List of largest United Kingdom–based law firms by revenue

This is a list of the world's largest United Kingdom–based law firms by revenue in the financial year 2022.[1]

Global rank Firm Revenue (US$) Lawyers Revenue per lawyer (US$)
12 Allen & Overy $2,597,910,000 2,821 $921,000
13 Clifford Chance $2,550,900,000 2,547 $1,002,000
16 Linklaters $2,350,490,000 2,684 $876,000
17 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer $2,276,264,000 2,062 $1,104,000
24 CMS (EEIG) $1,964,175,000 4,334 $453,000
35 Herbert Smith Freehills $1,467,201,000 2,299 $638,000
36 Eversheds Sutherland $1,453,516,562 2,616 $556,000
55 Ashurst $1,087,411,000 1,719 $633,000
65 Clyde & Co. $975,577,000 2,148 $454,000
74 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner $845,190,000 1,190 $710,000
81 Pinsent Masons $749,559,000 1,728 $434,000
83 Slaughter and May $729,889,000 594 $1,229,000
92 Simmons & Simmons $644,529,000 973 $662,000
96 Bird & Bird $612,365,000 1,543 $397,000
107 Addleshaw Goddard $548,035,000 1,197 $458,000
109 Taylor Wessing $543,087,000 1,079 $503,000
126 DWF $470,222,000 694 $678,000
128 Osborne Clarke $465,603,000 1,205 $386,000
129 Fieldfisher $457,727,000 779 $588,000
147 Kennedys $387,930,000 1,123 $345,000
150 DAC Beachcroft $371,130,000 1,166 $318,000
152 Macfarlanes $366,929,000 404 $909,000
154 Withers $356,285,000 778 $458,000
158 Irwin Mitchell $341,934,000 816 $419,000
169 Mishcon de Reya $315,461,000 545 $579,000
186 Stephenson Harwood $282,059,000 507 $556,000
188 HFW $278,768,000 495 $563,000
194 Watson Farley & Williams $266,471,000 579 $460,000

This list excludes firms with a large presence in the UK that structure their operations as a Swiss Verein. This is because these firms structurally differ from the firms listed above, especially when it comes to sharing profits. Some of these firms include DLA Piper, Baker McKenzie, Dentons, Norton Rose Fulbright and Squire Patton Boggs among others.

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Global 200 Ranked by Revenue". Law.com International. Retrieved 11 March 2024.