List of largest UK law firms
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A list of the largest law firms in the United Kingdom by worldwide turnover in 2007 (2006[1]) according to The Lawyer.[2] Note that this list only includes firms with their headquarters in the UK:
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[edit] The Top 100 UK law firms
| # | Law Firm | 2007 Turnover (£m) |
2006 Turnover (£m) |
Notes (including where headquartered) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ▬ | Clifford Chance | £1,194.0m | £1,030.0m | Magic Circle (London) |
| 2 ▬ | Linklaters | £1,121.0m | £935.3m | Magic Circle (London) |
| 3 ▬ | Freshfields | £986.0m | £882.0m | Magic Circle (London) |
| 4 ▬ | Allen & Overy | £887.0m | £736.0m | Magic Circle (London) |
| 5 ▲ | DLA Piper | £446.0m | £366.4m | International/UK National (London) |
| 6 ▼ | Lovells | £425.0m | £396.0m | Silver Circle/International (London) |
| 7 ▲ | Slaughter and May | £417.0m | £321.0m | Magic Circle (London) |
| 8 ▼ | Eversheds | £356.0m | £323.0m | International/UK National (London) |
| 9 ▬ | Herbert Smith | £334.0m | £296.0m | Silver Circle/International (London) |
| 10 ▲ | Ashurst | £275.0m | £214.0m | International (London) |
| 11 ▼ | Simmons & Simmons | £250.4m | £227.0m | International (London) |
| 12 ▬ | Norton Rose | £233.0m | £210.0m | International (London) |
| 13 ▬ | CMS Cameron McKenna | £197.4m | £181.3m | International/UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 14 ▬ | Pinsent Masons | £192.4m | £172.0m | International/UK National (London) |
| 15 ▲ | SJ Berwin | £189.0m | £155.0m | Silver Circle/UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 16 ▼ | Addleshaw Goddard | £176.7m | £161.2m | UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 17 ▲ | Berwin Leighton Paisner | £169.0m | £145.0m | Silver Circle/UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 18 ▲ | Taylor Wessing | £161.0m | £142.5m | International/UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 19 ▼ | Denton Wilde Sapte | £155.7m | £154.0m | International/UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 20 ▲ | Clyde & Co | £135.0m | £125.0m | International (London) |
| 21 ▼ | Hammonds | £127.6m | £132.6m | National (Leeds) |
| 22 ▬ | Irwin Mitchell | £127.0m | £112.0m | National (Sheffield) |
| 23 ▬ | Nabarro | £123.0m | £107.3m | UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 24 ▲ | Bird & Bird | £115.6m | £96.7m | (London) |
| 25 ▼ | Wragge & Co | £112.6m | £101.3m | (Birmingham) |
| 26=▼ | Beachcroft | £112.0m | £98.0m | National (London) |
| 26=▲ | Salans | £112.0m | £95.5m | International (London) |
| 28 ▬ | Macfarlanes | £103.0m | £90.0m | Silver Circle (London) |
| 29 ▲ | Shoosmiths | £95.0m | £74.7m | National (Northampton) |
| 30 ▲ | Halliwells | £86.2m | £62.7m | National (Manchester) |
| 31 ▬ | Olswang | £83.1m | £77.7m | UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 32 ▲ | Osborne Clarke | £82.8m | £74.1m | National (Bristol) |
| 33 ▲ | Travers Smith | £78.5m | £68.1m | Silver Circle (London) |
| 34 ▲ | Withers | £78.2m | £67.2m | International (London) |
| 35 ▼ | Barlow Lyde & Gilbert | £76.2m | £79.4m | UK Mid-Size (London) |
| 36 ▲ | Stephenson Harwood | £71.7m | £61.1m | (London) |
| 37 ▲ | Hill Dickinson | £68.5m | £54.5m | (Liverpool) |
| 38 ▬ | Holman Fenwick & Willan | £68.3m | £61.6m | International (London) |
| 39 ▲ | Trowers & Hamlins | £68.1m | £56.4m | International (London) |
| 40 ▬ | Field Fisher Waterhouse | £67.7m | £60.0m | (London) |
| 41 ▼ | Lawrence Graham | £66.0m | £66.0m | (London) |
| 42 ▼ | Charles Russell | £63.5m | £58.2m | (London) |
| 43 ▲ | Burges Salmon | £61.4m | £54.2m | (Bristol) |
| 44 ▲ | Dundas & Wilson | £60.5m | £53.0m | (Edinburgh) |
| 45 ▲ | McGrigors | £60.0m | £51.5m | (Edinburgh) |
| 46 ▼ | Cobbetts | £58.6m | £53.8m | UK National (Manchester) |
| 47 ▲ | Mills & Reeve | £56.4m | £49.1m | (Norwich) |
| 48=▲ | Dickinson Dees | £56.0m | £47.8m | (Newcastle) |
| 48=▲ | Ince & Co | £56.0m | £47.0m | International (London) |
| 50 ▲ | Maclay Murray & Spens | £54.3m | £48.7m | (Glasgow) |
| 51 ▼ | Watson, Farley & Williams | £54.0m | £53.5m | International (London) |
| 52 ▼ | Reynolds Porter Chamberlain | £52.9m | £52.9m | (London) |
| 53 ▲ | DWF | £50.0m | £33.9m | (Liverpool) |
| 54 ▬ | Kennedys | £49.8m | £46.5m | (London) |
| 55 ▬ | Walker Morris | £47.7m | £45.3m | (Leeds) |
| 56 ▲ | Clarke Willmott | £45.1m | £39.4m | (Bristol) |
| 57 ▲ | Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons | £44.6m | £33.3m | (Portsmouth) |
| 58 ▲ | Pannone | £44.5m | £39.0m | (Manchester) |
| 59 ▼ | Berrymans Lace Mawer | £44.4m | £45.0m | (London) |
| 60 ▲ | Weightmans | £44.0m | £38.0m | (Liverpool) |
| 61 ▼ | Bond Pearce | £43.5m | £41.1m | National (Plymouth) |
| 62 ▼ | Russell Jones & Walker | £42.4m | £38.5m | (London) |
| 63 ▼ | Bevan Brittan | £41.1m | £40.0m | (Bristol) |
| 64 ▬ | Howard Kennedy | £41.0m | £34.0m | (London) |
| 65 ▼ | Speechly Bircham | £40.0m | £34.0m | (London) |
| 66 ▲ | Mishcon de Reya | £39.1m | £29.0m | (London) |
| 67 ▼ | Shepherd and Wedderburn | £39.0m | £34.6m | (Edinburgh) |
| 68 ▲ | TLT Solicitors | £38.0m | £28.8m | (Bristol) |
| 69 ▬ | HBJ Gateley Wareing | £35.0m | £31.5m | National (Birmingham) |
| 70 ▬ | Thomas Eggar | £34.2m | £30.8m | (Portsmouth) |
| 71 ▲ | Farrer & Co | £32.2m | £30.1m | (London) |
| 72=▼ | Davies Arnold Cooper | £32.0m | £30.4m | (London) |
| 72=▼ | Hugh James | £32.0m | £33.6m | (Cardiff) |
| 74 ▼ | Browne Jacobson | £31.9m | £30.1m | (Nottingham, Birmingham, London) |
| 75 ▲ | Manches | £31.6m | £25.7m | (London) |
| 76 ▲ | Freeth Cartwright | £31.1m | £31.0m | (Nottingham, Manchester, Derby, Leicester) |
| 77=▼ | Bircham Dyson Bell | £31.0m | £29.4m | (London) |
| 77=▼ | Dickson Minto | £31.0m | £29.0m | (Edinburgh) |
| 79 ▲ | Brodies | £30.0m | £21.0m | (Edinburgh) |
| 80 ▼ | Morgan Cole | £29.3m | £25.1m | (Cardiff) |
| 81 ▼ | Penningtons | £29.1m | £28.5m | (London) |
| 82 ▲ | Brabners Chaffe Street | £26.0m | £21.0m | (Liverpool) |
| 83 ▲ | Fladgate Fielder | £25.5m | £22.6m | (London) |
| 84 ▬ | Lewis Silkin | £25.2m | £23.0m | (London) |
| 85 ▲ | Ward Hadaway | £25.1m | £21.6m | (Newcastle) |
| 86 ▼ | Geldards | £24.0m | £25.9m | (Cardiff) |
| 87 ▼ | Russell-Cooke | £23.8m | £21.5m | (London) |
| 88 ▲ | Keoghs | £23.3m | £19.6m | (Bolton) |
| 89 ▲ | Ashfords | £23.0m | £21.0m | (Exeter) |
| 90 ▼ | Watson Burton | £22.7m | £22.9m | (Newcastle) |
| 91=▲ | Burness | £22.5m | £18.0m | (Edinburgh) |
| 91=▼ | Tods Murray | £22.5m | £23.4m | (Edinburgh) |
| 93 ▼ | DMH Stallard | £22.3m | £21.2m | (Brighton) |
| 94 ▲ | Wedlake Bell | £22.1m | £19.7m | (London) |
| 95 ▼ | Forsters | £21.3m | £19.9m | (London) |
| 96 ▲ | Martineau Johnson | £21.0m | £19.3m | (Birmingham) |
| 97 ▲ | Finers Stephens Innocent | £20.1m | £18.1m | (London) |
| 98 ▼ | Bristows | £20.0m | £20.1m | (London) |
| 99 ▼ | Howes Percival | £19.8m | £19.9m | (Northampton) |
| 100 ▲ | Sacker & Partners | £19.1m | £15.7m | (London) |
- Following the merger between Richards Butler and Reed Smith the head office for this law firm is in the United States. Reed Smith is in position 24 (from 41 in 2006) in the List of 100 largest law firms globally.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Law firm profiles
- The Lawyer Magazine
- Legal Week Magazine
- The Law Society Gazette
- Solicitors-Online from The Law Society of England and Wales
- Legal 500
[edit] References
- ^ "The Lawyer UK 100 Annual Report", The Lawyer - published in September 2006.
- ^ "The Lawyer UK 200 Annual Report", The Lawyer - published in September 2007.
