In last year’s Global London overview, attention focused on three non-UK firms with more than 400 lawyers in the City. Now, the 500-lawyer barrier has been broken by Baker McKenzie and two rivals are not far behind. Many US firms are achieving London headcount and revenue growth that is leaving worldwide performance for 2018 – which in itself has been strong overall – trailing in its wake.
Global London firms now have more than 7,000 lawyers in the City, 61% more than in 2008, the year Lehman collapsed. But the Global London top 50 in 2019 is again polarised by either dramatic expansion or significant decline – few firms have remained static.
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