List of largest European law firms (excluding UK) (2012)
This list of the largest law firms in Europe by revenue is based on an excerpt taken from the European 100 survey released by the UK legal magazine The Lawyer and is ordered by 2011 revenue. The annual report only analyses law firms which are headquartered in Continental Europe and does not include law firms headquartered in the UK.
Rank |
Name |
Revenue |
Fee-earners |
No. of offices |
Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Garrigues |
€ 355.2m |
1,907 |
38 |
Spain |
2 |
Fidal |
€ 309.8m |
1,319 |
95 |
France |
3 |
Loyens & Loeff |
€ 295.0m |
894 |
17 |
Netherlands |
4 |
Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira |
€ 242.6m |
910 |
24 |
Spain |
5 |
Hengeler Mueller |
€ 210.0m* |
305 |
6 |
Germany |
6 |
Salans |
€ 206.3m |
930 |
22 |
- |
7 |
Gide Loyrette Nouel – Lex Mundi member |
€ 200.0m* |
672 |
19 |
France |
8 |
Uría Menéndez – Lex Mundi member |
€ 188.8m |
538 |
16 |
Spain |
9 |
Noerr – Lex Mundi member |
€ 159.3m |
380 |
15 |
Germany |
10 |
Gleiss Lutz |
€ 152.9m* |
273 |
7 |
Germany |
11 |
Nauta Dutilh |
€ 150.0m |
360 |
6 |
Netherlands |
12 |
Mannheimer Swartling |
€ 144.9m |
385 |
8 |
Sweden |
13 |
Bonelli Erede Pappalardo |
€ 137.0m |
304 |
5 |
Italy |
14 |
Chiomenti – Lex Mundi member |
€ 130.0m |
270 |
9 |
Italy |
15 |
Rödl & Partner |
€ 127.0m |
620 |
87 |
Germany |
16 |
Stibbe |
€ 125.0m |
340 |
4 |
Netherlands |
17 |
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek |
€ 123.5m |
375 |
5 |
Netherlands |
18 |
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners – Lex Mundi member |
€ 118.0m |
246 |
5 |
Russia |
19 |
Houthoff Buruma – Lex Mundi member |
€ 112.7m |
326 |
5 |
Netherlands |
20 |
Arthur Cox – Lex Mundi member |
€ 109.2m |
401 |
5 |
Ireland |
21 |
Kromann Reumert – Lex Mundi member |
€ 105.0m |
352 |
4 |
Denmark |
22 |
Vinge – Lex Mundi member |
€ 104.8m |
327 |
7 |
Sweden |
23 |
McCann FitzGerald |
€ 101.5m |
267 |
3 |
Ireland |
24 |
Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners |
€ 101.0m |
353 |
9 |
Italy |
25 |
Wikborg Rein |
€ 100.0m |
229 |
6 |
Norway |
26 |
Matheson Ormsby Prentice |
€ 98.0m |
350 |
4 |
Ireland |
27 |
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek |
€ 94.9m |
235 |
9 |
Germany |
28 |
A&L Goodbody |
€ 93.4m |
378 |
5 |
Ireland |
29 |
Plesner |
€ 91.4m |
246 |
1 |
Denmark |
30 |
Thommessen – Lex Mundi member |
€ 89.7m |
200 |
3 |
Norway |
31 |
Flick Gocke Schaumburg |
€ 88.1m |
201 |
4 |
Germany |
32 |
Arendt & Medernach – Lex Mundi member |
€ 83.0m |
290 |
6 |
Luxembourg |
33 |
Lenz & Staehelin |
€ 80.5m |
195 |
3 |
Switzerland |
34 |
Beiten Burkhardt |
€ 79.0m |
290 |
12 |
Germany |
35 |
Bredin Prat |
€ 79.0m |
160 |
2 |
France |
36 |
Luther |
€ 79.0m |
250 |
18 |
Germany |
37 |
Görg |
€ 78.0m |
170 |
5 |
Germany |
38 |
NCTM |
€ 77.0m |
250 |
6 |
Italy |
39 |
Bech-Bruun |
€ 76.9m |
213 |
3 |
Denmark |
40 |
Wiersholm |
€ 75.5m |
127 |
1 |
Norway |
41 |
Gorrissen Federspiel |
€ 71.4m |
296 |
2 |
Denmark |
42 |
Elvinger Hoss & Prussen |
€ 70.0m |
122 |
1 |
Luxembourg |
43 |
Schjodt |
€ 70.0m |
140 |
5 |
Norway |
44 |
WolfTheiss |
€ 68.6m |
321 |
12 |
Austria |
45 |
Schoenherr |
€ 68.5m |
295 |
13 |
Austria |
46 |
Lett |
€ 68.0m |
307 |
4 |
Denmark |
47 |
Lindahl |
€ 67.2m |
250 |
6 |
Sweden |
48 |
Homburger |
€ 67.0m |
124 |
1 |
Switzerland |
49 |
Schellenberg Wittmer |
€ 65.6m |
130 |
2 |
Switzerland |
50 |
Gomez-Acebo & Pombo |
€ 62.8m |
302 |
9 |
Spain |
51 |
William Fry |
€ 60.3m |
345 |
3 |
Ireland |
52 |
Bär & Karrer |
€ 60.0m |
139 |
4 |
Switzerland |
53 |
Schultze & Braun |
€ 59.5m |
97 |
15 |
Germany |
54 |
Hannes Snellmann |
€ 57.2m |
239 |
5 |
Finland |
55 |
Roschier |
€ 52.4m |
170 |
3 |
Finland |
56 |
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier |
€ 52.0m |
60 |
1 |
France |
57 |
Selmer |
€ 50.0m |
125 |
2 |
Norway |
58 |
Setterwalls |
€ 50.0m |
205 |
3 |
Sweden |
59 |
P+P Pollath & Partners |
€ 48.5m |
188 |
3 |
Germany |
60 |
GSK Stockmann & Kollegen |
€ 47.2m |
185 |
9 |
Germany |
61 |
Boekel De Nerée |
€ 47.0m |
150 |
2 |
Netherlands |
62 |
Capstan |
€ 46.0m |
215 |
1 |
France |
63 |
Legance |
€ 45.7m |
160 |
2 |
Italy |
64 |
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei |
€ 45.5m |
158 |
1 |
France |
65 |
Niederer Kraft & Frey |
€ 45.0m |
90 |
1 |
Switzerland |
66 |
Roca Junyent |
€ 45.0m |
90 |
6 |
Spain |
67 |
August & Debouzy |
€ 42.0m |
138 |
3 |
France |
67 |
Göhmann |
€ 42.0m |
90 |
8 |
Germany |
69 |
Haavind |
€ 41.2m |
104 |
2 |
Norway |
70 |
Walder Wyss & Partners |
€ 41.0m |
106 |
2 |
Switzerland |
71 |
Mason Hayes & Curran |
€ 39.2m |
134 |
3 |
Ireland |
72 |
Buse Heberer Fromm |
€ 39.0m |
125 |
13 |
Germany |
73 |
UGGC & Associés |
€ 38.0m |
160 |
8 |
France |
74 |
Pestalozzi |
€ 36.5m |
90 |
2 |
Switzerland |
75 |
FPS Rechtsanwälte & Notare |
€ 35.5m |
107 |
4 |
Germany |
76 |
CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati |
€ 35.0m |
170 |
9 |
Austria |
77 |
PLMJ |
€ 35.0m |
230 |
3 |
Portugal |
78 |
Castrén & Snellman |
€ 34.0m |
140 |
3 |
Finland |
79 |
Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados |
€ 33.6m |
123 |
3 |
Portugal |
80 |
Dillon Eustace |
€ 33.5m |
110 |
4 |
Ireland |
81 |
Pluta |
€ 33.0m |
100 |
29 |
Germany |
82 |
Vieira de Almeida |
€ 32.9m |
165 |
3 |
Portugal |
83 |
Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte |
€ 32.8m |
114 |
7 |
Germany |
84 |
Bruun & Hjejle |
€ 32.0m |
94 |
1 |
Denmark |
85 |
Eubelius |
€ 32.0m |
87 |
3 |
Belgium |
86 |
Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick |
€ 32.0m |
117 |
2 |
Belgium |
87 |
Arntzen de Besche |
€ 31.5m |
128 |
4 |
Norway |
88 |
Borenius |
€ 31.2m |
120 |
3 |
Finland |
89 |
Fromont Briens |
€ 31.0m |
110 |
2 |
France |
90 |
Jeantet Associés |
€ 31.0m |
112 |
2 |
France |
91 |
Delphi |
€ 30.0m |
124 |
5 |
Sweden |
92 |
Graf von Westphalen |
€ 30.0m |
130 |
9 |
Germany |
93 |
Vischer |
€ 30.0m |
105 |
2 |
Switzerland |
94 |
Pavia e Ansaldo |
€ 29.6m |
140 |
5 |
Italy |
95 |
Andreas Neocleous & Co |
€ 29.0m |
148 |
9 |
Cyprus |
96 |
CBA Studio Legale e Tributario |
€ 28.2m |
97 |
5 |
Italy |
97 |
Raupach & Wollert-Elmendorff |
€ 27.5m |
92 |
7 |
Germany |
98 |
De Gaulle Fleurance |
€ 26.9m |
79 |
1 |
France |
99 |
SZA Schilling Zutt |
€ 26.5m |
56 |
2 |
Germany |
100 |
Gernandt & Danielsson |
€ 26.1m |
68 |
1 |
Sweden |
- Revenue based on estimates
See also
- List of largest European law firms (excluding UK) (2011)
- List of largest law firms in Europe (excluding UK) (2009)
- List of largest UK law firms (2010)
- List of 100 largest law firms
- List of largest U.S. law firms by number of lawyers (2008)
- List of largest Chinese law firms (2009)
- Law firm network