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2016/2017 Phase One – A Global Presence

(b) Status in Global Legal Services Market 2019

Status 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 Biglaw Vereins Vereins Networks
2 Vereins Biglaw Networks Vereins
3 Big Four Networks Biglaw Biglaw
4 Networks Big Four Big Four Big Four
5 Other Other Other Other

(c) Networks in Perspective 2018

The Global Legal Services Market

Network, Law Firm and Big 4 Legal Networks Law Firms Big Four Legal Offices Members Registration
Size Type Founded Jurisd’s
Lex Mundi Billings 600 160 US
World Services Group (WSG) $ Billions 650 140 US
TerraLex 300 162 US
World Law Group 21,000 Global $10.5 (est.) 1989 160 350 54 US
MSI Global Alliance n/a 254 UK
Pacific Rim Advisory Council 19,000 Global $8.1 (est.) 2002 141 n/a 24 US
SCG Legal 450 145 US
Geneva Group International (GGI) 18,000 Global (est.) 1991 155 655 460 Switzerland
Interlex 254 45 US
ALFA 17,000 Global (est.) 1988 97 325 142 US
Multilaw 300 80 UK
TAGLaw 14,607 Global $1.4 1990 100 320 152 US
Meritas 237 177 US
First Law International 12,000 Global (est.) 1984 n/a n/a 67 Belgium
USLAW NETWORK n/a 110 US
Dentons (verein)1 11,400 Global (est.) 1990 145 150 n/a Switzerland
US Law Firm Group (USLFG) 125 19 US
ADVOC 11,000 Global $5.04 1995 n/a 150 95 Denmark
Association of European Lawyers n/a 40 UK
Eurojuris International 10,500 Global (est.) 1991 134 650 630 Belgium
Globalaw 170 94 UK
Interlaw 9,000 Global (est.) 1980 110 120 66 US
International Lawyers Network (ILN) 132 91 US
8,500 Global $4.5 (est.) 1990 70

7,900 Global (est.) 1999 150

7,006 Global (est.) 1990 150

7,000 International (est.) 2001 77

7,000 Regional (est.) 2001 100

7,500 International $2.14 2012 47

5,900 Regional (est.) 1990 39

5,500 Global (est.) 1990 110

5,232 Regional (est.) 1989 41

5,000 Regional (est.) 1989 40

5,000 Global (est.) 1994 100

5,000 Global (est.) 1982 70

5,000 Global $2.3 (est.) 1988 101

1 See appendix 6 for full discussion of vereins as Level 4 networks.
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