, and Financial Services from partner-led teams whose expertise matches

that found in much larger City firms. Search for a lawyer at: www.thrings.com/site/people

www.thrings.com

Trowers & Hamlins

With offices across the UK, Middle East and South East Asia, Trowers & Hamlins bring local knowledge

to domestic and international markets.. As well as the full list of Legal Services that Trowers & Hamlins

offers to its clients, they have also established a number of international arrangements: they have long

established links with firms in Singapore, Germany and France. Their offices in the Middle East have

strong local associations. They also work in Syria and Jordan via associations with Sultans Law and

Abdul Karim Al-Fauri respectively. Office locations can be accessed at: www.trowers.com/offices

www.trowers.com

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Turcan Connell

Founded in 1997, Turcan Connell has 20 partners and a staff of around 300 offering a unique

combination of skills and expertise covering tax, estate and succession planning, employment, dispute

resolution, family and private businesses, divorce and family, land and property and charity law as well

as wealth and investment management. Turcan Connell's offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and

Guernsey serve a broad range of clients who value the focus which the firm can bring to their affairs.

www.turcanconnell.com

Veale Wasborough Vizards

Veale Wasborough Vizards are a full service law firm and leading sector specialists with 300-plus staff

based at offices in the heart of three cities; London, Bristol and Birmingham. They specialise in

Aerospace & defence charities, early stage companies, education, family-owned business, healthcare.

private wealth and public sector.

You can search for their people at: www.vwv.co.uk/who-we-are/our-people

www.vwv.co.uk

Walker Morris Walker Morris is uniquely recognised for its strong multi disciplinary teamwork and straightforward

advice. With national and international reach, the depth of their expertise assures clients all their

needs can be met by one firm. They have one office (Leeds). Walker Morris was founded in the 1880s,

they have since quadrupled in size and employ over 530 staff (over 160 lawyers) and are one of the

UK"s Top 100 Law Firms.

Details of their partners may be found at: www.walkermorris.co.uk/our-people www.walkermorris.co.uk

Ward Hadaway Established in 1988, Ward Hadaway is one of the largest full service law firms in the North of England

with a reputation for quality, innovation and a firmly practical approach to meeting clients‘ needs. They

operate from offices in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester and have a substantial client base of regional,

national and international clients from the private and public sectors. Ward Hadaway is a member of

GGI, one of the top ten international accounting, consulting and law firm alliances. This allows them

access to an international network of high quality advisers across a range of professional disciplines.

www.wardhadaway.com

Watson, Farley & Williams

Watson, Farley & Williams is a distinctive law firm with a leading market position in international

finance and investment, maritime and energy. We also specialise in natural resources, transport, real

estate and technology. They have offices in London, New York, Paris, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt,

Rome, Milan, Madrid, Athens, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong

www.wfw.com

Wedlake Bell

Based in London, Wedlake Bell have 53 UK partners and 76 UK fee-earners. They deal with the full

range of corporate, commercial and property matters as well as advise clients on their private affairs.

Internationally, Wedlake Bell has affiliate law firms in most European jurisdictions and in the US.

Search for a member of their time at: wedlakebell.com/our-people www.wedlakebell.com

Weightmans

Weightmans have over 1300 people and offices in Birmingham, Dartford, Glasgow, Knutsford,

Leicester, Liverpool, London and Manchester. They have a formidable reputation and heritage in

insurance in which they are a leading national player.

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Winckworth Sherwood

Winckworth Sherwood is a firm of solicitors and Parliamentary Agents based in Westminster with other

offices near St. Paul's Cathedral, London and in Oxford and Chelmsford. Their lawyers focus on

supplying specialist legal skills, working in teams dedicated to their practice area. Although the firm's

origins are over 200 years old, they are a dynamic, growing firm. They work for some of the UK‘s most

exciting and successful organisations in the private, public and voluntary sectors, while at the same

time continuing a long tradition of representing the interests of private individuals and families.

They have 24 partners. Search for people at: www.wslaw.co.uk/people

www.wslaw.co.uk

Withers

The firm has 11 offices spread across Europe, US, the Caribbean and Asia. Withers was founded in

London in 1896. Withers Bergman in the US was formed following the merger of Bergman, Horowitz

and Reynolds and Withers in 2002. Bergman Horowitz and Reynolds was founded in New Haven, CT in

1962. The firm has over 100 partners and employs over 700 people worldwide. Contact details of

partners can be found at: www.withersworldwide.com/people.

Office details are available at: www.withersworldwide.com/offices

www.withersworldwide.com

Wragge & Co

Wragge & Co offer a partner-led service backed up by the strength and support of more than 1,000

people, each delivering first-class legal advice. Their London office provides a stronger profile in the

world's legal market, whilst the Birmingham base provides strength in depth at a cost which gives a

real competitive advantage in providing cost-effective solutions for clients. In Paris, 10 partners head

up a strong corporate and real estate-led practice. Brussels is the home of the European Union and a

vital second base for the firm‘s EU and competition specialists. Munich and Guangzhou open the doors

to ever-increasing international opportunities in intellectual property, IT, dispute resolution and

corporate work. A unique approach in the United Arab Emirates capitalises on the connections of

leading local senior partner Mohamed Al Mehairi and projects, health, energy and transport credentials.

The firm is part of the World Law Group, a global network of 53 independent law firms with more than

325 offices in major commercial centres worldwide.

www.wragge.co.uk

http://www.wslaw.co.uk/people

http://www.wslaw.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withers_LLP

http://www.withersworldwide.com/people

http://www.withersworldwide.com/offices

http://www.withersworldwide.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wragge_%26_Co

http://www.theworldlawgroup.com/

http://www.wragge.co.uk/

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LARGE LAW FIRMS AROUND THE WORLD

Note: Several of the firms listed in this section may already be listed under The Main UK Law Firms

section of this directory. This directory may not include all large international firms but certainly most

of those in the US. The main sources for the information given below is Wikipedia and the websites of

the firms concerned.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is an international law firm whose largest office

is in Washington, D.C. The firm was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1945 and has more

than 800 attorneys and advisers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and

Asia, the firm has offices in Dallas, Washington, D.C., Austin, San Antonio, Houston,

New York, Moscow, Philadelphia, London, Los Angeles (Century City and

Downtown), Longview, San Francisco, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Abu Dhabi

and Geneva.

www.akingump.com/en

Headquarters:

USA

(Washington,

DC)

Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy is a multinational law firm and a member of the UK's Magic Circle of

leading law firms, It is widely considered to be one of the world's elite law firms,

advising national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and

governments. Since its founding in 1930, Allen & Overy has grown to become one

of the largest law firms in the world, both by number of lawyers and revenue. With

approximately over 5,000 staff including over 500 partners in 43 offices worldwide,

the firm provides legal advice in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, Africa and

the Middle East.

www.allenovery.com

Headquarters:

UK (London)

Allens Arthur Robinson

Allens is a commercial law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia,

and throughout the Asia-Pacific region generally, it is considered to be one of the

top commercial law firms. Allens is one of the largest law firms in the Asia Pacific

region, with almost 200 partners and more than 1500 personnel. Since 1 May 2012,

Allens has operated in association with UK Magic Circle law firm Linklaters, giving

Allens access to Linklaters' global network of offices. Allens also comprises a

separate patent attorney firm, Allens Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys, which is

closely integrated with the law firm's intellectual property group.

Search for experts at: www.allens.com.au/experts/index.htm

and office at: www.allens.com.au/offices/index.htm

www.allens.com.au

Headquarters:

Australia

Alston & Bird

Alston & Bird LLP, commonly abbreviated (A&B), is the largest law firm in Atlanta

and the forty-third largest in the United States. Founded in 1893, the firm has local

offices in Atlanta, New York City, Washington, DC, Brussels, Charlotte, Raleigh,

Dallas, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and Ventura County. Legal publications report

that the Atlanta-based firm is seeking to launch additional overseas offices in

London and Germany. The firm has 900 attorneys: www.alston.com/firm/alston.

Office locations: www.alston.com/offices

www.alston.com

Headquarters:

USA (Atlanta GA)

http://www.akingump.com/en/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Circle_(law)

http://www.allenovery.com/

http://www.allens.com.au/experts/index.htm

http://www.allens.com.au/offices/index.htm

http://www.allens.com.au/

http://www.alston.com/firm/alston/

http://www.alston.com/offices/

http://www.alston.com/

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Arnold & Porter

Arnold & Porter LLP is an Am Law 100 firm focusing on the intersection of business,

law, and public policy. They have more than 800 lawyers working in nine offices

across the US and Europe: Brussels, Denver, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New

York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Arnold & Porter is well

known for its trial, corporate, and antitrust work, and for its pro bono commitments.

Founded in 1946, it is one of the largest law firms in the world today.

Office Locations: www.arnoldporter.com/offices.cfm

Search for professionals in the firm at: www.arnoldporter.com/professionals.cfm

www.arnoldporter.com

Headquarters:

USA (Washington

D.C.)

Ashurst

Ashurst LLP is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a

member of the 'Silver Circle' of leading UK law firms. Ashurst is the UK's 7th largest

law firm by revenue. In November 2013, Ashurst LLP and Ashurst Australia

(formerly Blake Dawson) merged to form one global team. They have 28 offices in

16 countries and a best-friend referral relationship with an Indian law firm. With

over 400 partners and 1,700 lawyers in total, they offer the international insight of a

global network combined with local market knowledge across Asia, Australia,

Europe, the Middle East and North America. It employs around 1,700 legal advisers.

Its principal business focus is mergers and acquisitions, corporate and structured

finance. The firm also has practices in other areas including investment funds,

antitrust, energy, transport and infrastructure, intellectual property, IT, dispute

resolution, financial services, tax, real estate, regulatory, telecommunication and

employment.

www.ashurst.com

Headquarters:

UK

Baker & McKenzie

Baker & McKenzie is a global law firm, founded in Chicago, USA in 1949. It employs

over 4,100 lawyers in 75 offices in 47 countries. The firm operates in 37 of the

world‘s 50 largest economies. More than 80% of its lawyers practice outside the

United States. The lawyers come from 60 countries and speak more than 75

languages, with English in common.

www.bakermckenzie.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago,

IL)

Baker Botts

Baker Botts LLP Baker Botts is an international law firm with 700 lawyers and a

network of 15 offices around the globe. Based on their broad experience and in-

depth knowledge of their clients‘ industries, they are recognised as a leading firm in

the energy, technology and life sciences sectors. The firm has a long, prominent

history and significant political connections, claiming more than half of the Fortune

100 companies among its clients. The firm has a major list of energy related clients.

It is said to be the second-oldest law firm west of the Mississippi.

There‘s a searchable list of lawyers in the firm at: www.bakerbotts.com/lawyers

and of offices at: www.bakerbotts.com/offices

www.bakerbotts.com

Headquarters:

USA

http://www.arnoldporter.com/offices.cfm

http://www.arnoldporter.com/professionals.cfm

http://www.arnoldporter.com/

http://www.ashurst.com/

http://www.bakermckenzie.com/

http://www.bakerbotts.com/lawyers/

http://www.bakerbotts.com/offices/

http://www.bakerbotts.com/

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Bingham McCutchen

Bingham McCutchen LLP is a global law firm with approximately 1,100 attorneys in 9

US offices and 5 international offices. It represents clients in corporate litigation,

cross-border restructurings and insolvencies, financing and securities, structured

finance and capital markets, government affairs and a wide variety of corporate and

technology transactions. Since 1997, the company has experienced sharp growth in

the number of attorneys, offices, and revenues by absorbing other law firms.

Bingham McCutchen has offices in Beijing, Boston, Hartford, Hong Kong, Lexington,

London, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, San Francisco, Santa Monica,

California, Silicon Valley, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. It also offers consulting

services through subsidiaries Bingham Consulting and Bingham Strategic Advisors.

www.bingham.com

Headquarters:

USA (Boston)

Bryan Cave

Bryan Cave LLP is an international law firm with twenty-four offices worldwide,

headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Bryan Cave represents a wide

variety of business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly

held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies,

partnerships and emerging companies. Bryan Cave‘s lawyers work in client service

groups either specific to an area of law or directed toward certain industries. The

firm has 1200 attorneys.

Office locations: www.bryancave.com/offices People: www.bryancave.com/ourpeople

www.bryancave.com

Headquarters:

USA (St Louis,

MI)

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is one of the oldest continuously operating law

firms in the United States. Established in New York City in 1792, Cadwalader has

since opened offices around the world. It has 8 offices and nearly 600 attorneys.

The firm is highly rated by Chambers and Partners in the areas of competition law

(antitrust in the United States) capital markets, bankruptcy, real estate, insurance,

and income tax. Office locations: www.cadwalader.com/offices

www.cadwalader.com

Headquarters:

USA

Clayton Utz

Clayton Utz is an Australian commercial law firm. It is one of the Big Six law firms in

Australia. The firm provides legal services across a wide spectrum including in

banking and finance, capital markets and securities, competition, compliance,

construction and projects, corporate/mergers and acquisitions, environment and

planning, insurance, intellectual property, international arbitration, legal technology

support, litigation and dispute resolution, native title, product liability, real estate,

restructuring and insolvency, taxation, telecommunications, media and technology,

and employment/industrial relations law. Clayton Utz manages transactions for

domestic and international clients from a range of jurisdictions, including the United

States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Japan and India. The

firm has many dual-qualified lawyers. The firm has relationships with firms around

the world and is a member of a number of international legal networks, including

Lex Mundi and Pacific Rim Advisory Council. They have 7 offices, 970 attorneys and

1,750 employees. Attorney search at: www.claytonutz.com/people/home.page and

office locations at: www.claytonutz.com/about/clayton_utz_offices.page

www.claytonutz.com

Headquarters:

Australia

http://www.bingham.com/

http://www.bryancave.com/offices/

http://www.bryancave.com/ourpeople/

http://www.bryancave.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA

http://www.cadwalader.com/offices/

http://www.cadwalader.com/

http://www.claytonutz.com/people/home.page

http://www.claytonutz.com/about/clayton_utz_offices.page

http://www.claytonutz.com/

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is an international law firm with offices in

Washington DC, Hong Kong, Beijing, London, Rome, Milan, Brussels, Moscow,

Frankfurt, Cologne, Paris, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Abu Dhabi and Seoul. It employs

over 1,200 lawyers worldwide, with its largest office located in New York. Cleary's

international practice is well established: it was the first U.S. firm qualified to

practice law in Japan, and it has represented governments throughout Latin

America. Cleary became one of the first foreign firms to leave the Japanese market

while it opened its first Chinese office in Beijing.

www.cgsh.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance LLP is a multinational law and a member of the "Magic Circle" of

leading British law firms. It is one of the ten largest law firms in the world measured

by both number of lawyers and revenue. Clifford Chance was formed by the merger

of two London-based law firms in 1987, Clifford Turner and Coward Chance. In 1999

it merged with the Frankfurt-based firm Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster and the

New York-based firm Rogers & Wells. They have 3,300 lawyers, across 36 offices in

26 countries.

www.cliffordchance.com

Headquarters:

UK (London)

Cooley LLP

Cooley LLP is a law firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California and with offices in the

United States and China. The firm has practice areas that include technology, life

sciences, clean technology, real estate, financial services, retail, and energy. The

firm has 12 offices and more than 650 attorneys. The firm represents thousands of

clients in a wide range of industries from offices in eleven major commercial

markets. Search for attorneys etc at: www.cooley.com/bios

and office locations at: www.cooley.com/offices

www.cooley.com

Headquarters:

USA

Covington & Burling

Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm with offices in Beijing, Brussels,

London, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, San Diego, and

Washington, DC. The firm advises multinational corporations on significant

transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters. Covington & Burling

LLP consistently ranks among the top 20 on The American Lawyer‘s "A-List", based

on financial performance, pro bono activity, associate satisfaction, and diversity. The

firm has an overall prestige ranking of 11 by Vault, and is the 6th most selective law

firm in the United States. The firm has nearly 800 attorneys.

There‘s a searchable list of personnel in the firm at: www.cov.com/biographies

and of offices at: www.cov.com/offices

www.cov.com

Headquarters:

USA Washington

D.C.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (known as Cravath) is an American law firm based in

New York City, with an additional office in London. Cravath was founded in 1819 and

consistently ranks first among the world's most prestigious law firms according to a

survey of partners, and second among the world's most prestigious law firms

according to a survey of associates. It is now one of the most profitable law firms in

the world, with 2 offices and 434 attorneys.

There‘s a searchable list of lawyers in the firm at: www.cravath.com/lawyers

www.cravath.com/lawyers

Headquarters:

USA

http://www.cgsh.com/splash.aspx

http://www.cliffordchance.com/content/cliffordchance/home.html

http://www.cooley.com/bios

http://www.cooley.com/offices

http://www.cooley.com/

http://www.cov.com/biographies/

http://www.cov.com/offices/

http://www.cov.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cravath,_Swaine_%26_Moore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_firm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

http://www.cravath.com/lawyers/

http://www.cravath.com/lawyers/

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is an international law firm, employing nearly 800

attorneys worldwide, with its headquarters in New York City. Consistently ranked as

one of the most prestigious in the world, the firm represents many of the world's

largest companies and financial institutions, and is best known for its corporate and

litigation practices. Chambers Associate called Davis Polk the "Tiffany's of law

firms".

www.davispolk.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Debevoise & Plimpton

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (formerly Debevoise, Plimpton, and McLean) is a

prominent international law firm based in New York City. The firm is regarded as

one of the most prestigious and selective in the nation, and ranks among the most

successful firms globally. Founded in 1931 the firm has been a long established

leader in corporate litigation and large financial transactions. In recent years, its

practice has taken on an increasingly international component. The firm currently

employs approximately 650 lawyers in eight offices throughout the world. There‘s a

searchable list of offices at: www.debevoise.com/locations/

and lawyers at: www.debevoise.com/people

www.debevoise.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Dechert

Dechert LLP, founded in 1875, is an international law firm of more than 900 lawyers

with top-ranked practices in corporate and securities, complex litigation, finance and

real estate, and financial services and asset management. They have 26 integrated

offices throughout the world - offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia

and the Middle East. The firm was founded in Philadelphia and is registered as a

limited liability partnership under Pennsylvania law. You can search for people and

specialisations from the home page on their website.

www.dechert.com

Headquarters:

USA

(Philadelphia)

Dentons

Dentons is the new global law firm created by international law firm Salans LLP,

Canadian law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) and international law firm SNR

Denton. Dentons is a multinational law firm. It was founded in March 2013 by the

merger of those firms. It has 79 offices across 52 countries and is one of the world's

10 largest law firms by number of lawyers, with approximately 2,600 lawyers and

professionals. Dentons is structured as a Swiss Verein comprising Salans FMC SNR

Denton Europe LLP (informally Dentons Europe), Dentons Canada LLP (Dentons

Canada), Dentons US LLP (Dentons US), Dentons UKMEA LLP (Dentons UKMEA) and

Brandt Chan & Partners in Hong Kong (Dentons Asia Pacific), and their respective

affiliates. The firm is decentralised and has no headquarters. Search for attorneys

etc at: www.dentons.com/en/our-professionals.aspx

and office locations at: www.dentons.com/en/global-presence.aspx

www.dentons.com

Headquarters:

NONE

http://www.davispolk.com/

http://www.debevoise.com/locations/

http://www.debevoise.com/people

http://www.debevoise.com/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dechert

http://www.dechert.com/

http://www.dentons.com/en/our-professionals.aspx

http://www.dentons.com/en/global-presence.aspx

http://www.dentons.com/

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DLA Piper

DLA Piper is an Anglo-American multinational law firm with 4,200 lawyers located in

more than 30 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the

Middle East. It is the largest law firm in the world measured by revenue and number

of lawyers. The firm has been ranked 5th in the Sharplegal 2012 Global Elite Brand

Index. It was formed in January 2005 by a merger between three law firms: San

Diego-based Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Chicago-based Piper Rudnick LLP

and London-based DLA LLP. It is composed of two partnerships, the United

Kingdom-based DLA Piper International LLP and the United States-based DLA Piper

US LLP. The two partnerships share a single management board but are not

financially integrated.

www.dlapiper.com/en/uk

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago)

and

UK (London)

Dorsey & Whitney

Dorsey & Whitney LLP (or "Dorsey") is a large business law firm, founded in 1912

and today has over 530 lawyers and a more than 500 employees located in 19

offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Dorsey's headquarters is in

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Attorney search: www.dorsey.com/attorneys and office

locations at: www.dorsey.com/locations

www.dorsey.com

Headquarters:

USA (Minneapolis

MN)

Drinker Biddle & Reath

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a national law firm founded in Philadelphia in 1849.

The firm has 650 lawyers located in 11 offices in the United States: Philadelphia;

Chicago; Washington, D.C.; Florham Park; Princeton; New York City; Albany; Los

Angeles; San Francisco; Milwaukee; and Wilmington. Drinker Biddle also maintains

an office in London. The firm maintains a broad range of practices, including

commercial litigation, corporate and securities, corporate restructuring, government

and regulatory affairs, labor and employment, environmental, communications

litigation, products liability and mass tort litigation, healthcare, employee benefits

and executive compensation, insurance coverage, investment management, life

insurance and annuities, intellectual property and real estate. Corporate Board

Member magazine ranked Drinker Biddle as the #4 corporate law firm in the

Philadelphia market (2005). Office locations: www.drinkerbiddle.com/offices and

attorney search: www.troutmansanders.com/attorneys

www.drinkerbiddle.com

Headquarters:

USA

Duane Morris

Duane Morris LLP is a law firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1904, the firm has offices in the United States, London, Singapore,

Vietnam and Oman. In addition to legal services, Duane Morris has independent

affiliates employing approximately 100 professionals engaged in other disciplines.

It has 20 offices: www.duanemorris.com/site/offices.html

and over 700 attorneys: www.duanemorris.com/site/attorneysearch.html

www.duanemorris.com

Headquarters:

USA

(Philadelphia,

PA)

http://www.dlapiper.com/en/uk/

http://www.dorsey.com/attorneys/

http://www.dorsey.com/locations/

http://www.dorsey.com/

http://www.drinkerbiddle.com/offices

http://www.troutmansanders.com/attorneys/

http://www.drinkerbiddle.com/

http://www.duanemorris.com/site/offices.html

http://www.duanemorris.com/site/attorneysearch.html

http://www.duanemorris.com/

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Eversheds

Eversheds LLP is a British multinational law firm headquartered in London. It is one

of the 50 largest law firms in the world measured by revenues. In 2012/13, it was

the 11th-largest UK-based law firm by this measurement, and profits per equity

partner of £642,000. It employs around 1,220 lawyers and around 1,745 other staff

in 44 offices in major cities across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Offices: www.eversheds.com/global/en/where/index.page

Lawyers: www.eversheds.com/global/en/who/people/search.page

www.eversheds.com/global/en

Headquarters:

UK (London)

Fidal

Fidal is a French business law firm with 90 offices, over 1200 lawyers and 2,300

employees. It is the largest France-based law firm by revenues, and one of 100

largest law firms in the world by revenues. Lawyer search (in French only) at:

www.fidal.fr/les-avocats.html. Office locations: www.fidal.fr/en/les-bureaux.html

www.fidal.fr/en

Headquarters:

France (Paris)

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, commonly known as

Finnegan, is an international intellectual property law firm based in Washington, DC,

USA. Finnegan was founded in 1965 and is currently the largest law firm focusing

exclusively on the practice of intellectual property (IP) law in the United States.

Finnegan Henderson has 350 intellectual property lawyers. They are supported by

approximately 600 professionals and support staff including patent agents, legal

assistants, and dedicated docketing, research, litigation support, and information

technology specialists. Attorney search: www.finnegan.com/Lawyers

and office locations at: www.finnegan.com/contactus

www.finnegan.com

Headquarters:

USA (Washington

D.C.

Fish & Richardson

Fish & Richardson P.C. is the 109th largest firm in the United States It specialises

primarily in intellectual property law. Its staff includes over 350 attorneys, of which

96 percent are dedicated to intellectual property law. It has 12 offices: details at:

www.fr.com/contact. Fish is one of the most sought-after firms for both patent

prosecution and patent litigation services among Fortune 100 companies. From

2004 to 2011, Corporate Counsel has ranked Fish as the nation‘s top patent

litigation firm. Fish‘s patent prosecution practice received a top ―Tier 1‖ U.S. ranking

by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. The firm‘s growing regulatory group

advises clients seeking to market products subject to United States Federal

Communications Commission and the Food and Drug Administration regulation.

Search for attorneys at: www.fr.com/legalteam

www.fr.com

Headquarters:

USA

Foley & Lardner

Foley & Lardner LLP is an international law firm started in 1842. It has 20 offices

and 900 attorneys. With offices throughout the United States and across the globe

(internationally in Brussels, China and Japan), Foley combines powerful national

resources with a local focus to deliver seamless — and award-winning business and

legal insight.

There‘s a searchable list of offices and lawyers at: www.foley.com/people

www.foley.com

Headquarters:

USA (Milwaukee,

WI)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eversheds

http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/where/index.page

http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/who/people/search.page

http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/index.page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK

http://www.fidal.fr/les-avocats.html

http://www.fidal.fr/en/les-bureaux.html

http://www.fidal.fr/en/les-bureaux.html

http://www.finnegan.com/Lawyers/

http://www.finnegan.com/contactus/

http://www.finnegan.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_%26_Richardson

http://www.fr.com/contact/

http://www.fr.com/legalteam/

http://www.fr.com/

http://www.foley.com/people/

http://www.foley.com/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI



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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (informally Freshfields) is a multinational and a

member of the Magic Circle of leading British law firms. It was formed in 2000 by a

three-way merger between Freshfields (UK), Deringer Tessin Herrmann &

Sedemund (Germany) and Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber (Germany/Austria). It

has 28 offices in 17 jurisdictions across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North

America and employs over 2,500 legal advisers. It advises national and

multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.

www.freshfields.com/en/global

Headquarters:

UK (London)

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a law firm founded in New York City

in the early 20th century that has grown into an international law firm with offices in

New York City, Washington, DC, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

See details at: www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=5. The firm has 468

attorneys worldwide. Its headquarters office is in the One New York Plaza. It has 7

offices and nearly 500 attorneys –

search at: www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=4.

www.friedfrank.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Garrigues

Garrigues is the largest law firm on the Iberian Peninsula. It has 29 offices across

Spain and Portugal. It has 36 offices in 11 countries and has more than 2,100

attorneys.

Search for attorneys etc at: www.garrigues.com/en/Socios/Paginas/Home.aspx

and office locations at: www.garrigues.com/en/RedDeOficinas/Paginas/Home.aspx

www.garrigues.com

Headquarters:

Spain (Madrid)

Gibson Dunn

Gibson, Dunn is a global law firm and is one of the most prestigious and selective in

the United States and ranks among the most successful firms globally. It has

approximately 1,100 attorneys and 2,000 staff located in 18 offices around the

world, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. On the

transactional side, the firm is particularly renowned in land use and real estate law.

www.gibsondunn.com

Headquarters:

USA (Los

Angeles)

Goodwin Procter

Goodwin Procter LLP is the 39th wealthiest American law firm, consisting of about

850 attorneys Goodwin Procter LLP is a national law firm with a growing

international presence having 8 offices in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles,

New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. Their corporate

headquarters are in Boston, where the firm was founded in 1912.The firm's core

areas of practice are corporate, litigation and real estate, with specialized areas of

focus that include financial services, private equity, leveraged finance, technology,

real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate capital markets, intellectual

property and products liability.

There‘s a searchable list of offices at: www.goodwinprocter.com/Offices.aspx

and lawyers at: www.goodwinprocter.com/People.aspx

www.goodwinprocter.com

Headquarters:

USA (Boston)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Circle_(law)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America



http://www.freshfields.com/en/global

http://www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=5

http://www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=4

http://www.friedfrank.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrigues_(law_firm)

http://www.garrigues.com/en/Socios/Paginas/Home.aspx

http://www.garrigues.com/en/RedDeOficinas/Paginas/Home.aspx

http://www.garrigues.com/

http://www.gibsondunn.com/default.aspx

http://www.goodwinprocter.com/Offices.aspx

http://www.goodwinprocter.com/People.aspx

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Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig (officially Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Greenberg Traurig, PA) is

an international law firm founded in Miami, United States. It has 36 offices in the

United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It has some 1,750

attorneys and its largest office is in New York City. In the U.K., the firm operates as

Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP and in Poland, it operates as Greenberg Traurig

Grzesiak sp.k. Additionally, Greenberg Traurig, LLP has a strategic alliance with

independent law firm Studio Santa Maria in Milan and Rome. Greenberg Traurig is

the ninth-largest US-based law firm by number of lawyers.

www.gtlaw.com/

Headquarters:

USA (Miami, FL)

Herbert Smith Freehills

Herbert Smith was a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United

Kingdom. The firm was founded in the City of London in 1882 and in 2012 merged

with the Australian law firm Freehills on 1 October 2012, forming Herbert Smith

Freehills. At the time of the merger it had 13 offices across Europe, the Middle East

and Asia, around 240 partners and 1,300 fee-earners. It was regarded as forming

part of the "Silver Circle" of leading British law firms. The combined firm operates

from over 20 offices spanning Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the US.

You can find their locations at: www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/locations. There is a

searchable list of locations and expertise at: www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/people

www.herbertsmithfreehills.com

Headquarters:

UK (London) and

Australia

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells is an international law firm co-headquartered in London, United

Kingdom and Washington, D.C., United States. It was formed on May 1, 2010 by the

merger of Washington-based Hogan & Hartson and London-based Lovells. Hogan

Lovells has around 2,500 lawyers and revenues of around US$1.8bn (£1.1bn).

Hogan Lovells comprises two partnerships, Hogan Lovells US LLP (a US partnership

which includes legacy Hogan & Hartson and Lovells offices in the US and Caracas),

and Hogan Lovells International LLP (an international partnership which includes the

bulk of the legacy Lovells firm and Hogan & Hartson's international offices in Europe

and Asia).

www.hoganlovells.com

Headquarters:

UK (London) and

USA

(Washington,

DC)

Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight is an international law firm with 1,000 lawyers in 18 U.S. offices.

Other offices around the world are located in Abu Dhabi, UAE; Bogota, Colombia;

and Mexico City, Mexico. Holland & Knight provides representation in litigation,

business, real estate and governmental law. Search for professionals in the firm at:

www.hklaw.com/professionals/uniGC.aspx?xpST=ProfessionalSearch

Office list: www.hklaw.com/offices/uniGC.aspx?xpST=OfficeList

www.hklaw.com

Headquarters:

USA

http://www.gtlaw.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Smith_Freehills

http://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/locations

http://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/people

http://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/


http://www.hoganlovells.com/

http://www.hklaw.com/professionals/uniGC.aspx?xpST=ProfessionalSearch

http://www.hklaw.com/offices/uniGC.aspx?xpST=OfficeList

http://www.hklaw.com/

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Hunton & Williams

Founded in 1901, Hunton & Williams LLP is a US law firm that employs more than

800 lawyers. It has been called "one of the most well-connected legal and lobbying

firms in DC." The firm was founded in Richmond, Virginia and has 18 other offices

throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. It has over 800 attorneys. In early

2011 the firm's controversial work for Bank of America and the U.S. Chamber of

Commerce became public through a large disclosure of emails. There‘s a searchable

list of office locations at: www.hunton.com/locations/uniGC.aspx?xpST=OfficeList

and list of lawyers at:

www.hunton.com/professionals/uniGC.aspx?xpST=ProfessionalSearch

www.hunton.com

Headquarters:

USA (Richmond,

VA)

Jenner & Block

Founded in 1914, Jenner & Block is a national law firm of approximately 450

attorneys with offices in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC.

Jenner & Block is internationally recognized as a litigation powerhouse, achieving

significant wins from the trial level through the U.S. Supreme Court, and for

producing outstanding results in corporate transactions. Jenner & Block has been

recognized as among the most elite law firms in the country; among the top U.S.

pro bono firms; and as having prominent appellate, insurance, and content, media

and entertainment practices. Its clients range from the top ranks of the Fortune

500, large privately held corporations and financial services institutions to emerging

companies, family-run businesses and individuals. Search for attorneys at:

jenner.com/people and office locations at: jenner.com/about/offices

jenner.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago IL)

Jones Day

Jones Day is an international law firm. It firm currently has 37 offices worldwide and

employs over 2,400 lawyers, making it the third largest law firm in the world.

Consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious in the world, the firm represents

many of the world's largest companies and financial institutions, and is best known

for its litigation practice. Jones Day has one the highest brand equity among US law

firms.

www.jonesday.com

Headquarters:

USA (Cleveland,

OH)

K&L Gates

K&L Gates LLP is a US-based international law firm with offices in Asia, Australia,

Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the United States. It has 48 offices and

over 2,000 lawyers. It is the 8th largest law firm in the United States and the 11th

largest among law firms worldwide. The firm has been described as "a lobbying firm

that represents the hi-tech and energy sectors" and in the past has hired former

legislators favorably inclined towards their clients.

www.klgates.com

Headquarters:

USA (Pittsburgh,

PA)

Katten Muchin Rosenman

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is a law firm formed in 2002 through the merger of

Chicago based Katten Muchin & Zavis (originally founded in 1974) and New York

based Rosenman & Colin (originally founded in 1912). The Chicago based firm has

more than 600 lawyers in 13 offices including London and Shanghai, and is ranked

83rd most prestigious in the 2013 Vault law firm rankings. Additionally, Katten

Muchin is regularly honoured for its diversity and women's programs by legal

publications. Search for attorneys at: www.kattenlaw.com/bios.aspx Office location

Office locations: www.kattenlaw.com/offices.aspx

www.kattenlaw.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago)

http://www.hunton.com/locations/uniGC.aspx?xpST=OfficeList

http://www.hunton.com/professionals/uniGC.aspx?xpST=ProfessionalSearch

http://www.hunton.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_VA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_VA

http://jenner.com/people

http://jenner.com/about/offices

http://jenner.com/

http://www.jonesday.com/

http://www.klgates.com/

http://www.kattenlaw.com/bios.aspx

http://www.kattenlaw.com/offices.aspx

http://www.kattenlaw.com/

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Kaye Scholer

Kaye Scholer was founded in 1917 and now has more than 450 attorneys in 9

offices located in the cities of Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York

(headquarters), Shanghai, Palo Alto, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach. Kaye

Scholer is internationally known for being a leading litigation firm. Its particular

areas of litigation strength include antitrust, intellectual property, and products

liability. In 2008, Kaye Scholer was named Product Liability Firm of the Year by

Chambers and Partners. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, The National Law Journal named

Kaye Scholer to its list of top 10 elite litigation defense firms, making Kaye Scholer

the only law firm to appear on this list for the three years it had run. In 2006, The

American Lawyer magazine selected Kaye Scholer as the products liability litigation

firm of the year. In 2013, Law360 selected Kaye Scholer's product liability practice

as one of its Practice Groups of the Year. Kaye Scholer was one of only five firms

singled out for product liability by the publication. Kaye Scholer also has a well-

developed transactional practice, including world-class expertise in aviation,

bankruptcy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and real estate.

Search for attorneys at: www.kayescholer.com/professionals/index

www.kayescholer.com

Headquarters:

USA

King & Spalding

King & Spalding LLP is an American law firm with 127 years of service. It was

founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1885. The firm has expanded nationally, with offices

in Austin, Charlotte, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and

Washington, D.C. The firm has a London-based international arm, King & Spalding

International LLP, which opened in 2003, and 17 offices or affiliates in Abu Dhabi,

Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Paris, Riyadh, Singapore and Moscow. It has 800

attorneys. In June 2003, Corporate Board Member magazine named King & Spalding

Atlanta's best corporate law firm for the second consecutive year, and in 2008,

ranked the company among the top 20 law firms in the United States preferred by

corporate general counsel to represent their companies on national matters. There‘s

a searchable list of offices at: www.kslaw.com/offices and people at:

www.kslaw.com/people.

www.kslaw.com

Headquarters:

USA (Atlanta,

GA)

Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an international law firm. Known for its work in cases that go

to trial, law firm Kirkland & Ellis maintains a variety of practices aimed mainly at

corporate clients. Besides litigation, the firm's core practice areas include corporate

transactions, intellectual property, restructuring, and tax. The firm is ranked by

Vault as the most prestigious firm in Chicago and among the most prestigious in the

United States. As of 2013, it was the eleventh largest law firm in the United States

and the fifth largest by revenue. Kirkland has offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong,

London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai and

Washington, D.C. It employs around 1,500 lawyers.

www.kirkland.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago)

Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins LLP is one of the largest law firms in the world. It currently

employs approximately 2,000 attorneys in the United States, Europe, the Middle

East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive

Californian roots, but its largest office is now in New York City. Latham has

historically been one of the most profitable law firms. In 2007, Latham & Watkins

became the first American law firm to attain more than $2 billion in yearly revenue.

www.lw.com

Headquarters:

USA (Los

Angeles, CA)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaye_Scholer

http://www.kayescholer.com/professionals/index

http://www.kayescholer.com/

http://www.kslaw.com/offices

http://www.kslaw.com/people

http://www.kslaw.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta,_GA



http://www.kirkland.com/

http://www.lw.com/

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Linklaters

Linklaters LLP is a multinational law firm. It was founded in 1838 and is a member

of the Magic Circle of leading British law firms. It currently employs around 2,600

lawyers and has 29 offices across 20 countries. In 2013, the firm was the world's

sixth highest-grossing law firm and among the most profitable. In the UK, the firm

has top-tier rankings across many practice areas, including corporate/M&A, capital

markets, banking and finance. Linklaters counts more FTSE 100 companies among

its clients than any other British law firm. In the 2012 Global Elite Brand Index,

Linklaters was named the third strongest global law firm brand.

www.linklaters.com

Headquarters:

UK (London)

Littler Mendelson

Littler Mendelson P.C. is the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to

representing management in employment, employee benefits and labor law matters.

Established in 1942, the law firm is known as one of the most specialised and

powerful law firms in the world in labor & employment, and has the largest practice

in this area in the United States, Mexico, and Venezuela. As of 2012, Littler had

more than 900 lawyers in 55 offices in major metropolitan areas nationwide and

globally. Search for people at: www.littler.com/people

and office locations at: www.littler.com/locations

www.littler.com

Headquarters:

USA

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell

Locke Lord LLP is an American law firm of approximately 500 attorneys with 11

domestic and two overseas offices. It is a full-service, international law firm with

offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los

Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Locke Lord was formed on October 2, 2007, after the combination of Texas-based

Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC and Lord Bissell & Brook LLP, a national law firm

headquartered in Chicago. The firm changed its name from Locke Lord Bissell &

Liddell LLP to Locke Lord LLP on September 27, 2011.

Search for attorneys at: www.lockelord.com/professionals.

www.lockelord.com

Headquarters:

USA (Dallas TX)

Loyens & Loeff

Loyens & Loeff N.V. (L&L) is a prominent law firm headquartered in Rotterdam,

Netherlands and has 6 Benelux offices and 11 branches in major international

financial centres. The firm has about 1.600 employees, including more than 850

legal and tax lawyers. Loyens & Loeff was created in 2000 through a merger

between the tax law firm Loyens & Volkmaars and part of the law firm Loeff Claeys

Verbeke. The histories of these firms began in the early 20th century. Through this

merger, Loyens & Loeff became the first firm where attorneys, tax lawyers, and civil

law notaries integrated their services. You can search for people at:

www.loyensloeff.com/EN-US/OURPEOPLE

and office locations at: www.loyensloeff.com/en-US/AboutUs/Offices

www.loyensloeff.com

Headquarters:

Netherlands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linklaters

http://www.linklaters.com/

http://www.littler.com/people

http://www.littler.com/locations

http://www.littler.com/

http://www.lockelord.com/professionals

http://www.lockelord.com/

http://www.loyensloeff.com/EN-US/OURPEOPLE/Pages/FindByName.aspx

http://www.loyensloeff.com/en-US/AboutUs/Offices/Pages/Default.aspx

http://www.loyensloeff.com/

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Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown is a global legal services firm advising clients across the Americas, Asia

and Europe. Their geographic strength means they can offer local market knowledge

combined with global reach. They serve many of the world‘s largest companies,

including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100, DAX and Hang Seng

Index companies and more than half of the world‘s largest banks. In early 2008,

Mayer Brown combined with leading Asian law firm JSM (formerly Johnson Stokes &

Master) to create a truly global law firm. The combined firm, known as Mayer Brown

JSM in Asia, offers a full range of legal services to clients through seven offices in

Asia. In December 2009, Mayer Brown formed an association with Tauil & Chequer

Advogados (T&C), one of the leading firms in Brazil. Through T&C clients have

access to a full service Brazilian domestic law practice. Office locations can be

accessed at: www.mayerbrown.com/locations

www.mayerbrown.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago)

McCarthy Tétrault

McCarthy Tétrault LLP is a law firm with offices in Canada‘s major commercial

centres and in London. It provides business law, litigation, tax, real estate, and

labour and employment law services. The firm represents Canadian and

international clients, including major public institutions, financial services

organisations, mining companies, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and

other corporations. The London office specialises in assisting clients with their

transatlantic transactions, and is staffed with both English and Canadian-qualified

lawyers. A charter member of the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce, it provides

services in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The firm has approximately 650

lawyers: Search at: mccarthy.ca/LawyerSearch.aspx

Office details at: mccarthy.ca/contact.aspx

mccarthy.ca

Headquarters:

Canada

McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Will & Emery LLP was founded in 1934 and is a premier international law

firm with a diversified business practice. One of the largest grossing law firms

globally, McDermott represents a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial

enterprises, both publicly and privately held. The Firm also houses the largest tax

practice in the United States. It has 18 offices, 1,100 attorney and 2,300

Employees. They have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt,

Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County,

Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. Further extending their

reach in Asia, they have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in

Shanghai.

www.mwe.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago)

http://www.mayerbrown.com/locations/

http://www.mayerbrown.com/

http://mccarthy.ca/LawyerSearch.aspx

http://mccarthy.ca/contact.aspx

http://mccarthy.ca/

http://www.mwe.com/

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McGuireWoods

McGuireWoods LLP is a major U.S. law firm with more than 900 attorneys in 19

offices in the United States and Europe. With the firm's largest offices in Richmond,

VA, Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, McGuireWoods has recently experienced a

period of rapid growth by opening new offices in London in 2009 and offices in

Houston and Austin, TX in 2011. The firm has also announced expansion plans with

new office space in Washington, D.C., London, Charlotte and Brussels, and

increased its client representation capabilities by adding former Senator Evan Bayh

as a partner and a nationally recognized debt finance team in Atlanta as well as a

new political law group in the firm's Washington D.C. office.

Search for people at: www.mcguirewoods.com/People.aspx

and office locations at: www.mcguirewoods.com/Offices.aspx

www.mcguirewoods.com

Headquarters:

USA

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP (commonly known as Milbank) is an

international law firm headquartered in New York City. It also has 10 other offices in

Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, São

Paulo, Singapore and Beijing. Milbank is a global law firm, with approximately 600

lawyers who provide financial and business legal services to financial, industrial and

commercial enterprises, as well as governments, institutions and individuals.

There‘s a searchable list of office locations at: www.milbank.com/offices/index.html

and people at: www.milbank.com/attorneys/index.html

www.milbank.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Minter Ellison

Minter Ellison is an international law firm based in Australia. A member of the Big

Six leading Australian law firms, it is the largest law firm headquartered in Australia,

with offices across 15 cities in five countries, 200 partners and 600 employees.

Office locations: www.minterellison.com/offices.

People search: www.minterellison.com/people

www.minterellison.com

Headquarters:

Australia

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Morgan Lewis & Bockius has 1,400 lawyers and 25 offices in the United States,

Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It provides comprehensive transactional,

litigation, labor and employment, regulatory, and intellectual property legal services

to clients of all sizes—from global Fortune 100 companies to just-conceived

startups—across all major industries. They are consistently ranked among the

world‘s leading law firms.

www.morganlewis.com

Headquarters:

USA

(Philadelphia,

PA)

Morrison & Foerster

Morrison & Foerster LLP (MoFo) is a large, full-service law firm with more than 1,000

lawyers in 17 offices. The firm was founded in San Francisco in 1883, and its largest

office is still located there. Its lawyers have experience in a broad range of practice

areas, including corporate transactions, financial services and regulation, life

sciences law, and IP litigation. Morrison & Foerster was the chief international

counsel for the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Furthermore, in 2013, Morrison Foerster represented Apple in its successful lawsuit

against Samsung for patent infringement. The firm has 17 offices and more than

1,000 attorneys.

www.mofo.com

Headquarters:

USA (San

Francisco)

https://www.mcguirewoods.com/People.aspx

http://www.mcguirewoods.com/Offices.aspx

https://www.mcguirewoods.com/

http://www.milbank.com/offices/index.html

http://www.milbank.com/attorneys/index.html

http://www.milbank.com/

http://www.minterellison.com/offices/

http://www.minterellison.com/people/

http://www.minterellison.com/

http://www.morganlewis.com/

http://www.mofo.com/

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MWE China Law

MWE China Law is a Chinese law firm with a seasoned and integrated professional

team based in Shanghai that is licensed to practise in the People's Republic of

China. The founders are John Z.L. Huang and Kevin Y. Qian, both formerly of

Allbright Law Offices. A well-established Chinese law firm, it possesses an in-depth

knowledge and understanding of the local laws, customs and regulations of the

People‘s Republic of China. With a Western-style approach to client service, they

manage to provide legal services and business advice to both Chinese companies

and multinational companies doing business in China. MWE China Law Offices is

strategically aligned with McDermott Will & Emery, an international law firm with 17

offices in the United States and Europe, to provide global companies based within

and outside of China superior global client service with access to leading lawyers

within China and around the globe.

www.mwechinalaw.com

Headquarters:

Shanghai

(People‘s

Republic of

China)

Nixon Peabody

Nixon Peabody LLP is a Global 100 law firm, with more than 600 attorneys

collaborating across major practice areas in cities across the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Office locations include: Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San

Francisco, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, Albany,

Buffalo, Long Island, Manchester, Rochester, and Providence. The firm ranks #62 on

Vault's top 100 law firms and #67 on the American Lawyer 100. Clients include

emerging and middle-market businesses, national and multinational corporations,

financial institutions, public entities, educational and not-for-profit institutions, and

individuals. The firm has nearly thirty teams that focus on specific industries or

areas of law. It has 300 lawyers in China and through their association with CWL

Partners and alliance with Hylands Law Firm.

Office locations: www.nixonpeabody.com/locations.aspx

Search for attorneys at: www.nixonpeabody.com/bios.aspx

www.nixonpeabody.com

Headquarters:

USA

Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright is a multinational law firm, with more than 3,800 lawyers in

over 50 cities worldwide. Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia,

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa (incorporated

as Deneys Reitz Inc) and Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, each of which is a separate legal

entity, are members (‗the Norton Rose Fulbright members‘) of Norton Rose Fulbright

Verein, a Swiss Verein. The firm Norton Rose Fulbright has offices across Europe,

the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East,

and Central Asia.

www.nortonrosefulbright.com/uk

Headquarters:

UK

http://www.mwechinalaw.com/

http://www.nixonpeabody.com/locations.aspx

http://www.nixonpeabody.com/bios.aspx

http://www.nixonpeabody.com/

http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/uk/

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O'Melveny & Myers

O‘Melveny & Myers LLP is an international law firm founded in Los Angeles,

California. The firm is 29th largest law firm in the world and has been said by Vault

to be one of America's top 25 most prestigious law firms and best firms to work for.

It employs around 800 lawyers in 16 offices worldwide. The firm has represented

clients, such as Bank of America, Exxon Mobil, Fannie Mae, Goldman Sachs, the

District of Columbia, New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and other

law firms. They represented former Enron Corporation chief executive Jeffrey K.

Skilling during his four-month fraud and conspiracy trial. O‘Melveny & Myers

attorneys represent clients in many areas, including antitrust and competitiveness

issues, appellate work, aviation law, capital markets, class-action defense, corporate

law, entertainment and media law, finance and restructuring, white collar defense

and corporate investigations, healthcare law, insurance and mass torts, intellectual

property and technology, labor and employment law, mergers and acquisitions,

private equity, project development and real estate, SEC, securities litigation,

strategic counseling, tax law, and trial and litigation work.

www.omm.com/unitedstates and www.omm.com/unitedkingdom

Headquarters:

USA (Los

Angeles)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is an international law firm founded in San

Francisco, California. It traces its roots back to 1863, making it the oldest

continuously operating law firm in San Francisco, and the second-oldest privately

held company in San Francisco after Levi Strauss & Co. The firm has over 1,100

lawyers worldwide in 25 offices, with more than 200 attorneys in each of its two

largest offices in San Francisco and New York. The firm is focused on serving

companies in the technology, energy & infrastructure and financial sectors and

practices in five core areas: Corporate, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance, Intellectual

Property and Litigation.

www.orrick.com

Headquarters:

USA (San

Francisco)

Paul Hastings

Paul Hastings LLP, formerly known as Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, is an

international law firm with 20 offices worldwide including 10 is the USA, 5 in Europe

and 5 in Asia. Paul Hastings serves a diverse client base that includes many of the

top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. The firm consistently ranks

among the best firms in leading legal publications such as The American Lawyer,

Chambers and Partners, and Legal 500. The firm ranked 2nd on The American

Lawyer's A-List of the 20 most successful law firms in America and 2nd overall in a

list of the top 40 most innovative law firms in the Financial Times' US Innovative

Lawyers 2013 report.

www.paulhastings.com

Headquarters:

USA (Los

Angeles)

http://www.omm.com/unitedstates/

http://www.omm.com/unitedkingdom



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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Strauss_%26_Co.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York

http://www.orrick.com/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.paulhastings.com/

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

The firm opened its doors in April 1875. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

LLP is a law firm headquartered on Sixth Avenue in New York City. The firm with

more than 500 attorneys, has a well-established background in corporate, personal

representation, entertainment law and litigation practices. The firm is also noted for

corporate work in mergers and acquisitions (especially in the private equity arena),

capital markets regulation, investment funds formation, high-yield debt offerings,

bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, employee benefits and executive

compensation, finance, intellectual property, real estate and tax law. The firm was

ranked the sixth most profitable law firm in the United States in 2010 (in terms of

profits per partner). In addition to its headquarters in New York, Paul, Weiss

maintains presences in Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Delaware, Toronto, London,

Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong.

There‘s a searchable list of offices at: www.paulweiss.com/locations.aspx

and lawyers at: www.paulweiss.com/Lawyers.aspx

www.paulweiss.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie is an international law firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It

has been listed on the Fortune Magazine "100 Best Places to Work in America" for

the past twelve years, and is routinely included in the AmLaw 100 list. Perkins Coie

is the oldest and largest law firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest and has a

total of 19 offices across the United States and Asia – see:

www.perkinscoie.com/Locations/locations.aspx The firm works in Intellectual

Property, Venture Capital, Emerging Companies, Labor & Employment, Corporate

Governance and Securities, Investigations and White Collar Defense, and Products

Liability practice groups. Perkins Coie provides corporate, commercial litigation and

intellectual property legal services to clients who range from FORTUNE 100

corporations to small, independent start-ups, as well as public and not-for-profit

organizations. Chambers regularly ranks Perkins Coie's Political Law practice first in

the United States. The firm has more than 900 attorneys –

search at: www.perkinscoie.com/professionals/professionals.aspx

www.perkinscoie.com

Headquarters:

USA

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (Pillsbury)

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (formerly Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro) is an

American law firm serving the energy, real estate, financial services, transportation,

and technology sectors, specializing in regulatory practice, as well as corporate &

securities, environment, intellectual property, litigation, employment and

international law. It has approximately 700 attorneys operating from 15 offices in

the U.S., London, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm has connections to the two

main political parties in the United States. The law firm's two oldest predecessor

firms were founded in New York in 1868 and in San Francisco in 1874, following the

California Gold Rush. The San Francisco firm, generally known as Pillsbury, Madison

& Sutro, helped create a number of new West Coast businesses including Chevron

and Pacific Bell (now known as AT&T). In the 2000s, Pillsbury has become an

advocate of labor outsourcing as a means of firms cutting costs by offering services

to both buyers and providers of outsourcing services.

Search for lawyers at: www.pillsburylaw.com/professionals

www.pillsburylaw.com

Headquarters:

USA

http://www.paulweiss.com/locations.aspx

http://www.paulweiss.com/Lawyers.aspx

http://www.paulweiss.com/

http://www.perkinscoie.com/Locations/locations.aspx

http://www.perkinscoie.com/professionals/professionals.aspx

http://www.perkinscoie.com/

http://www.pillsburylaw.com/professionals

http://www.pillsburylaw.com/

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Proskauer Rose

Proskauer Rose LLP (formerly known as Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, LLP)

is an international law firm that is headquartered in New York City. The firm was

founded in 1875 and currently has 13 offices worldwide (London, Paris, Beijing,

Hong Kong, and São Paulo) and over 700 attorneys. Proskauer is highly regarded

for its labour and employment, litigation, corporate, private equity, finance, and

intellectual property law departments. However, the firm is often in the headlines for

its sports law group and celebrity clientele. Proskauer represents almost every

major sports organization, including the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLS, MLB, Pac-12, Big

East, Association of Tennis Professionals, and English Premier League, as well as

entertainment players and organizations, including Madonna, U2, Kanye West, Bon

Jovi, Janet Jackson, Matisyahu, Lady Gaga, RCA Records, Creative Artists Agency,

Sony Music Entertainment, The Recording Academy, and MGM.

There‘s a searchable list of offices at: www.proskauer.com/offices and

lawyers at: www.proskauer.com/professionals

www.proskauer.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a business litigation-only ―white shoe‖

global law firm. It is one of the most prestigious and selective law firms in the

United States. In 2011 and 2012, profits per equity partner were the second highest

in the world. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and currently

employs more than 650 attorneys throughout eleven locations around the world,

including in New York City, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Washington, D.C.,

Tokyo, London, Mannheim, Moscow, Hamburg, Paris, Hong Kong, Munich, Sydney

and Brussels. The firm's largest office is located in New York City.

www.quinnemanuel.com

Headquarters:

USA (Los

Angeles,

California)

Reed Smith

Reed Smith LLP is a law firm, with more than 1,800 lawyers in 25 offices throughout

the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Reed Smith represents

international businesses from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging

enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services;

deliver regulatory counsel, and execute strategic domestic and cross-border

transactions. Reed Smith is an advisor to industries including financial services, life

sciences, health care, advertising, technology and media, shipping, energy and

natural resources, real estate, manufacturing, and education.

www.reedsmith.com

Headquarters:

USA (Pittsburgh)

http://www.proskauer.com/offices/

http://www.proskauer.com/professionals/

http://www.proskauer.com/

http://www.quinnemanuel.com/


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_100

http://www.reedsmith.com/

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Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray LLP is a global law firm with 11 offices located in the United States,

Asia, and Europe. The firm has over 1,000 lawyers, and professionals worldwide,

and its clients include corporations and financial institutions, government agencies,

universities, and health care organizations. The firm's major practice areas include

private equity, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, complex business

litigation, securities litigation, health care, life sciences, bankruptcy and business

restructuring, government enforcement and white collar crime, investment

management, hedge funds, antitrust, employee benefits, tax, and real estate. Ropes

& Gray also is recognised as a global leader in several industries, including life

sciences, health care, asset management, TMT (technology, media &

telecommunications) and retail. The firm is a leader in intellectual property law; in

2010 the firm received the Chambers USA "Award for Excellence" recognising it as

the top IP firm in the country, and U.S. News & World Report named Ropes & Gray

"law firm of the year" for patent litigation for 2014. In 2003, the firm acquired New

York City-based private equity law firm Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt & Maynard. In

2005, the firm acquired New York-based intellectual property law firm Fish & Neave.

www.ropesgray.com

Headquarters:

USA (Boston)

Schulte Roth & Zabel

Schulte Roth & Zabel is an American law firm. The firm was founded in New York

City in 1969 and launched in London offering American and English law capabilities

in 2002. The firm also has an office in Washington, D.C. The firm has an investment

management practice, which focuses on the formation of private investment funds,

also called hedge funds. It also works in structured products and derivatives. Search

for attorneys at: www.srz.com/attorneys

www.srz.com

Headquarters:

USA

Seyfarth Shaw

Seyfarth Shaw LLP is an international AmLaw 100 law firm headquartered in

Chicago, Illinois. Founded in Chicago in 1945 the firm originally achieved national

prominence for its work in the area of labor and employment law. Today, the firm‘s

clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies, and its practice reflects

virtually every industry and segment of the economy. Seyfarth Shaw has been

recognised as one of the most innovative law firms in the nation for its

implementation of "Seyfarth Lean", a unique client service model that combines the

principles of Lean Six Sigma with robust technology, knowledge management,

process management techniques, alternative fee structures and practical tools.

Seyfarth was also named among the top five law firms in BTI Consulting Group's

2013 "Client Service A-Team" ranking, which identifies the top law firms for client

service through a national survey of corporate counsel. The firm has 13 offices and

more than 750 attorneys. Office locations: www.seyfarth.com/Offices Search for

attorneys at: www.seyfarth.com/People/AdvancedSearch/Attorney

www.seyfarth.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago IL)

http://www.ropesgray.com/

http://www.srz.com/attorneys/

http://www.srz.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seyfarth_Shaw

http://www.seyfarth.com/Offices

http://www.seyfarth.com/People/AdvancedSearch/Attorney

http://www.seyfarth.com/

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Shearman & Sterling

Shearman & Sterling LLP is a leading international law firm headquartered in New

York City. It is organised as a single, integrated partnership with approximately 850

lawyers in many of the commercial centers around the world. The firm's lawyers

come from some 80 countries, speak more than 60 languages and practice US,

English, EU, French, German, Italian and Hong Kong law. In addition nearly half of

its lawyers practice outside the United States. From complex cross-border

transactions to exclusively local deals, clients rely on its vast international network

to help accomplish their business goals.

www.shearman.com/en

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, known more commonly as Sheppard

Mullin, is an AmLaw 100 law firm with 640 attorneys in 15 offices. Its first office was

founded in Los Angeles, California in 1927. Its most recent office opened in Seoul in

2012.[2] In 2008, Sheppard Mullin represented the Wikimedia Foundation in a

defamation lawsuit.

Search for attorneys at: www.sheppardmullin.com/attorneys.html

and office locations at: www.sheppardmullin.com/offices.html

www.sheppardmullin.com

Headquarters:

USA

Sidley Austin

Sidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is the sixth-

largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with approximately 1700 lawyers, annual

revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 19 cities worldwide, with the

most recent addition of Boston, MA in 2013. It is a full-service law firm, with broad

experience in transaction and litigation matters. The firm was formed as the result

of the 2011 merger of two firms: the Chicago-based Sidley & Austin, founded in

1866, and the New York-based Brown & Wood, founded in 1914. In each year since

the survey's inception, Sidley has received more First-Tier National Rankings than

any other U.S. law firm in the Best Law Firms Survey by U.S. News & World Report.

As of 2011, it was the 12th largest law firm in the world (and 8th in the US) by

revenue.

www.sidley.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago)

Simmons & Simmons

Simmons & Simmons is an international legal practice with over 1,500 people and

22 offices located in major business and financial centres throughout Europe, the

Middle East and Asia. Its largest office is in London. The firm undertakes significant

cross-border and highly complex matters and transactions alongside work in local

markets. It delivers services from across its corporate, dispute resolution,

employment and financial markets departments, and it has a particular focus on

work in financial institutions, asset management & investment funds, and in the

technology, life sciences and energy & infrastructure sectors.

Search for people at: www.simmons-simmons.com/en/People

and locations at: www.simmons-simmons.com/en/Locations

www.simmons-simmons.com

Headquarters:

UK (London)

http://www.shearman.com/en/

https://www.sheppardmullin.com/attorneys.html

http://www.sheppardmullin.com/offices.html

http://www.sheppardmullin.com/

http://www.sidley.com/

http://www.simmons-simmons.com/en/People

http://www.simmons-simmons.com/en/Locations

http://www.simmons-simmons.com/

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a law firm which employs over 800 attorneys in

10 offices worldwide. The firm is highly regarded for its litigation and corporate

practices, with special attention focused on its mergers and acquisitions specialty. It

is consistently among the most profitable large law firms in the world on a per-

partner basis according to the American Lawyer‘s annual AmLaw 100 Survey. For

2011, Simpson Thacher was ranked #6 on The Vault‘s Top 100 Most Prestigious Law

Firm Rankings, and #1 in Private Equity. The firm is also recognized in various other

surveys, including Vault.com‘s 2010 review of the 20 Best Law Firms to Work For.

The firm has relationships with private equity firms Blackstone Group and Kohlberg

Kravis Roberts, and it has longstanding ties to JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America,

and the United States Department of the Treasury.

www.stblaw.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (often shortened to

Skadden Arps; Skadden; or SASM&F), founded in 1948, is a law firm based in New

York City. With nearly 2,000 attorneys, it is one of the largest, most prestigious and

highest-grossing law firms in the world. In 2010, Skadden was the second largest

law firm in the world in revenue and had about 1,886 attorneys in 23 offices in

2011. The total number of employees at the firm is nearly 4,200.

www.skadden.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York,

NY)

Slater & Gordon

Slater & Gordon Lawyers is a multinational law firm headquartered in Australia

employing 1,200 people across 70 offices in Australia and 480 people in 12 UK

locations. In 2012, Slater and Gordon acquired a number of UK based law firms, and

has since become one of the UK's leading personal law firms. The firm's revenue as

of November 2013 puts it in the top 50 UK law firms. It was founded in Melbourne,

Victoria in 1935. Slater & Gordon‘s UK based practice areas are personal law

focused and include: personal injury, clinical and medical negligence, employment,

divorce and family, business, crime and regulatory, commercial and civil litigation,

and media, libel and privacy. Additionally, the firm represents the Police Federation

of England and Wales and specialises in police law. Slater & Gordon is a leading

consumer law firm in Australia with a growing presence in the United Kingdom (UK)

consumer law market. Search for people in the UK at: www.slatergordon.co.uk/our-

experts and worldwide at: www.slatergordon.com.au/our-people UK locations are

listed at: www.slatergordon.co.uk/contact-us

and worldwide at: www.slatergordon.com.au/location/vic/melbourne

www.slatergordon.co.uk

Headquarters:

Australia

Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May is an international law firm headquartered in London and a

member of the Magic Circle of leading UK law firms. In addition to London it has

offices in Beijing, Brussels and Hong Kong. It also works with market leading firms

around the world. Slaughter and May has approximately 560 legal advisers,

including 114 partners as well as 740 other staff. Although it is significantly smaller

than the other members of the Magic Circle in terms of revenues and number of

staff, it has the highest profits per equity partner of any UK-based law firm and

according to a 2012 survey by US careers publisher Vault, is viewed by solicitors in

similar firms as the most prestigious law firm in the United Kingdom. There‘s a

searchable list of partners at: www.slaughterandmay.com/who-we-

are/partners.aspxlawyers

www.slaughterandmay.com

Headquarters:

UK (London)

http://www.stblaw.com/

http://www.skadden.com/




http://www.slatergordon.co.uk/contact-us/

http://www.slatergordon.com.au/location/vic/melbourne

http://www.slatergordon.co.uk/

https://www.slaughterandmay.com/who-we-are/partners.aspxlawyers

https://www.slaughterandmay.com/who-we-are/partners.aspxlawyers

http://www.slaughterandmay.com/


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Squire Sanders

Squire Sanders is an international legal practice with 39 offices in 19 countries. The

firm was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1890, and subsequently absorbed a number

of other legal practices including several Pacific Rim offices of Graham & James, the

Florida-based law firm of Steel Hector & Davis, Hammonds in the United Kingdom,

and the Perth, Australia office of Minter Ellison. Squire Sanders is structured as a

Swiss Verein in which legal and client services are provided by Squire Sanders (US)

LLP, Squire Sanders (UK) LLP, Squire Sanders (AU) and a number of other

subsidiary and affiliated entities. As of April 2013, its largest offices are (in

descending order) London, Cleveland, Leeds, Birmingham, Columbus and

Washington, DC. Of its approximately 1,300 lawyers, approximately 650 are in

Europe and the Middle East, 540 are in the Americas and 115 are in the Asia-Pacific

region. The American Lawyer estimated Squire Sanders to be the 24th largest law

firm in the world by number of lawyers and 41st by annual revenue as of 2012.

Squire Sanders entered merger talks with Patton Boggs, a prominent Washington-

based law firm experiencing financial difficulties, in 2014.

Offices and Locations; www.squiresanders.com/offices

Law professionals: www.squiresanders.com/professionals

www.squiresanders.com

Headquarters:

USA

Sullivan & Cromwell

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is an international law firm with approximately 800 lawyers

in 12 offices, located in financial centres across the globe. Sullivan & Cromwell

consistently ranks as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world, ranking as

the 3rd most prestigious in the 2014 Vault law firm ranking. The firm has steered

the development of many of the world's corporate titans over the past 130-plus

years. The firm has consistently represented some of the world's biggest investment

banks and financial institutions, multinational corporations, private equity clients,

and high net worth individuals.

home.sullcrom.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Troutman Sanders

Troutman Sanders LLP, founded in 1897, is an international law firm with more than

600 attorneys located in North America and Asia. On January 2, 2009, the firm

merged with D.C.-based Ross Dixon & Bell, keeping and operating under the name

Troutman Sanders. This merger expanded the firm‘s footprint into Illinois and

California, while doubling its presence in Washington, D.C. The firm has offices in

Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, New York, Norfolk, Orange County, Portland, Raleigh,

Richmond, San Diego, Shanghai, Tyson's Corner, Virginia Beach and Washington,

D.C. The firm is organized into over 40 areas of legal practice within five sections:

Business Law, Energy and Industry Regulation, Finance, Litigation and Real Estate.

Search for experts at: www.troutmansanders.com/attorneys

www.troutmansanders.com

Headquarters:

USA (Atlanta GA)

http://www.squiresanders.com/offices/

http://www.squiresanders.com/professionals/

http://www.squiresanders.com/

http://home.sullcrom.com/

http://www.troutmansanders.com/attorneys/

http://www.troutmansanders.com/

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Venable

Venable LLP is a law firm formerly known as Venable, Baetjer & Howard LLP. The

firm is ranked 76th in the AmLaw 100 survey 2013. It was founded in Baltimore in

1900. Today the firm has 9 offices throughout the USA and includes over 600

attorneys practising in over 70 practice and industry areas covering corporate and

business law, complex litigation, intellectual property and regulatory and

government affairs. Venable is nationally ranked by a number of legal and business

journals. It ranked 76th in the 2013 AmLaw 100 list, and 84th on the National Law

Journal's top 250 law firms list. Regionally, the Washington Post listed Venable

among the 10 largest D.C. law firms in 2012. In 2013, the Baltimore Business

Journal listed Venable as the largest law firm in the Baltimore, MD area and the Los

Angeles Business Journal listed Venable as the 69th largest firm in Los Angeles

County. Attorney search at: www.venable.com/professionals

and office locations at: www.venable.com/about/offices

www.venable.com

Headquarters:

USA

Vinson & Elkins

Vinson & Elkins LLP (or V&E) is an international law firm headquartered in the First

City Tower in Downtown Houston, Texas. The firm has offices in major energy,

financial, and political centers worldwide, including Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing,

Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Moscow, New York City, Palo Alto,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia San Francisco, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. Office details:

www.velaw.com/offices/offices.aspx

Lawyer search at: www.velaw.com/lawyers/lawyersearch.aspx?id=1134

www.velaw.com

Headquarters:

USA (Houston

TX)

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a prominent law firm located in its only office in

New York City where it has over 200 attorneys. The firm was founded in 1965 For

many years, it has been the most profitable large law firm in the world on a per-

partner basis according to the American Lawyer's annual AmLaw 100 Survey. The

firm also ranks at the top of other various surveys, including the Vault.com

Associates Survey and was ranked as the Most Prestigious Law Firm to Work For by

the AveryIndex. It is also regarded as the most difficult law firm to be hired at and

regularly pays well above market. The firm is known for its skill in mergers and

acquisitions. One of the founding partners, Martin Lipton invented the so-called

"poison pill defense" during the 1980s to foil hostile takeovers. The firm is also

known for its skill in business litigation. It has handled many of the precedent-

setting Delaware corporate governance cases.

There‘s a searchable list of attorneys at: www.wlrk.com/Firm

www.wlrk.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Weil, Gotshal & Manges is an American international law firm. It employs 1,200

lawyers. The firm was founded in New York City in 1931. It now has 21 offices

worldwide and 1,200 lawyers. Office locations are listed at: www.weil.com/locations.

www.weil.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

http://www.venable.com/professionals/

http://www.venable.com/about/offices/

http://www.venable.com/

http://www.velaw.com/offices/offices.aspx

http://www.velaw.com/lawyers/lawyersearch.aspx?id=1134

http://www.velaw.com/

http://www.wlrk.com/Firm/

http://www.wlrk.com/

http://www.weil.com/locations/

http://www.weil.com/

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White & Case

White & Case LLP was founded in New York in 1901 and has grown into one of the

world's leading global law firms. The firm has practice groups in emerging markets

including Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia,

as well as in Europe. White & Case has 1900 lawyers and nearly 5,000 employees in

40 offices in 27 countries around the world. White & Case clients include many of

the world's most respected and well-established companies, visionary start-ups,

governmental organisations and state-owned entities.

www.whitecase.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York)

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Founded in 1888, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an international law firm with eight

offices in six countries (including offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London,

Paris, Rome, Milan, Frankfurt and Brussels). The firm has cultivated a strong

corporate practice focused on investment funds, bankruptcy and intellectual

property. The firm has approximately 600 lawyers and staff attorneys. Major clients

include financial news company Bloomberg L.P.

Attorney search at: www.willkie.com/attorneys/attorneys.aspx

www.willkie.com

Headquarters:

USA (New York

City)

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (known as WilmerHale) is an American

law firm with 15 offices across the United States, Europe and Asia. It was created in

2004 through the merger of the Boston-based firm Hale and Dorr and the

Washington-based firm Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, and employs more than 1,100

attorneys worldwide. The firm is recognised as one of the top law firms in the

United States.

www.wilmerhale.com/uk and www.wilmerhale.com/services/practice/practicelist

Headquarters:

USA (Boston, MA

and Washington,

DC)

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR) is a law firm in the United States that

specialises in business, securities, and intellectual property law. The firm's

Chairman, Larry Sonsini, is well known as an attorney and advisor to technology

companies. The firm has 14 offices, 631 attorneys and 1,298 employees.

WSGR provides legal services to some of the best-known computer technology firms

and venture capital funds in Silicon Valley, as well as smaller firms and start-ups.

WSGR deals in corporate and securities law, licensing, tax, employee benefits, real

estate, antitrust, and litigation. Its New York City office focuses on corporate

finance, antitrust, and mergers and acquisitions. Search for attorneys at:

www.wsgr.com/WSGR/DBIndex.aspx?SectionName=attorneys and office locations

at: www.wsgr.com/WSGR/Display.aspx?SectionName=locations.

www.wsgr.com

Headquarters:

USA

http://www.whitecase.com/

http://www.willkie.com/attorneys/attorneys.aspx

http://www.willkie.com/

http://www.wilmerhale.com/uk/

http://www.wilmerhale.com/services/practice/practicelist.aspx

http://www.wsgr.com/WSGR/DBIndex.aspx?SectionName=attorneys

http://www.wsgr.com/WSGR/Display.aspx?SectionName=locations/locations.htm

http://www.wsgr.com/

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Winston & Strawn

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with approximately 900 attorneys

among 13 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1853, it is the

oldest law firm in the city of Chicago. For more than 160 years, the firm has served

as a trusted adviser and advocate for clients across virtually every industry. Offices

of the firm are in Beijing, China (2009); Brussels, Belgium (2013); Charlotte, North

Carolina (2008); Chicago, Illinois (1853); Geneva, Switzerland (1993); Hong Kong,

China (2009); Houston, Texas (2011); London, England (2003); Los Angeles,

California (1999); Moscow, Russia (2005); Newark, New Jersey (2000); New York,

New York (1989); Paris, France (1995); San Francisco, California (2003); Shanghai,

China (2009); Silicon Valley, California (2013); Washington, D.C. (1970).

www.winston.com

Headquarters:

USA (Chicago)

http://www.winston.com/

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PROFESSIONAL BODIES FOR LAWYERS/ATTORNEYS AROUND THE WORLD

Note: Some of the following organisations are not professional bodies as such in that they appear to

have no general regulatory control over members and are therefore seem more akin to trade

associations or specialist focus groups. In some jurisdictions, the bar association comprises lawyers

who are qualified as barristers or advocates in particular, versus solicitors. Membership in bar

associations may be mandatory or optional for practicing attorneys, depending on jurisdiction. The

entries have been included (in alphabetical order) by zone corresponding with the zones in our World

Business resource section at blog.bizezia.com.

Not Zone-Specific

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC): www.acc.com

The Association of Muslim lawyers: www.aml.org.uk/cms

Avocats Sans Frontières (Lawyers Without Borders): www.asf.be/en

Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association: www.besla.org

Business Lawyer's Association from Juris International: Information on Business Lawyer's

Associations from around the world. In English, French and Spanish:

www.jurisint.org/en/asc/index.html

Chan Robles' Virtual Law Library: Links to Bar Associations around the World in Chan Robles'

Virtual Law Library: www.chanrobles.com/virtualbarasso.htm

COMBAR - The Commercial Bar Association: www.combar.com

Customs and International Trade Bar Association: www.citba.org

Hieros Gamos Bar Associations Worldwide: www.hg.org/bar.html

International Academy of Estate and Trust Law: www.international-academy.org

International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: www.iaml-usa.com

International Association of Democratic Lawyers: www.iadllaw.org

International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL): www.iael.org

International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists: www.intjewishlawyers.org

International Association of Lawyers – UIA: www.uianet.org

International Association of Sports Law: iasl.org

International Association of Young Lawyers (A.I.J.A.): www.aija.org/modules/motionmill

International Bar Association: www.ibanet.org

International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association (ICDAA): www.aiad-icdaa.org

The International Media Lawyers Association (IMLA):

www.internationalmedialawyers.org/html/backgroundinfo.htm

International Law Association: www.ila-hq.org

International Municipal Lawyers Association: www.imla.org

International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association: www.ipebla.org

International Society of Barristers: www.isob.com/mb/home.php

http://blog.bizezia.com/

http://www.acc.com/

http://www.aml.org.uk/cms/

http://www.asf.be/en

http://www.besla.org/

http://www.jurisint.org/en/asc/index.html

http://www.chanrobles.com/virtualbarasso.htm

http://www.combar.com/

http://www.citba.org/

http://www.hg.org/bar.html

http://www.international-academy.org/

http://www.iaml-usa.com/

http://www.iadllaw.org/

http://www.iael.org/

http://www.intjewishlawyers.org/

http://www.uianet.org/

http://iasl.org/

http://www.aija.org/modules/motionmill/

http://www.ibanet.org/

http://www.aiad-icdaa.org/

http://www.internationalmedialawyers.org/html/backgroundinfo.htm

http://www.ila-hq.org/

http://www.imla.org/

http://www.ipebla.org/

http://www.isob.com/mb/home.php

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International Sport Lawyers Association: www.isla-int.com/html_seiten/index_engl.htm

International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw): www.itechlaw.org

Lawyers Associated Worldwide: www.lawyersworldwide.com

Lex Fori L'espace international du droit: www.lexfori.net/soft_law_fr.htm

Muslim Lawyers Association: www.mlajhb.com

Specialist Bar Associations: There are 24 specialist Bar Associations, listed at:

www.barcouncil.org.uk/about-the-bar/what-is-the-bar/specialist-bar-associations

Union Internationale des Avocats (International Association of Lawyers)

www.uianet.org

Africa

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK): www.lsk.or.ke

Law Society of South Africa: www.lssa.org.za

Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa:

www.ohadalegis.com/anglais/about_network.htm

Americas

American Bar Association (ABA): www.abanet.org

Association of Lawyers of Buenos Aires: Official site for the Association of Lawyers of Buenos

Aires, Argentina. In Spanish: www.aaba.org.ar

Bar Association of Mexico: This website is only available in Spanish: www.bma.org.mx

Bar Association of Peru (Lima): www.cal.org.pe

Canadian Bar Association: Extensive association organisational information, discussion of issues

pertinent to legal professionals, and access to reports and speeches. In English and French:

www.cba.org

Cuban American Bar Association: www.cabaonline.com

Inter-American Bar Association: In English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese: www.iaba.org

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Bar Association: www.oecsbar.org

Quebec Bar Association: www.barreau.qc.ca

Asia

China Business Law Association: cblalaw.org

Daini Tokyo Bar Association: www.niben.jp/english/index.html

Hong Kong Bar Association: www.hkba.org

The Indian Society of International Law (ISIL): www.isil-aca.org/about_ISIL.htm

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA): The Inter-Pacific Bar Association is an international

association of business and commercial lawyers with a focus on the Asia Pacific region: ipba.org

Japan Federation of Bar Associations: www.nichibenren.or.jp/en

Law Society of Hong Kong: www.hklawsoc.org.hk

Law

http://www.isla-int.com/html_seiten/index_engl.htm

http://www.itechlaw.org/

http://www.lawyersworldwide.com/

http://www.lexfori.net/soft_law_fr.htm

http://www.mlajhb.com/

http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/about-the-bar/what-is-the-bar/specialist-bar-associations/

http://www.uianet.org/

http://www.lsk.or.ke/

http://www.lssa.org.za/

http://www.ohadalegis.com/anglais/about_network.htm

http://www.abanet.org/

http://www.aaba.org.ar/

http://www.bma.org.mx/

http://www.cal.org.pe/

http://www.cba.org/

http://www.cabaonline.com/

http://www.iaba.org/

http://www.oecsbar.org/

http://www.barreau.qc.ca/

http://cblalaw.org/

http://www.niben.jp/english/index.html

http://www.hkba.org/

http://www.isil-aca.org/about_ISIL.htm

https://ipba.org/

http://www.nichibenren.or.jp/en/

http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/

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Society of Singapore: www.lawsociety.org.sg

Malaysia Bar Council: www.malaysianbar.org.my

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

www.napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp?code=home

Society of Indian Law Firms: www.silf.org.in

Australasia

The Australian Capital Territory Bar Association: www.actbar.com.au

Australian Corporate Lawyers Association: www.acla.com.au

Fiji Law Society: www.fls.org.fj

Law Council of Australia: www.lawcouncil.asn.au

New Zealand Law Society: www.lawsociety.org.nz

Europe

Bar Association of Finland: elixir.bham.ac.uk/Country%20information/Finland/finbar1.htm

The Criminal Bar Association: www.criminalbar.com

European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & World Human Rights (ELDH): www.eldh.eu

European Bar Associations: From Andorra to Ukraine, listed at: www.hg.org/euro-bar.html

European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA): www.ecla.org

European Women Lawyers Association – EWLA: www.ewla.org

The German Bar Association: www.anwaltverein.de

German-South African Lawyers Association: www.dsjv.org/design/index.icom?lang=en

International Lawyers' Association of Finland: www.ilaf.org

Isle of Man Law Society: www.iomlawsociety.co.im

The Law Society of England and Wales: www.lawsociety.org.uk

The Law Society of Ireland: www.lawsociety.ie

The Law Society of Northern Ireland: www.lawsoc-ni.org

The Law Society of Scotland: www.lawscot.org.uk

Norwegian Bar Association: www.jus.no

Society of Solicitor Advocates: www.solicitoradvocates.org

Solicitors Regulation Authority: www.sra.org.uk/home/home.page

Swedish Bar Association: www.advokatsamfundet.se

Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE): www.ccbe.eu

http://www.lawsociety.org.sg/

http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/

http://www.napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp?code=home

http://www.silf.org.in/

http://www.actbar.com.au/

http://www.acla.com.au/

http://www.fls.org.fj/

http://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/

https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/

http://elixir.bham.ac.uk/Country%20information/Finland/finbar1.htm

https://www.criminalbar.com/

http://www.eldh.eu/

http://www.hg.org/euro-bar.html

http://www.ecla.org/

http://www.ewla.org/

http://www.anwaltverein.de/

http://www.dsjv.org/design/index.icom?lang=en

http://www.ilaf.org/

http://www.iomlawsociety.co.im/

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/

http://www.lawsociety.ie/

http://www.lawsoc-ni.org/

http://www.lawscot.org.uk/

http://www.jus.no/

http://www.solicitoradvocates.org/

http://www.sra.org.uk/home/home.page

http://www.advokatsamfundet.se/

http://www.ccbe.eu/

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Middle East

Bahrain Bar Society: www.batelco.com.bh

Iranian American Bar Association: www.iaba.us

Israel Bar: www.israelbar.org.il

Kazakhstan Bar Association: www.thelawyer.kz

Kuwait Lawyers Association: kls.org.kw

Pakistan Bar Council: pakistanbarcouncil.org

Qatari Lawyers Association: www.qfc.com.qa/Files/Qatari%20Lawyers%20contacts2.pdf

Union of Turkish Bar Associations: eski.barobirlik.org.tr/eng/laws/attorneyship_law.aspx

http://www.batelco.com.bh/

http://www.iaba.us/

http://www.israelbar.org.il/

http://www.thelawyer.kz/

http://kls.org.kw/

http://pakistanbarcouncil.org/

http://www.qfc.com.qa/Files/Qatari%20Lawyers%20contacts2.pdf

http://eski.barobirlik.org.tr/eng/laws/attorneyship_law.aspx

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