The 2021 Global 200
The Global 200 is our ranking of the world's largest firms by revenue, head count and profits per equity partner. This report includes region-by-region analysis of the data, as well as profiles of elite global firms.
the 2021 global 200: Ranking Categories
the 2021 global 200 Insights & Analysis
September 21, 2021
In a Stellar Year for the Global 200, Geography Was Paramount
Dan Packel
Where a firm practices—and where it doesn't—played a key role in determining its relative success as each region experienced its own response to the pandemic.
September 21, 2021
Powered by Chinese Firms' Expansion, the Asia 50 Are Growing by Leaps and Bounds
Jessica Seah
Head count at the 50 largest firms in Asia-Pacific grew by 13.5% in 2020.
September 21, 2021
The 2021 Global 200: Ranked by Gross Revenue
ALM Staff
From Kirkland & Ellis to Moore & Van Allen, these are the world's 200 largest firms.
September 21, 2021
Dentons' Life on the Fast Track Has Been a Bumpy Ride for Many Partners
Bruce Love | Justin Henry
Since leaving the station, Dentons' ambitious Golden Spike expansion project has contributed to numerous departures and raised questions about the firm's strategy.
September 21, 2021
The 2021 Global 100: Ranked by Profits Per Equity Partner
ALM Staff
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz leads the way in a ranking dominated by U.S. firms.
September 21, 2021
UK Firms Face an Identity Crisis as Their Global 200 Slide Continues
Paul Hodkinson
Some of the country's elite firms are beginning to question what they want to be.
September 21, 2021
A Blessing and a Curse: Ambitious Growth at White & Case Has Come at a Cost, Partners Say
Hannah Roberts
In the past five years, White & Case achieved an aggressive set of financial goals, but its rapid ascent has caused some growing pains.
September 21, 2021
The Pandemic Couldn't Slow the Ascent of Asia-Pacific's Rapidly Expanding Elite Firms
Jessica Seah
The challenges posed by the pandemic were short-lived in Asia, as a confluence of factors helped firms outpace many of their Global 200 competitors.
September 21, 2021
The 2021 Global 200: Ranked by Head Count
ALM Staff
The top two spots and six of the top 10 belong to firms with a majority of their lawyers in China.
September 21, 2021
Anne Bagamery
Europe's top firms know they're outsized by many of their international peers, but that isn't slowing them down.
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