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Top 15 International law firms based in London, United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 887 international law firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 75,797 professional contacts across them, including 35,104 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers international law firms headquartered in London, 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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887Companies
75,797Contacts tracked
35,104Verified emails
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The 15 largest international law firms based in London, United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 15 of 887 international law firms based in London, United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 4, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names international 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
DAC BeachcroftPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 20261,001-5,0002,834

“DAC Beachcroft is a leading international legal business with offices across Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
5
Mcguirewoods LLPPartial evidence
London, United Kingdom1,001-5,0002,198

“McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has earned the loyalty of its many longstanding clients with deep and broad legal experience; a passion for understanding their…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
MacfarlanesPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026501-1,0001,013

“Macfarlanes is a pre-eminent law firm that serves a global client base in Private Capital, Private Wealth, M&A and Disputes.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
10
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
11
Forsters LLPPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026501-1,000592

“We’re Forsters, a leading law firm renowned for our private client and real estate focus.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
12
Kingsley NapleyStrong evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026501-1,000555

“Kingsley Napley is an internationally recognised law firm based in central London.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
13
Howard Kennedy LLPPartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026201-500460

“We are a London based, full-service law firm, specialising in providing straightforward advice to ambitious clients ranging from entrepreneurial businesses, family offices and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
14
Fladgate LLPIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026201-500436

“Fladgate has always been structured around deep relationships, true partnerships with clients.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
15
Russell-CookePartial evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 4, 2026201-500399

“Russell-Cooke is a top 100 law firm advising a mix of commercial, regulatory, not-for-profit and private clients across a broad range of services.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026

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International law firms based in London, United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 4, 2026
11-50Median size (employees)
LondonLargest hub · 887 HQs
Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 4, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
357
11-50
302
51-200
132
201-500
40
501-1,000
17
1,001-5,000
25
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United Kingdom list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for London, over 887 companies.

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 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 London, United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “international 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 law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside London 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, 35,104 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.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

How many international law firms are there based in London, United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 887 international law firms headquartered in London, 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 law firms?

London leads with 887 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (74) and Birmingham (39).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 35,104 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 887 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 4, 2026.

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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.