List of largest Europe-based law firms by revenue

This is a list of the largest Europe-based law firms by revenues generated solely in Europe in 2005.[1]

1) Dentons, >€1,500.00 million – (Swiss verein) [2]
2) CMS Derks Star Busmann, €1,426.00M – (EU)[3]
3) Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, €1,052.36M – International (UK);
4) Clifford Chance, €980.14M – International (UK);
5) Linklaters, €912.64M – International (UK);
6) Allen & Overy, €843.07M – International (UK);
7) Lovells, €514.98M – International (UK);
8) Eversheds Sutherland, €436.57M – International (UK);
9) Baker McKenzie, €421.57M – International (United States);
10) DLA Piper, €387.34M – International (UK and US);
11) Slaughter & May, €328.99M – London (UK);
12) Herbert Smith, €322.49M – International (UK);
13) White & Case, €285.61M – International (US);
14) Ashurst, €284.46M – International (UK);
15) Norton Rose, €262.35M – International (UK);
16) Uría Menéndez, €252M – International (Spain);[4]
17) Fidal, €250.00M – French National (France);
18) CMS Cameron McKenna, €238.03M – International (UK);
19) Simmons & Simmons, €228.45M – International (UK);
20) Denton Wilde Sapte, €223.89M – International (UK);
21) Shearman & Sterling, €221.25M – International (US);
22) Hammonds, €199.71M – UK National (UK);
23) Loyens & Loeff, €189.00M – Rotterdam (Netherlands);
24) Addleshaw Goddard, €184.53M – UK National (UK);
25) Garrigues, €172.10M – International (Spain);
26) Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, €160.00M – International (US);
27) Hengeler Mueller, €157.85M – German National (Germany);
28) Berwin Leighton Paisner, €150.33M – London (UK);
29) SJ Berwin, €146.21M – London (UK);
30) Mayer Brown, €144.59M – International (US);
31) Nauta Dutilh, €140.00M – Amsterdam (Netherlands);
32) Pinsents, €135.15M – International (UK);
33) Irwin Mitchell, €134.12M – UK National (UK);
34) Latham & Watkins, €133.00M – International (US);
35) Cuatrecasas, €132.50M – International (Spain);
36) Weil, Gotshal & Manges, €130.00M – International (US);
37) Haarmann Hemmelrath, €130.00M – International (Germany);
38) Nabarro, €128.67M – London (UK);
39) Clyde & Co, €123.81M – International (UK);
40) Jones Day, €122.28M – International (US);
41) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, €122.00M – International (US);
42) Beachcroft, €120.57M – UK National (UK);
43) Gleiss Lutz, €118.50M – International (Germany);
44) Wragge & Co, €116.88M – Birmingham (UK);
45) De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, €115.00M – International (Netherlands);
46) EY Law, €114.00M – Paris (France);
47) CMS Hasche Sigle, €110.00M – German National (Germany);
48) Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, €109.07M – London (UK);
49) Gide Loyrette Nouel, €106.14M – International (France);
50) CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, €104.00M – International (France);
51) Bird & Bird, €101.30M – London (UK);
52) Macfarlanes, €98.75M – London (UK);
53) Dechert, €97.81M – International (US);
54) Osborne Clarke, €95.21M – UK National (UK);
55) Salans, €95.07M – International (UK);
56) Taylor Wessing, €94.33M – International (UK);
57) Stibbe, €92.60M – Amsterdam (Netherlands);
58) Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners, €91.38M – Rome (Italy);
59) Mannheimer Swartling, €90.39M – International (Sweden);
60) Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz, €89.90M – International (Germany);
61) Sullivan & Cromwell, €88.43M – International (US);
62) Richards Butler, €88.43M – International (UK);
63) Olswang, €87.55M – London (UK);
64) Wessing, €87.25M – German National (Germany);
65) Lawrence Graham, €86.37M – London (UK);
66) Vinge, €86.00M – International (Sweden);
67) Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, €86.00M – Italian National (Italy);
68) Masons, €85.04M – International (UK);
69) Houthoff Buruma, €84.00M – Dutch National (Netherlands);
70) Shoosmiths, €80.48M – UK National (UK);
71) Landwell & Associés, €80.00M – Paris (France);
72) Chiomenti Studio Legale, €78.89M – Italian National (Italy);
73) Stephenson Harwood, €74.14M – London (UK);
74) McDermott Will & Emery, €70.85M – International (US);
75) Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, €69.57M – London (UK);
76) Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, €69.27M – London (UK);
77) Ince & Co, €68.50M – International (UK);
78) Coudert Brothers, €68.18M – International (US);
79) Travers Smith, €66.33M – London (UK);
80) Sidley Austin, €66.13M – International (US);
81) Charles Russell LLP, €65.74M – London (UK);
82) Kromann Reumert, €65.00M – Copenhagen (Denmark);
83) Beiten Burkhardt, €65.00M – German National (Germany);
84) Bech-Bruun Dragsted Dragsted, €65.00M – Copenhagen (Denmark);
Taj, €63.90M – French National (France);
1) AKD Prinsen van Wijmen, €62.00M – Dutch National (Netherlands);
2) Cobbetts LLP, €61.61M – UK National (UK);
3) Holman Fenwick & Willan, €61.17M – International (UK);
4) McGrigors, €60.43M – Edinburgh (UK);
5) Hogan & Hartson, €60.43M – International (US);
6) Wilmer Hale, €59.55M – International (US);
7) Halliwells, €59.55M – Manchester (UK);
8) Hill Dickinson, €58.96M – Liverpool (UK);
9) Dundas & Wilson, €58.95M – Edinburgh (UK);
10) Walker Morris LLP, €58.22M – Leeds (UK);
11) Dickinson Dees, €58.21M – Newcastle (UK);
12) Withers, €56.30M – International (UK);
13) Maclay Murray & Spens, €56.01M – Glasgow (UK);
14) Watson, Farley & Williams, €54.53M – International (UK);
15) Bond Pearce, €54.24M – Plymouth (UK);
16) Saint-Georges Avocats, €53.80M – Paris (France).

References

The Lawyer EURO 100 from The Lawyer^
Dentons Forbes, retrieved 2022-06-28^
Cristiano Dalla Bona. 2019/20 Financials: CMS Reveals Another Year of Single-Digit Revenue Growth The Lawyer, 2020-07-14, retrieved 2020-07-27^
The top 100 European law firms The Lawyer, retrieved January 4, 2021^