List of largest Canada-based law firms by revenue

This is a list of the largest Canada-based law firms by revenue in 2017.[1][2]

Canada rank Global rank Name Revenue (US$)[1][2] Revenue per lawyer (US$)[1][2] Lawyers[3][4] Profit per equity partner (US$)[5] Profit per lawyer (US$)[5] Equity partners[5] Profit margin Leverage (lawyers: equity partners) Headquarters Offices Established
1 74 Gowling 587,140,000 479,700 1,224 392,500 121,000 378 25.3% 3.24:1 Ottawa, ON 18 merger, 2016
2 78 Osler 570,960,000 1,272,000 449 1,272,000 620,000 219 48.8% 2.05:1 Toronto, ON 6 1862
3 86 Blakes 480,480,000 777,000 618 837,000 359,000 265 46.2% 2.33:1 Toronto, ON 9 1856
4 93 McCarthy 460,976,000 766,000 602 768,000 268,000 210 35.0% 2.87:1 Toronto, ON 7 1855
5 126 Fasken 359,840,000 480,000 749 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Toronto, ON 10 merger, 2000
6 132 BLG 346,320,000 497,000 697 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Toronto, ON 6 merger, 2000
7 147 Stikeman 300,815,000 640,000 470 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Montreal, QC 7 1952

Gowling reported that its Canadian partnership, with 407 partners and about 650 lawyers, generated 59% of the combined firm's revenue (equalling about US$ 346.41 million).[6]

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  1. ^ a b c "The 2018 Global 100 Ranked by Revenue". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  2. ^ a b c "The Global 200, Ranked by Revenue". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. ^ "The 2018 Global 100 Ranked by Head Count". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. ^ "The Global 200, Ranked by Head Count". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  5. ^ a b c "The 2018 Global 100 Ranked by Profits per Equity Partner". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  6. ^ "Gowling WLG revenue climbs to £455m in second post-merger results". Legal Business. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-12-01.