Regulation.com Worldwide not too long ago revealed its newest version of the World 200, a rating of the world’s 200 largest regulation companies by whole income. How did these companies do within the 12 months that was? As we discovered from the latest Am Regulation 100 rankings, Biglaw companies are crusing even increased, and their revenues are up — and in some circumstances, method up. In comparison with the 12 months prior, the World 200 noticed a mixed income enhance of 11.8%, with earnings per fairness accomplice on the prime 100 companies up by 17.9%.
What are we when it comes to the large image?
For some steerage, we want solely flip to the headline story on Regulation.com Worldwide in regards to the rankings: “The 2025 Global 200: Giants Land on Top as Revenue and Profits Leap.” The World 200’s success is being pushed by the companies on the tippy prime of the rating. The truth is, one Biglaw chief mentioned of the general success centered within the higher echelon of the rating, “There’s growing segmentation between the elite tier of regulation companies and the subsequent tier. … [W]e’re seeing star expertise and prime shoppers more and more concentrated in a comparatively small variety of elite world companies.”
Talking of the “elite world companies,” that’s precisely what we’re speaking about on the subject of the wealthiest companies on the earth. As soon as once more, nearly the entire companies on the tippy prime of the rating have nearly all of their legal professionals within the U.S. These are the highest 10 companies of the 2025 World 200 (ranked by 2024 income):
- Kirkland & Ellis: $8,801,740,000
- Latham & Watkins: $7,000,000,000
- DLA Piper: $4,239,832,000
- A&O Shearman: $3,706,490,000
- Skadden Arps: $3,669,042,000
- Gibson Dunn: $3,557,623,000
- Sidley Austin: $3,439,646,000
- Ropes & Grey: $3,416,636,000
- Baker McKenzie: $3,394,579,000
- White & Case: $3,316,735,000
Take a look at the complete record of the World 200 companies here.
Congrats to all of the companies that efficiently made it by way of 2024 — issues are definitely wanting up for the most important of Biglaw companies throughout the globe.
The 2025 Global 200: Rankings by Revenue [Law.com International]
The 2025 Global 200: Giants Land on Top as Revenue and Profits Leap [Law.com International]
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