The 2024 Global 200

The Global 200 is the definitive ranking of the 200 largest law firms in the world. Published each September through the efforts of Law.com Compass and Law.com International's editorial team, this report offers data on key financial metrics and deep analysis of the firms' performance and what it means for the rest of the global legal market. Information includes an examination of revenue, profits, head count growth and much more.

Below you will find our various rankings of The 2024 Global 200 along with several pieces of analysis of the market. The past three years of Global 200 reports can be found at the bottom of this page.

the 2024 global 200: Ranking Categories

the 2024 global 200 Insights & Analysis

September 16, 2024

The 2024 Global 200: The Year Law Firms Had to Get Smart (And Ruthless)

Jack Womack

Despite a 10-year low for worldwide M&A activity profit per equity partner at the top firms grew by 12.4%, as they pruned their equity ranks and closed offices.

September 16, 2024

The Disruptors: How Paul Weiss and Freshfields are Transforming the Global Elite Race

Patrick Smith | Krishnan Nair

They have starkly different backgrounds. But both firms have succeeded in ways that other firms have not when breaking into significant foreign markets. Leaders at both firms explain how.

September 20, 2024

Video: Editors Analyze The Global 200

Law.com International

Topics included a debate about which law firms would make it into a 'global elite'.

October 02, 2024

The Law Firms Charging Up The Global 100—And Those Sliding Down

Paul Hodkinson

Since 2020, the likes of Yingke, Ropes & Gray and Quinn Emanuel have risen quickly in the revenue rankings while firms including Weil Gotshal and Sullivan & Cromwell have fallen.

September 17, 2024

UK and US Law Firms in Merger Talks as Demand for Scale Grows

Andrew Maloney

"There have been a number of direct outreach inquiries from U.K. to U.S. firms," noted a firm consultant.

September 16, 2024

Chinese Law Firms Are in Trouble as Downward Spiral Show No Signs of Easing

Jessica Seah

More than half of the firms that make up the China 45 have seen gross revenue decline in 2023.

September 16, 2024

Even in a Down Market, APAC Firms Are Not Giving Up on Scale

Jessica Seah

The majority of the 50 largest law firms in the region are based in mainland China.

September 22, 2024

Is the Global Elite Bigger Than We Think?

Lisa Shuchman

The Global Elite is merely a concept—one that is ill-defined and may not actually exist. But Big Law is behaving as if it does, and everyone wants to be a part of it, writes The Global Lawyer.

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