Combined gross revenue for The Global 100 grew by 3.8 percent in 2012 to a record high of $85 billion. This year 77 of the world’s top-grossing firms are American and 13 are British. Rounding out this year’s list are five Australian firms and one firm each from Canada, China, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. Eight firms are structured as vereins or as European Economic Interest Groups (EEIGs). Footnotes for law firms appear only on first mention in the chart package.
Revenues for the American firms are derived from The Am Law 100. All other firms were surveyed directly. Currency conversion rates to U.S. dollars are annual averages for 2012. Lawyer numbers are average full-time-equivalent numbers for 2012. Gross revenue figures are rounded to the nearest $500,000, while revenue per lawyer figures are rounded to the nearest $5,000. Click here for more on the methodology used to create this and other charts in the Global 100 package.
