2019 Best Law Firms for International Practice
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
For over 250 years, Freshfields has remained a constant at the top of the UK legal market. Known as one of the Magic Circle firms, Freshfields has developed a multifaceted practice encompassing antitrust, international corporate work, finance,...
White & Case LLP
Founded at the dawn of the 20th century, White & Case has grown from its New York beginnings to become a truly global law firm with a longstanding presence in the markets that matter today, helping clients work with confidence in any one...
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Cleary Gottlieb is a preeminent global law firm, with offices on four continents and an unparalleled reputation for groundbreaking work. While long known as a dominant player in the international business world, Cleary has built out litigation...
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Giant Among Mortals Kind of like Oprah or Beyoncé, Skadden is a giant among mortals. Known by its one name, it sits atop its world, continuously topping the AmLaw 100 as one of the most profitable law firms. It was the first law firm to...
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Shearman & Sterling is one of the world’s premier law firms, serving the domestic and cross-border needs of an impressive roster of clients. With approximately 850 lawyers in 22 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and...
Clifford Chance US LLP
In many ways, the formation of Clifford Chance presaged the future of modern law practice, especially as it is carried out in its native City of London. Predecessor firm Coward Chance traces its history back to the solo law practice of Anthony...
Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham is one of the world’s largest law firms, a bona fide member of the clique that includes the Magic Circle and the elite U.S. heritage firms. With more than 2,500 attorneys in 30 offices around the world, Latham practices in all the major...
Linklaters LLP
Consistently ranked as a top money-maker, both in terms of firm profits and PPP, Magic Circle firm Linklaters has achieved legal industry royalty by following the BigLaw formula well: build the finance and M&A practices and grow...
Allen & Overy LLP
Allen & Overy stands as not only one of the UK’s most prestigious law firms—a pillar of the vaunted Magic Circle—but one of the largest firms in the world in terms of revenue. From two U.S. locations in New York and Washington, DC—and 155...
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton ranks as one of New York’s most powerful law firms, representing high-profile clients in transactions and disputes in established and emerging markets around the world. The firm’s core franchise practices include...