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is an international law firm, founded in Chicago in 1949 by Russell Baker and John McKenzie. It is home to more than 3,900 lawyers spread over 67 offices in 39 different countries. As a transnational operation, no single nationality dominates the firm, and more than 80 percent of its lawyers practice outside the United States. The lawyers come from 60 countries and speak more than 75 languages, with English in common. It offers more lawyers in the world’s leading financial centers (New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong) than any other firm, as of 2007. As of 2006, Baker & McKenzie was the second largest law firm in the world by number of attorneys, and as of 2009, it is the fifth largest law firm in the world by revenue. Among U.S. firms, it was ranked the second largest by number of attorneys as of 2008 and the sixth largest by revenue.[citation needed] As of 2006, it was also the largest international law firm in Asia, with 14 offices and in Latin America, with 16 offices.

2. Greenberg Traurig is an international law firm with approximately 1,800 attorneys and governmental professionals in 32 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its founding office is in Miami, Florida with its largest office in New York City. In the U.K., the firm operates as Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP. Additionally, Greenberg Traurig has strategic alliances with the following independent law firms: Studio Santa Maria in Milan and Rome, the Weber Law Office in Zurich and TA Lawyers GKJ in Tokyo. In Asia, the firm maintains an office in Shanghai, China. Greenberg Traurig is the seventh largest American law firm based on number of lawyers. Greenberg Traurig is managed by its Chief Executive Officer, Richard A. Rosenbaum; its Executive Chairman, Cesar L. Alvarez; its President, Matthew Gorson; and its Chairman and Founder, Larry J. Hoffman.

3. Jones Day is an international law firm originally founded in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 1893 by Judge Edwin J. Blandin and William Lowe Rice. Jones Day is the 8th largest law firm in the world by revenue. It is currently the second largest law firm in the United States, with approximately 2,400 lawyers and gross annual revenue in excess of US$1.4 billion. The current managing partner, Stephen J. Brogan, resides in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Jones Day was founded in 1893 in Cleveland, Ohio as Blandin & Rice. In its early days, major Ohio-based clients included the Ohio & Pennsylvania Coal Company, major utilities and railroads.

4. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom founded in 1948, is a prominent law firm based in New York City. With over 2,000 attorneys, it is one of the largest and highest-grossing law firms in the world. Forbes magazine calls Skadden "Wall Street's most powerful law firm". In most jurisdictions, the firm is organized as a limited liability partnership (LLP). The firm's best-known and infamous alumni include former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and Chelsea Football Club's Chairman Bruce Buck.

5. Duane Morris is a law firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1904 as Duane, Morris, Heckscher & Roberts, the firm has 24 offices in the United States, London, Singapore and Vietnam. In addition to legal services, Duane Morris has independent affiliates employing approximately 100 professionals engaged in other disciplines. In 2009, the National Law Journal ranked Duane Morris as the 72nd largest law firm in the U.S. based on October 2008 attorney headcount, which was stated to be 594. In 2007, Duane Morris was named one of the 20 best companies for working women by Philadelphia Magazine and one of the top 50 law firms for women by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm focused on the retention and advancement of women. Harvard Business School completed a case study of the firm entitled "Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm," which was presented in curriculum during the 2006-2007 academic year.

6. McGuireWoods is a major United States law firm. With its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC and McGuireWoods Capital LLC, the firm has more than 900 attorneys and advisers in 20 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. In 1834 Egbert R. Watson began his law practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. He later formed a partnership in 1870 with George Perkins and in 1936 the firm became Perkins, Battle & Minor. The firm expanded in the following decades and by 1966 was known as McGuire, Woods and Battle. The firm’s consulting subsidiary opened in 1998 and the merger and acquisition advisory group in 2001. In 2000, the firm changed its name to McGuireWoods, LLP. Today, McGuireWoods, LLP comprises over 900 attorneys in 20 offices. The US offices include Atlanta, Georgia, Baltimore, Maryland, Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlottesville, Virginia, Chicago, Illinois, Jacksonville, Florida, Los Angeles, California, New York, New York, Norfolk, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Raleigh, North Carolina, Richmond, Virginia, Springfield, Illinois, Tysons Corner, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, North Carolina. The firm has international offices in London, England, Brussels, Belgium, Bucharest, Romania and Almaty, Kazakhstan. In 2009, the firm ranked 61st among American law firms based on revenue. Some of the firm's recent clients include Allegheny Energy, Bank of America, BB&T, Capital One, Dominion Resources, Ford Motor Company, GNC, Lowe's Companies, Inc., Smithfield Foods, US Airways, and Verizon.

7. Cravath, Swaine & Moore is a prominent American law firm based in New York City, with an additional office in London. The second oldest firm in the country (after New York's Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft), Cravath was founded in 1819 and consistently ranks amongst the world's most prestigious law firms. The firm arose from two predecessor firms, one in New York City and one in Auburn, New York. In 1854 these firms merged to form the firm of Blatchford, Seward & Griswold. Name partner Samuel Blatchford later served on the United States Supreme Court. Name partner William H. Seward later served as both governor of and a senator from New York, then became Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. In 1867, he negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia in a transaction contemporaries derisively called "Seward's Folly." Paul Drennan Cravath joined the firm in 1899. He instituted the "Cravath System", a training program for associates which rotates them among the firm's partners within a given practice area. After a series of name changes, the Cravath, Swaine & Moore name was made permanent in 1944. Unlike certain rivals such as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Cravath has remained relatively small. Its approximately 500 lawyers are located primarily in the New York Office, with just a few dozen in the London office, which opened in 1973. The firm had an office in Hong Kong from 1994 to 2003, a Paris office from 1927 to 1934 and 1963 to 1981, and a Washington D.C. office from 1924 until 1946

8. LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae is a leading global law firm providing our clients with both local and cross-border solutions. We have more than 1,200 lawyers in 25 offices in 15 countries and are the 8th largest law firm office in New York City and the 7th largest US-based law firm office in London. We are 400 lawyers strong in Europe and have broad experience across numerous sectors, including energy, financial services, insurance and life sciences. We have strong reach in emerging markets, including offices in China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and South Africa.

9. Chadbourne & Parke founded in 1902 by Thomas L. Chadbourne, currently has some 400 lawyers and tax advisors in 12 offices in nine countries. Chadbourne is probably best known for its global practice in project finance and energy, international insurance and reinsurance practice, multi-jurisdictional litigation in courts from Rhode Island to Russia, and corporate transactions.

10. Paul Hastings is a leading international law firm with over 1,100 attorneys and 18 offices worldwide. Paul Hastings serves a diverse client base that includes many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Paul Hastings' first office was founded in Los Angeles in 1951 by Lee Paul, Robert Hastings, and Leonard Janofsky, three post-World War II attorneys. The firm's expansion beyond Los Angeles was part of the founders' vision for the firm. In 1974, Paul Hastings first ventured outside of Los Angeles to nearby Orange County, California. From there, the firm continued to expand its size and geographic reach to better meet the needs of clients. In the 1970s, Paul Hastings began moving into the Asia-Pacific region, gaining a foothold by helping Japanese clients set up U.S. operations, distribution and joint ventures. In the following decade, the firm opened its Tokyo office, performing M&A and financing work for clients in the region as well as picking up new Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese clients. Today, Paul Hastings has one of the largest presences in Asia of any U.S. law firm, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai in addition to Tokyo.

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