Norton Rose Fulbright and DLA Piper have powered past Magic Circle firms in
a league table which claims to identify the "world's strongest law brands".
The rankings are based on a survey of 1,185 "senior legal buyers across the world's largest multinantionls". Interviewees were asked to name the first law firms to come to mind, those most considered for multi-jurisdictional deals, those most considered for multi-jurisdictional litigation and those they felt most favorable towards. In other words, the firm which provided the branded mousemat they stared at during the call.
For the fifth year running, and ever since the survey began, Baker & McKenzie came top. Which is perhaps not surprising given that it is the world's biggest firm by revenue. Chairman Eduardo Leite emphasised his firm's size in a statement that stopped just shy of pulling it out and slapping it on the table, expressing what an honour it was to be selected "on behalf of all the 10,900 people of Baker & McKenzie".
But there was a shake-up in other top spots in the survey, which leans heavily towards firms with a strong US presence. Thanks to its international mergers, Norton Rose Fulbright took bronze for the first time, while DLA Piper moved up from fifth to fourth. Their rise displaced Magic Circle firms Linklaters, Freshfields and Allen & Overy, though Clifford Chance kept its spot at number two.
Meanwhile Slaughter and May, despite being a sterling brand within the UK, was almost invisible in 19th place. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing in what is essentially a poll of name recognition. After all, everyone's heard of ebola and the Krays, but you wouldn't want them showing up for tea.
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The rankings are based on a survey of 1,185 "senior legal buyers across the world's largest multinantionls". Interviewees were asked to name the first law firms to come to mind, those most considered for multi-jurisdictional deals, those most considered for multi-jurisdictional litigation and those they felt most favorable towards. In other words, the firm which provided the branded mousemat they stared at during the call.
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For the fifth year running, and ever since the survey began, Baker & McKenzie came top. Which is perhaps not surprising given that it is the world's biggest firm by revenue. Chairman Eduardo Leite emphasised his firm's size in a statement that stopped just shy of pulling it out and slapping it on the table, expressing what an honour it was to be selected "on behalf of all the 10,900 people of Baker & McKenzie".
But there was a shake-up in other top spots in the survey, which leans heavily towards firms with a strong US presence. Thanks to its international mergers, Norton Rose Fulbright took bronze for the first time, while DLA Piper moved up from fifth to fourth. Their rise displaced Magic Circle firms Linklaters, Freshfields and Allen & Overy, though Clifford Chance kept its spot at number two.
Meanwhile Slaughter and May, despite being a sterling brand within the UK, was almost invisible in 19th place. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing in what is essentially a poll of name recognition. After all, everyone's heard of ebola and the Krays, but you wouldn't want them showing up for tea.
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