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Top 23 International business law firms based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 2,375 international business law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 120,001 professional contacts across them, including 59,603 with verified work emails and 12,066 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers international business law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 4, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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2,375Companies
120,001Contacts tracked
59,603Verified emails
12,066Mobile numbers
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The 23 largest international business law firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 23 of 2,375 international business law firms based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 4, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names international business law firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
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LinklatersPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0006,746

“Linklaters is a leading global law firm, supporting and investing in the future of our clients wherever they do business.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
2
FreshfieldsPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20265,001-10,0006,494

“Freshfields is a global firm with over 280 years’ experience of anticipating change, setting new standards and shaping the future of law.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
3
LAW FirmIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026n/a6,369
Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
4
Addleshaw GoddardIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0003,083

“Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard (AG).”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
5
KennedysIndirect evidence
City Of London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0002,860

“Every day we make a difference.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
6
Allen & OveryIndirect evidence
Global, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0002,750

“On May 1, 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to become A&O Shearman.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
7
Simmons & SimmonsStrong evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0002,514

“An international law firm that acts like your business partner.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
8
Slaughter And MAYPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,955

“Slaughter and May is regarded as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
9
TLT LLPIndirect evidence
Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,818

“We’re your business advisers as well as your lawyers, working in step with you to protect your interests today and progress your ambitions for tomorrow.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
10
ShoosmithsPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,449

“We’re the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
11
Mishcon DE Reya LLPPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,371

“Based in London, Mishcon de Reya services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
12
Mills & ReeveIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,351

“At Mills & Reeve, our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieve more together.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
13
Hill Dickinson LLPPartial evidence
Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,246

“An unpredictable world calls for a progressive-thinking law firm that’s aligned to your ambitions.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
14
RPCPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,211

“RPC is a law firm invested in you, your ambitions and your commercial success.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
15
Taylor RosePartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,149

“Taylor Rose is a top 60 independent law firm with 1,700 experts operating nationwide and is recommended by the Legal 500 UK.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
16
Trowers & HamlinsIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0001,112

“Trowers & Hamlins is well known for its eclectic mix of specialisations combining sector leadership in the UK and across the Middle East and Asia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
17
Shakespeare MartineauPartial evidence
United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,000986

“Shakespeare Martineau is a leading law firm that brings creativity, commerciality and clarity to complex challenges.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
18
Brodies LLPStrong evidence
Edinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026501-1,000931

“Brodies is a prominent UK law firm, headquartered in Scotland, that provides expert advice to UK and international clients.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
19London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026501-1,000867

“Penningtons Manches Cooper is a leading UK and international law firm providing high quality legal advice to businesses and individuals.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
20
Travers SmithPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026501-1,000835

“It is not just law at Travers Smith.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
21
JMW Solicitors LLPIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026501-1,000727

“At JMW Solicitors LLP we strive to offer the very best in professional legal services.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
22
Farrer & COIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026201-500693

“Farrer & Co is synonymous with the highest quality legal advice and service.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
23
GunnercookePartial evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026501-1,000674

“gunnercooke is a leading global law firm with 600+ advisors in areas including corporate, real estate and employment, as well as specialist and emerging disciplines such as…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026

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International business law firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 4, 2026
11-50Median size (employees)
LondonLargest hub · 949 HQs
12,066Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 4, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,053
11-50
812
51-200
318
201-500
67
501-1,000
32
1,001-5,000
30
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
3

Verified emails by last verification

0–30
0
31–60
4,921
61–90
31,543
90–180
22,957
180+
182

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among international business law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “international business law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among international business law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 59,603 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 4, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Frequently asked

How many international business law firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 2,375 international business law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Linklaters, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most international business law firms?

London leads with 949 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (69) and Birmingham (42).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.