32 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS – NOVEMBER 2023 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM ASIA TOP 50 In a constantly evolving and dynamic legal landscape, law firms in Asia are always looking for ways to grow and expand. The annual list of Asia’s Top 50 Largest Law Firms by headcount, highlights the remarkable journey of these firms as they continue to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of the modern legal world. RANKING AND TEXT BY ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS ASIA TOP TOP 50 FIRMS (INTERNATIONAL) 2023 Rank Firm Headquarters Total Partners Total Associates Total Lawyers 1 Baker McKenzie U.S. 335 555 1048 2 Linklaters UK 70 272 375 3 Clifford Chance UK 76 254 330 4 Allen & Overy UK 69 183 305 5 Herbert Smith Freehills UK/Australia 78 92 241 6 Mayer Brown U.S. 85 140 233 7 Ashurst UK 59 152 227 8 Sidley Austin U.S. 35 143 182 9 White & Case U.S. 57 124 181 10 Norton Rose Fulbright UK 65 98 180 11 Morrison & Foerster U.S. 58 118 176 12 K&L Gates U.S. 68 74 162 13 Withersworldwide UK 53 98 159 14 Stephenson Harwood UK 48 107 155 15 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer UK 41 86 146 16 Bird & Bird UK 32 102 143 17 Reed Smith U.S. 46 70 136 18 DLA Piper UK/U.S. 55 29 135 19 Hogan Lovells UK/U.S. 42 65 134 20 Morgan Lewis & Bockius U.S. 39 94 133 21 Latham & Watkins U.S. 45 71 128 22 Kirkland & Ellis U.S. 31 67 116 23 Jones Day U.S. 49 55 104 24 Clyde & Co U.S. 26 38 99 25 HFW UK 32 62 94 26 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett U.S. 18 74 92 27 Cooley U.S. 15 47 91 28 CMS UK/Germany 28 57 88 29 Pinsent Masons UK 26 61 87 30 Watson Farley & Williams UK 22 34 87 31 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher U.S. 25 50 83 32 Davis Polk & Wardwell U.S. 19 49 81 33 Ropes & Gray U.S. 21 47 79 34 Paul Hastings U.S. 18 41 79 35 Squire Patton Boggs U.S. 33 23 78 36 Kennedys UK 21 56 77 37 O'Melveny & Myers U.S. 25 25 76 38 Simmons & Simmons UK 31 44 75 39 Ince UK 13 23 74 40 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton U.S. 7 49 66 41 Duane Morris & Selvam U.S. 10 32 65 42 Eversheds Sutherland U.S./UK 21 48 63 43 Shearman & Sterling U.S. 14 43 57 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 This year’s Asia Top 50 occurs amid unprecedented tumult for the legal industry. Global mergers and acquisitions are currently stuck in their worst slump in a decade. Worldwide, rising interest rates, high inflation, and reces-
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