2026 Law Firms Winners
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Kirkland & Ellis
📍 Chicago, United States
Generates over $10.5 billion in annual revenue, the highest of any law firm worldwide, anchored by a dominant private equity and restructuring practice serving global buyout sponsors.
Latham & Watkins
📍 Los Angeles, United States
Ranks second globally by revenue, nearly $7 billion, with capital markets and leveraged finance practices spanning more than 30 offices across four continents.
DLA Piper
📍 London, United Kingdom
Operates one of the largest legal platforms in the world, with around 90 offices across more than 40 countries and a full-service model spanning corporate, finance and litigation.
A&O Shearman
📍 London, United Kingdom
Formed in 2024 through the transatlantic merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling, this Magic Circle member concentrates on banking, finance, and cross-border capital markets.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
📍 New York, United States
Pioneered modern hostile-takeover defense and remains a leading adviser on mergers, acquisitions, and securities enforcement, ranking among the top five firms globally by revenue.
Gibson Dunn
📍 Los Angeles, United States
Maintains one of the most active appellate and litigation practices in the United States, with frequent arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court and high-stakes antitrust defense work.
Sidley Austin
📍 Chicago, United States
Built on a Chicago heritage dating to 1866, with leading practices in capital markets, financial regulation, and life sciences across more than 20 offices worldwide.
Ropes & Gray
📍 Boston, United States
Known for private equity, asset management and life sciences, advising major Boston-based investment firms and posting revenue per lawyer above $2.3 million.
Baker McKenzie
📍 Chicago, United States
Founded in 1949 as one of the first truly global firms, operating roughly 70 offices in more than 45 countries with deep cross-border tax and corporate capabilities.
White & Case
📍 New York, United States
Concentrates on cross-border transactions and international arbitration, with about 45 offices worldwide and a longstanding strength in emerging markets project finance.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
📍 Philadelphia, United States
Fields more than 2,000 lawyers across North America, Europe, and Asia, with prominent labor and employment, energy, and life sciences regulatory practices.
Clifford Chance
📍 London, United Kingdom
Counts among London’s Magic Circle, with one of the deepest global finance and capital markets practices across more than 30 offices in over 20 countries.
Freshfields
📍 London, United Kingdom
Traces its roots to 1743 and sits within the Magic Circle, advising on landmark European antitrust matters and global M&A from offices across Europe, the U.S., and Asia.
Linklaters
📍 London, United Kingdom
Magic Circle member recognized for banking, capital markets, and corporate work, fielding around 2,700 lawyers and frequently advising on major European IPOs and restructurings.
Hogan Lovells
📍 Washington, D.C., United States
Created by the 2010 transatlantic merger of Hogan & Hartson and Lovells, with strengths in regulatory, government relations, and cross-border disputes across about 45 offices.
Simpson Thacher
📍 New York, United States
Advises leading private equity sponsors on buyouts and fund formation, with profits per equity partner exceeding $7.5 million and a dominant banking practice.
Jones Day
📍 Washington, D.C., United States
Runs a distinctive single-profit-pool partnership across roughly 40 offices, with broad strength in corporate, litigation and government-regulatory matters worldwide.
Dentons
📍 London, United Kingdom
Stands among the largest firms by headcount with a polycentric, multi-hub structure spanning more than 80 countries, formed through successive international combinations since 2013.