I need to know the top 10 (or more) largest law firms:
1) based on number of attorneys in U.S.
2) based on number of attorneys worldwide
3) based on total revenue

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Clarification of Question by nelson-ga on 19 Jul 2004 10:49 PDT

Data should be 2003 or 2004

Hello Nelson,

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1) based on number of attorneys in U.S.

1 Baker & McKenzie 
2 Jones Day 
3 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 
4 White & Case 
5 Latham & Watkins 
6 Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
7 Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw 	
8 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
9 Holland & Knight 	
10 Weil, Gotshal & Manges 

source: 2004 National Law Journal 250 (based on 2003 size); rest of
the top 250 listed at:
http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1069170401903

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2) based on number of attorneys worldwide

1 Clifford Chance
2 Baker & McKenzie
3 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
4 Allen & Overy
5 White & Case
6 Linklaters
7 Lovells
8 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
9 Simmons & Simmons
10 Shearman & Sterling

source: Global Counsel 3000 (2003 world rankings), hosted by lovells.com
http://www.lovells.com/germany/ControlServlet/de/publication/pubId/423/

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3) based on total revenue

1 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
2 Baker & McKenzie 	
3 Jones Day 
4 Latham & Watkins 
5 Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
6 Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
7 Shearman & Sterling 	
8 Weil, Gotshal & Manges 
9 White & Case
10 McDermott, Will & Emery

source: The Am Law 100 (2003 by revenue); rest of the Top 100 at:
http://www.law.com/special/professionals/amlaw/2003/amlaw100/amlaw_100main.html

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search strategy:
"largest firms" "skadden arps" baker
largest skadden "am law 100"
world "Clifford Chance" baker shearman

I hope this helps.

Thanks.  How do you know the name Skadden?  They are my employer (but
this is not work related.  I am updating some info in Wikipedia.)

It looks like the newly merged Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr has
joined the top-10, as least with regard to annual revenue (projected
for 2004 at more than $700 million).

http://www.wilmerhale.com/newsdetail.aspx?ID=495

Hi Nelson,
Thank you for the tip.  Well, I was aware that Skadden Arps was one of
the biggest firms in the country, so I figured it would probably be in
any "Top 10" list.  I didn't know that you worked there.  Small world.
:-)
-juggler