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Research for the ALB Top 50 Largest Law Firms 2023 rankings has commenced. Please use the forms below to submit your numbers to us. We will also be reaching out to you individually.

 

DOWNLOAD ALB TOP 50 LARGEST LAW FIRMS METHODOLOGY 2023 HERE
 
DOWNLOAD ALB TOP 50 LARGEST LAW FIRMS 2023 SUBMISSION FORM HERE

 

OUR RANKINGS

  • The rankings will have two main tables identifying the 50 largest Asian law firms and the 50 largest international law firms by headcount in Asia.
  • ALB will also compile separate tables identifying the largest law firms by headcount in the following jurisdictions: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • The following jurisdictions will have separate tables for domestic firms and international firms: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.

OUR RESEARCH

  • Firms are being contacted in May-July 2023 and asked to provide partner and lawyer numbers across their Asian offices.
  • In the instance where a firm does not make a submission or respond to our repeated requests for numbers, figures will be obtained either from the firm’s website, an official Law Society resource or from last year’s submission. ALB accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of information published on a law firm’s website.
  • Only lawyers and partners based in Asia will be counted.
  • The research does not cover Australia and New Zealand.

The Top 50 Largest Law Firms Rankings Submission Form and Methodology can be downloaded by clicking the links above

  • For China (international firms), Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, please send submissions to Bingqing Wang at Bingqing.Wang@thomsonreuters.com.
  • For India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, please send submissions to Rowena Muñiz at Rowena.Muniz@thomsonreuters.com.
  • For China domestic firms, please send submissions to TRALBRanking@thomsonreuters.com. 

 

The deadline of submission for China domestic firms is Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

The deadline of submission for other jurisdictions is Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.

The ALB Top 50 Largest Law Firms 2023 rankings will be published in ALB’s November 2023 issue.

 

 

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