As law firms begin to emerge from the pandemic, they are confronting a whole new world when it comes to the aspirations and expectations of employees, and accordingly devising strategies to adapt to the same. The firms that pride themselves on talent attraction and retention will naturally go that extra length to be both proactive and innovative when it comes to top talent.
A law firm is only as good as the people that make up its team. Thus, firms are keen to recruit and retain the right talent to maintain their edge.
Asian Legal Business spoke to top firms about how they find and keep their talent. The upshot is that finding the right people can be a complex and nuanced process that can vary depending on the nature and goals of each firm.
Some firms take multiple approaches to hiring, depending on the level of the recruits.
“We hire talent through multiple platforms depending on experience levels. Fresh graduates are typically hired through campus recruitment from leading law schools in India or through our internship programme,” says Kavita Mathur, chief people officer at India’s Trilegal.
“Experienced hires are often introduced by our own lawyers through our firm’s internal referral program or by external recruitment partners. We also maintain a repository of resumes that candidates send us via our website and over email.”
Other firms find it helpful to start from management’s vision for their business and look for talent that fits within it.
“The starting point for all hiring decisions is the business plan for all practice areas that lists down the practice’s vision and the team composition required to implement that vision,” says Padmini Rathore, CEO of Indian law firm DSK Legal.
She describes her HR team’s approach as a mix of “push and pull” methods. This includes detailed job descriptions, posting job vacancies on multiple platforms, employee referral programmes within the firm, an internal database of applicants, networking, lateral hires from other firms and promoting the people-centric culture of the firm.
Mayer Brown recruits talent through various channels, such as LinkedIn job postings and direct approaches, featuring openings in the firm’s website and job boards, and through specialised recruitment agencies.
“At the beginning of 2022 we also enhanced the incentives employees could receive through our Employee Referral Programme,” says Kate Hollis, director of human resources for Asia at Mayer Brown.
It’s one thing to find talent, but another to keep it in the firm.
Mayer Brown looks to enhance the employee experience and work life in three main areas: employee engagement, career and personal development, and compensation and benefits.
It does so by offering a flexible work policy, supporting overseas temporary remote working arrangements, enhanced maternity leave benefits, and even internal redeployment to overseas offices. It also has in place well-being programs and initiatives, covering mental, physical, and financial well-being.
“We have recently conducted Mental Health First Aider Training for the second year and now have 31 qualified mental health first aiders,” says Hollis.
Rathore also has a “holistic programme” in place at DSK Legal that covers the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of its associates. “A comprehensive employee retention program is a crucial differentiator in the talent management of firms. Retaining top talents helps in establishing an engaged and productive workforce,” she says.
Rathore cites some employee engagement initiatives, such as regular one-on-one performance reviews, mentor-mentee programmes, and access to certified coaches.
Some of the steps to retain talent is to cover the basics of providing a safe and enjoyable workplace. “At Trilegal, we have several initiatives focused on the well-being and welfare of our talent such as flexible working hours, need-based leave to support personal emergencies, and the flexibility to work from different locations,” says Mathur.
THE LIST
|
TOP 50 FIRMS (INTERNATIONAL) |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Headquarters |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Baker McKenzie |
U.S. |
333 |
556 |
1045 |
|
2 |
Linklaters |
UK |
70 |
272 |
375 |
|
3 |
Clifford Chance |
UK |
74 |
255 |
329 |
|
4 |
Allen & Overy |
UK |
69 |
183 |
305 |
|
5 |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
UK/Australia |
78 |
92 |
241 |
|
6 |
Mayer Brown |
U.S. |
85 |
133 |
229 |
|
7 |
Ashurst |
UK |
52 |
146 |
198 |
|
8 |
HFW |
UK |
34 |
55 |
198 |
|
9 |
Sidley Austin |
U.S. |
34 |
123 |
183 |
|
10 |
Morrison & Foerster |
U.S. |
59 |
117 |
181 |
|
11 |
Withersworldwide |
UK |
66 |
114 |
180 |
|
12 |
Norton Rose Fulbright |
UK |
65 |
98 |
180 |
|
13 |
White & Case |
U.S. |
60 |
120 |
180 |
|
14 |
K&L Gates |
U.S. |
64 |
67 |
152 |
|
15 |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
UK |
41 |
86 |
146 |
|
16 |
Stephenson Harwood |
UK |
48 |
95 |
143 |
|
17 |
DLA Piper |
UK/U.S. |
55 |
29 |
135 |
|
18 |
Hogan Lovells |
UK/U.S. |
42 |
65 |
134 |
|
19 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
U.S. |
38 |
92 |
130 |
|
20 |
Bird & Bird |
UK |
32 |
91 |
130 |
|
21 |
Latham & Watkins |
U.S. |
45 |
71 |
128 |
|
22 |
Kennedys |
UK |
35 |
88 |
123 |
|
23 |
Reed Smith |
U.S. |
43 |
72 |
121 |
|
24 |
Kirkland & Ellis |
U.S. |
31 |
67 |
116 |
|
25 |
Jones Day |
U.S. |
49 |
55 |
104 |
|
26 |
Clyde & Co |
U.S. |
26 |
38 |
99 |
|
27 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
U.S. |
17 |
75 |
92 |
|
28 |
Paul Hastings |
U.S. |
15 |
44 |
89 |
|
29 |
Watson Farley & Williams |
UK |
22 |
34 |
87 |
|
30 |
Cooley |
U.S. |
16 |
47 |
86 |
|
31 |
CMS |
UK/Germany |
27 |
58 |
85 |
|
32 |
Squire Patton Boggs |
U.S. |
40 |
35 |
82 |
|
33 |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
U.S. |
19 |
49 |
81 |
|
34 |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
U.S. |
25 |
37 |
80 |
|
35 |
Pinsent Masons |
UK |
24 |
56 |
80 |
|
36 |
Ropes & Gray |
U.S. |
21 |
47 |
79 |
|
37 |
O'Melveny & Myers |
U.S. |
25 |
25 |
76 |
|
38 |
Simmons & Simmons |
UK |
31 |
44 |
75 |
|
39 |
Ince |
UK |
13 |
23 |
74 |
|
40 |
Shearman & Sterling |
U.S. |
17 |
51 |
70 |
|
41 |
Duane Morris & Selvam |
U.S. |
10 |
32 |
65 |
|
42 |
Eversheds Sutherland |
U.S./UK |
21 |
48 |
63 |
|
43 |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
U.S. |
6 |
52 |
58 |
|
44 |
Slaughter & May |
UK |
14 |
35 |
53 |
|
45 |
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner |
U.S. |
13 |
12 |
50 |
|
46 |
Milbank |
U.S. |
13 |
30 |
48 |
|
47 |
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe |
UK |
16 |
11 |
46 |
|
48 |
King & Spalding |
U.S. |
13 |
22 |
36 |
|
49 |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
U.S. |
7 |
19 |
34 |
|
50 |
Taylor Wessing |
UK |
17 |
10 |
31 |
|
TOP 50 FIRMS (DOMESTIC) |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Headquarters |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Yingke Law Firm 盈科律师事务所 |
China |
1380 |
11716 |
13096 |
|
2 |
Dentons China 大成律师事务所 |
China |
2119 |
4933 |
7203 |
|
3 |
Jingsh Law Firm 京师律师事务所 |
China |
452 |
5243 |
5696 |
|
4 |
DeHeng Law Offices 德恒律师事务所 |
China |
892 |
3041 |
3933 |
|
5 |
AllBright Law Offices 锦天城律师事务所 |
China |
846 |
2753 |
3642 |
|
6 |
W&H Law Firm 炜衡律师事务所 |
China |
513 |
2678 |
3197 |
|
7 |
Tahota Law Firm 泰和泰律师事务所 |
China |
821 |
2158 |
3178 |
|
8 |
Grandall Law Firm 国浩律师事务所 |
China |
1107 |
1943 |
3071 |
|
9 |
Beijing DHH Law Firm 北京德和衡律师事务所 |
China |
184 |
2447 |
2674 |
|
10 |
King & Wood Mallesons 金杜律师事务所 |
China |
474 |
1865 |
2404 |
|
11 |
Zhonglun W&D Law Firm 中伦文德律师事务所 |
China |
671 |
1650 |
2376 |
|
12 |
Zhong Lun Law Firm 中伦律师事务所 |
China |
388 |
1861 |
2249 |
|
13 |
China Commercial Law Firm 华商律师事务所 |
China |
256 |
1649 |
2205 |
|
14 |
Long An Law Firm 隆安律师事务所 |
China |
493 |
1348 |
1995 |
|
15 |
Zhong Yin Law Firm 中银律师事务所 |
China |
502 |
1437 |
1947 |
|
16 |
Hui Ye Law Firm 汇业律师事务所 |
China |
453 |
1357 |
1875 |
|
17 |
HengDu Law Firm 恒都律师事务所 |
China |
309 |
1393 |
1702 |
|
18 |
Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm 金诚同达律师事务所 |
China |
468 |
991 |
1678 |
|
19 |
Zhong Wen Law Firm 中闻律师事务所 |
China |
423 |
1198 |
1621 |
|
20 |
Hylands Law Firm 浩天律师事务所 |
China |
436 |
1008 |
1478 |
|
21 |
Hansheng Law Offices 汉盛律师事务所 |
China |
463 |
892 |
1355 |
|
22 |
Hiways Law Firm 海华永泰律师事务所 |
China |
360 |
893 |
1349 |
|
23 |
Shanghai City Development Law Firm 上海市建纬律师事务所 |
China |
302 |
987 |
1302 |
|
24 |
SGLA Law Firm 中联律师事务所 |
China |
245 |
1019 |
1276 |
|
25 |
Guantao Law Firm 观韬中茂律师事务所 |
China |
371 |
870 |
1247 |
|
26 |
TianTai Law Firm 天驰君泰律师事务所 |
China |
383 |
782 |
1236 |
|
27 |
Mingju Law Firm 四川明炬律师事务所 |
China |
148 |
920 |
1159 |
|
28 |
Kim & Chang |
Korea |
210 |
910 |
1120 |
|
29 |
Guanghe Law Firm 广东广和律师事务所 |
China |
191 |
840 |
1081 |
|
30 |
Khaitan & Co |
India |
223 |
770 |
1010 |
|
31 |
JunHe LLP 君合律师事务所 |
China |
255 |
696 |
969 |
|
32 |
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
India |
160 |
750 |
910 |
|
33 |
Tian Yuan Law Firm 天元律师事务所 |
China |
211 |
673 |
884 |
|
34 |
ETR Law Firm 广信君达律师事务所 |
China |
164 |
689 |
853 |
|
35 |
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas |
India |
161 |
629 |
786 |
|
36 |
Nishimura & Asahi |
Japan |
225 |
469 |
780 |
|
37 |
Sunhold Law Firm 申浩律师事务所 |
China |
87 |
680 |
776 |
|
38 |
Guangdong Kingbridge Law Firm 广东金桥百信律师事务所 |
China |
112 |
603 |
766 |
|
39 |
Rajah & Tann |
Singapore |
261 |
424 |
685 |
|
40 |
Han Kun Law Offices 汉坤律师事务所 |
China |
141 |
541 |
682 |
|
41 |
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto |
Japan |
166 |
427 |
676 |
|
42 |
Capital Equity Legal Group 京衡律师事务所 |
China |
86 |
584 |
670 |
|
43 |
Jingtian & Gongcheng 竞天公诚律师事务所 |
China |
171 |
479 |
650 |
|
44 |
Bae Kim & Lee |
Korea |
292 |
346 |
638 |
|
45 |
Lee & Ko |
Korea |
282 |
352 |
634 |
|
46 |
Shin & Kim |
Korea |
275 |
325 |
607 |
|
47 |
Yulchon |
Korea |
248 |
359 |
607 |
|
48 |
Allen & Gledhill |
Singapore |
198 |
388 |
599 |
|
49 |
Rahmat Lim & Partners |
Malaysia |
197 |
388 |
599 |
|
50 |
V&T Law Firm 万商天勤律师事务所 |
China |
157 |
418 |
581 |
|
CHINA (INTERNATIONAL) |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Clifford Chance |
11 |
53 |
64 |
|
2 |
Cooley |
6 |
26 |
48 |
|
3 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
8 |
39 |
47 |
|
4 |
Paul Hastings |
4 |
10 |
43 |
|
5 |
DLA Piper |
20 |
2 |
40 |
|
6 |
Bird & Bird |
8 |
24 |
38 |
|
7 |
Sidley Austin |
4 |
29 |
37 |
|
8 |
Baker McKenzie |
9 |
21 |
34 |
|
9 |
Watson Farley & Williams |
6 |
11 |
30 |
|
10 |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
16 |
8 |
28 |
|
11 |
CMS |
7 |
19 |
26 |
|
12 |
White & Case |
5 |
19 |
24 |
|
13 |
O'Melveny Myers |
7 |
6 |
23 |
|
14 |
Pinsent Masons |
5 |
18 |
23 |
|
15 |
Ropes &Gray |
4 |
12 |
23 |
|
16 |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
2 |
17 |
23 |
|
17 |
Clyde & Co. |
7 |
15 |
22 |
|
18 |
K&L Gates |
9 |
10 |
20 |
|
19 |
Ashurst |
3 |
16 |
19 |
|
20 |
Hogan Lovells |
10 |
5 |
18 |
|
21 |
HFW |
4 |
12 |
16 |
|
22 |
Norton Rose Fulbright |
4 |
11 |
15 |
|
23 |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
5 |
9 |
14 |
|
24 |
Reed Smith |
5 |
4 |
14 |
|
25 |
Morrison & Foerster |
4 |
9 |
14 |
|
26 |
Spruson & Ferguson |
2 |
12 |
14 |
|
27 |
Deacons |
0 |
14 |
14 |
|
28 |
Eversheds Sutherland |
2 |
11 |
13 |
|
29 |
Shearman & Sterling |
1 |
11 |
13 |
|
30 |
Mayer Brown |
5 |
6 |
11 |
|
CHINA (DOMESTIC) |
||||
|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Yingke Law Firm 盈科律师事务所 |
1380 |
11716 |
13096 |
|
2 |
Dentons China 大成律师事务所 |
2119 |
4933 |
7203 |
|
3 |
Jingsh Law Firm 京师律师事务所 |
452 |
5243 |
5696 |
|
4 |
DeHeng Law Offices 德恒律师事务所 |
892 |
3041 |
3933 |
|
5 |
AllBright Law Offices 锦天城律师事务所 |
846 |
2753 |
3642 |
|
6 |
W&H Law Firm 炜衡律师事务所 |
513 |
2678 |
3197 |
|
7 |
Tahota Law Firm 泰和泰律师事务所 |
821 |
2158 |
3178 |
|
8 |
Grandall Law Firm 国浩律师事务所 |
1107 |
1943 |
3071 |
|
9 |
Beijing DHH Law Firm 北京德和衡律师事务所 |
184 |
2447 |
2674 |
|
10 |
King & Wood Mallesons 金杜律师事务所 |
474 |
1865 |
2404 |
|
11 |
Zhonglun W&D Law Firm 中伦文德律师事务所 |
671 |
1650 |
2376 |
|
12 |
Zhong Lun Law Firm 中伦律师事务所 |
388 |
1861 |
2249 |
|
13 |
China Commercial Law Firm 华商律师事务所 |
256 |
1649 |
2205 |
|
14 |
Long An Law Firm 隆安律师事务所 |
493 |
1348 |
1995 |
|
15 |
Zhong Yin Law Firm 中银律师事务所 |
502 |
1437 |
1947 |
|
16 |
Hui Ye Law Firm 汇业律师事务所 |
453 |
1357 |
1875 |
|
17 |
HengDu Law Firm 恒都律师事务所 |
309 |
1393 |
1702 |
|
18 |
Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm 金诚同达律师事务所 |
468 |
991 |
1678 |
|
19 |
Zhong Wen Law Firm 中闻律师事务所 |
423 |
1198 |
1621 |
|
20 |
Hylands Law Firm 浩天律师事务所 |
436 |
1008 |
1478 |
|
21 |
Hansheng Law Offices 汉盛律师事务所 |
463 |
892 |
1355 |
|
22 |
Hiways Law Firm 海华永泰律师事务所 |
360 |
893 |
1349 |
|
23 |
Shanghai City Development Law Firm 上海市建纬律师事务所 |
302 |
987 |
1302 |
|
24 |
SGLA Law Firm 中联律师事务所 |
245 |
1019 |
1276 |
|
25 |
Guantao Law Firm 观韬中茂律师事务所 |
371 |
870 |
1247 |
|
26 |
TianTai Law Firm 天驰君泰律师事务所 |
383 |
782 |
1236 |
|
27 |
Mingju Law Firm 四川明炬律师事务所 |
148 |
920 |
1159 |
|
28 |
Guanghe Law Firm 广东广和律师事务所 |
191 |
840 |
1081 |
|
29 |
JunHe LLP 君合律师事务所 |
255 |
696 |
969 |
|
30 |
Tian Yuan Law Firm 天元律师事务所 |
211 |
673 |
884 |
|
HONG KONG (INTERNATIONAL) |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
King & Wood Mallesons |
43 |
197 |
240 |
|
2 |
Mayer Brown |
63 |
110 |
184 |
|
3 |
Baker McKenzie |
54 |
93 |
181 |
|
4 |
Linklaters |
33 |
145 |
178 |
|
5 |
Clifford Chance |
34 |
103 |
137 |
|
6 |
Allen & Overy |
25 |
48 |
110 |
|
7 |
Sidley Austin |
18 |
71 |
105 |
|
8 |
Kirkland & Ellis |
29 |
29 |
88 |
|
9 |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
20 |
60 |
86 |
|
10 |
Ashurst |
20 |
60 |
80 |
|
11 |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
24 |
45 |
77 |
|
12 |
Reed Smith |
25 |
43 |
72 |
|
13 |
Latham & Watkins |
23 |
39 |
69 |
|
14 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in Hong Kong |
12 |
54 |
66 |
|
15 |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
9 |
45 |
66 |
|
16 |
DLA Piper |
27 |
15 |
64 |
|
17 |
Eversheds Sutherland |
19 |
31 |
61 |
|
18 |
Norton Rose Fulbright |
21 |
30 |
59 |
|
19 |
White & Case |
18 |
36 |
54 |
|
20 |
Slaughter & May |
13 |
38 |
54 |
|
HONG KONG (DOMESTIC) |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Deacons |
55 |
121 |
199 |
|
2 |
Woo Kwan Lee & Lo |
32 |
33 |
82 |
|
3 |
Li & Partners |
7 |
69 |
76 |
|
4 |
Stevenson Wong & Co |
15 |
32 |
57 |
|
5 |
P.C. Woo & Co |
14 |
33 |
54 |
|
6 |
ONC Lawyers |
17 |
21 |
45 |
|
7 |
Gallant |
14 |
31 |
45 |
|
8 |
Tanner De Witt |
14 |
24 |
43 |
|
9 |
Wilkinson & Grist |
18 |
11 |
35 |
|
10 |
Robertsons |
14 |
18 |
35 |
|
INDIA |
||||
|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Khaitan & Co |
223 |
770 |
1010 |
|
2 |
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
160 |
750 |
910 |
|
3 |
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas |
161 |
629 |
786 |
|
4 |
Trilegal |
82 |
615 |
697 |
|
5 |
AZB & Partners |
115 |
409 |
524 |
|
6 |
IndusLaw |
57 |
345 |
402 |
|
7 |
JSA |
117 |
258 |
275 |
|
8 |
DSK Legal |
63 |
207 |
270 |
|
9 |
S&A Law Offices |
19 |
221 |
240 |
|
10 |
L&L Partners |
79 |
160 |
239 |
|
11 |
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan |
42 |
62 |
225 |
|
12 |
Desai & Diwanji |
38 |
184 |
222 |
|
13 |
Link Legal India Law Services |
38 |
170 |
208 |
|
14 |
Fox Mandal & Associates LLP |
28 |
186 |
207 |
|
15 |
Kochhar & Co |
46 |
145 |
191 |
|
16 |
Dua Associates |
72 |
104 |
176 |
|
17 |
Anand and Anand |
36 |
129 |
165 |
|
18 |
Economic Laws Practice |
42 |
101 |
160 |
|
19 |
HSA Advocates |
29 |
120 |
149 |
|
20 |
Wadia Ghandy & Co |
36 |
98 |
134 |
|
21 |
Singhania & Co |
12 |
100 |
112 |
|
22 |
Vaish Associates |
12 |
93 |
105 |
|
23 |
Argus Partners |
18 |
74 |
92 |
|
24 |
Phoenix Legal |
12 |
75 |
87 |
|
25 |
Bharucha & Partners |
13 |
70 |
83 |
|
26 |
Dhir & Dhir |
11 |
67 |
78 |
|
27 |
Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe |
11 |
65 |
76 |
|
28 |
Nishith Desai Associates |
8 |
64 |
72 |
|
29 |
S K Singhi & Co |
3 |
63 |
66 |
|
30 |
Singhania & Partners |
15 |
45 |
60 |
|
INDONESIA |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (Rajah & Tann) |
33 |
111 |
144 |
|
2 |
Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo |
7 |
107 |
115 |
|
3 |
ABNR Counsellors at Law |
20 |
86 |
106 |
|
4 |
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (a member firm of Baker McKenzie International) |
16 |
71 |
94 |
|
5 |
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners (Dentons HPRP) |
19 |
69 |
71 |
|
6 |
UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions |
11 |
58 |
69 |
|
7 |
SSEK Legal Consultants |
14 |
53 |
68 |
|
8 |
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung |
11 |
37 |
55 |
|
9 |
Mochtar Karuwin Komar |
5 |
45 |
50 |
|
10 |
Soemadipradja & Taher (Allen & Gledhill network firm) |
10 |
34 |
47 |
|
JAPAN (INTERNATIONAL) |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Baker McKenzie |
51 |
76 |
159 |
|
2 |
Morrison & Foerster |
36 |
65 |
101 |
|
3 |
Clifford Chance |
7 |
33 |
40 |
|
4 |
White & Case |
15 |
24 |
39 |
|
5 |
Squire Patton Boggs |
16 |
8 |
29 |
|
6 |
Hogan Lovells |
6 |
13 |
27 |
|
7 |
Linklaters |
4 |
21 |
27 |
|
8 |
K&L Gates |
12 |
10 |
26 |
|
9 |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
10 |
12 |
25 |
|
10 |
DLA Piper |
6 |
13 |
24 |
|
11 |
Withersworldwide |
10 |
9 |
22 |
|
12 |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
5 |
15 |
22 |
|
13 |
Allen & Overy |
6 |
10 |
19 |
|
14 |
King & Wood Mallesons |
5 |
13 |
18 |
|
15 |
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe |
7 |
7 |
17 |
|
16 |
Jones Day |
5 |
4 |
17 |
|
17 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
7 |
9 |
16 |
|
18 |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
4 |
12 |
16 |
|
19 |
Ashurst |
6 |
9 |
15 |
|
20 |
Shearman & Sterling |
5 |
7 |
12 |
|
JAPAN (DOMESTIC) |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Nishimura & Asahi |
189 |
381 |
633 |
|
2 |
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto |
132 |
322 |
517 |
|
3 |
TMI Associates |
145 |
328 |
516 |
|
4 |
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune |
195 |
293 |
509 |
|
5 |
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
129 |
319 |
490 |
|
6 |
Atsumi & Sakai |
96 |
83 |
198 |
|
7 |
City-Yuwa Partners |
80 |
68 |
172 |
|
8 |
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners |
62 |
64 |
159 |
|
9 |
Kitahama Partners |
41 |
45 |
97 |
|
10 |
Nakamura & Partners |
44 |
32 |
80 |
|
MALAYSIA |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Zaid Ibrahim & Co (ZICO Law) |
63 |
73 |
136 |
|
2 |
Skrine |
43 |
68 |
115 |
|
3 |
Shearn Delamore |
44 |
66 |
110 |
|
4 |
Zul Rafique & Partners |
34 |
59 |
93 |
|
5 |
Adnan Sundra & Low |
14 |
74 |
90 |
|
8 |
Christopher & Lee Ong (Rajah & Tann) |
40 |
48 |
89 |
|
6 |
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
31 |
57 |
88 |
|
7 |
Rahmat Lim & Partners (Allen & Gledhill associate firm) |
28 |
60 |
88 |
|
9 |
Raja, Darryl & Loh |
25 |
47 |
72 |
|
10 |
Wong & Partners (member firm of Baker McKenzie) |
15 |
33 |
54 |
|
PHILIPPINES |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
ACCRALAW |
56 |
78 |
145 |
|
2 |
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan |
43 |
72 |
122 |
|
3 |
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura |
50 |
37 |
93 |
|
4 |
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia |
29 |
41 |
70 |
|
5 |
DivinaLaw |
19 |
36 |
69 |
|
6 |
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) (Rajah & Tann) |
17 |
44 |
62 |
|
7 |
Villaraza & Angangco |
21 |
39 |
60 |
|
8 |
Puno & Puno Law Offices |
18 |
37 |
55 |
|
9 |
Quisumbing Torres |
23 |
30 |
53 |
|
10 |
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos |
30 |
18 |
51 |
|
SINGAPORE |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Allen & Gledhill |
151 |
272 |
429 |
|
2 |
Rajah & Tann |
157 |
170 |
332 |
|
3 |
WongPartnership |
117 |
215 |
332 |
|
4 |
Drew & Napier |
114 |
154 |
331 |
|
5 |
Dentons Rodyk |
93 |
84 |
179 |
|
6 |
Shook Lin & Bok |
61 |
80 |
141 |
|
7 |
Baker Mckenzie Wong & Leow |
33 |
83 |
134 |
|
8 |
Withers Khattarwong |
32 |
63 |
95 |
|
9 |
Clifford Chance |
20 |
61 |
87 |
|
10 |
Harry Elias Partnership |
24 |
54 |
78 |
|
11 |
Allen & Overy |
15 |
58 |
75 |
|
12 |
Stephenson Harwood Alliance |
21 |
46 |
67 |
|
13 |
Norton Rose Fulbright |
15 |
46 |
61 |
|
14 |
RHTlaw |
23 |
23 |
58 |
|
15 |
Bird & Bird ATMD |
14 |
36 |
50 |
|
16 |
Oon & Bazul |
19 |
29 |
48 |
|
17 |
K&L Gates Straits Law |
16 |
24 |
48 |
|
18 |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
14 |
15 |
47 |
|
19 |
White & Case |
14 |
31 |
45 |
|
20 |
Ashurst |
15 |
25 |
40 |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Kim & Chang |
210 |
910 |
1120 |
|
2 |
Lee & Ko |
280 |
342 |
622 |
|
3 |
Bae Kim & Lee |
280 |
336 |
616 |
|
4 |
Yulchon |
245 |
350 |
595 |
|
5 |
Shin & Kim |
268 |
312 |
587 |
|
6 |
Yoon & Yang |
161 |
324 |
485 |
|
7 |
Jipyong |
6 |
310 |
316 |
|
8 |
Barun Law |
6 |
240 |
246 |
|
9 |
DR & AJU |
115 |
90 |
211 |
|
10 |
HMP Law |
47 |
73 |
120 |
|
THAILAND |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Tilleke & Gibbins |
24 |
87 |
116 |
|
2 |
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners |
13 |
100 |
113 |
|
3 |
Chandler MHM |
19 |
85 |
104 |
|
4 |
Baker Mckenzie |
59 |
27 |
88 |
|
5 |
SCL Nishimura |
10 |
53 |
63 |
|
6 |
Rajah & Tann Thailand |
12 |
42 |
56 |
|
7 |
Allen & Overy |
4 |
27 |
36 |
|
8 |
Hunton Andrews Kurth |
5 |
22 |
32 |
|
9 |
Watson Farley & Williams |
6 |
23 |
30 |
|
10 |
DFDL |
8 |
21 |
29 |
|
VIETNAM |
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|
2022 |
Firm |
Total |
Total |
Total Lawyers |
|
1 |
Vision & Associates |
14 |
88 |
102 |
|
2 |
15 |
78 |
93 |
|
|
3 |
Tilleke & Gibbins |
5 |
53 |
60 |
|
4 |
Baker McKenzie (Vietnam) |
7 |
32 |
52 |
|
5 |
LNT & Partners |
9 |
41 |
50 |
|
6 |
YKVN |
10 |
25 |
39 |
|
7 |
Global Vietnam Lawyers |
8 |
15 |
38 |
|
8 |
Dentons LuatViet |
3 |
28 |
31 |
|
9 |
DFDL |
6 |
23 |
29 |
|
10 |
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers |
8 |
14 |
24 |