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2016/2017 Phase One – A Global Presence
Law Firm – an organization which operates under a common brand. This would include vereins which are
organizations composed of independent firms.2
Global – More than 100 offices in 50 or more countries
International – More than 50 offices in 25 countries
Regional – an association with more than 70% is located in a region or a country (U.S.)
Sources:
Law Firms “The 2015 Am Law 100: Rising, Profits Popping and A New #1”
https://abovethelaw.com/2015/04/the-2015-am-law-100-revenues-rising-profits-popping-and-a-new-1-firm/
Law Firm Yellow Book, Leadership Directories, Summer 2015.
Law Firm Networks – The Future of the Legal Profession
2 A number of authors, consultants, academics have questioned whether a verein is a law firm or in simply a branded network. Mark A. Cohen,
Interview with Lee Pacchia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LgmOQBaBrI (Feb. 18, 2016); Michael Siebold, Are Global Law Firms
Networks in Disguise?, THE LAWYER (Jan. 25, 2016), http://www.thelawyer.com/are-global-law-firms-networks-in-disguise/; Mark A. Cohen, Has
the Legal Services Deck Been Reshuffled?, BLOOMBERG LAW (Feb. 10, 2016), https://bol.bna.com/has-the-legal-services-deck-been-reshuffled/;
Douglas R. Richmond & Mathew K. Corbin, Professional Responsibility and Liability Aspect of Vereins, the Swiss Army Knife of Global Law Firm
Combinations, 88 ST. JOHN’S L. REV. 917 (2014); see also Edwin B. Reseser & Martin J. Foley, Are Verein-Style Law Firms Ignoring Fee-Splitting
Ethic Rules?, ABA JOURNAL (Oct. 1, 2013), www.abajournal.com/mobile/article/are_verein-style_law_firms_ignoring_fee-
splitting_ethics_rules.
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Law Firm – an organization which operates under a common brand. This would include vereins which are
organizations composed of independent firms.2
Global – More than 100 offices in 50 or more countries
International – More than 50 offices in 25 countries
Regional – an association with more than 70% is located in a region or a country (U.S.)
Sources:
Law Firms “The 2015 Am Law 100: Rising, Profits Popping and A New #1”
https://abovethelaw.com/2015/04/the-2015-am-law-100-revenues-rising-profits-popping-and-a-new-1-firm/
Law Firm Yellow Book, Leadership Directories, Summer 2015.
Law Firm Networks – The Future of the Legal Profession
2 A number of authors, consultants, academics have questioned whether a verein is a law firm or in simply a branded network. Mark A. Cohen,
Interview with Lee Pacchia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LgmOQBaBrI (Feb. 18, 2016); Michael Siebold, Are Global Law Firms
Networks in Disguise?, THE LAWYER (Jan. 25, 2016), http://www.thelawyer.com/are-global-law-firms-networks-in-disguise/; Mark A. Cohen, Has
the Legal Services Deck Been Reshuffled?, BLOOMBERG LAW (Feb. 10, 2016), https://bol.bna.com/has-the-legal-services-deck-been-reshuffled/;
Douglas R. Richmond & Mathew K. Corbin, Professional Responsibility and Liability Aspect of Vereins, the Swiss Army Knife of Global Law Firm
Combinations, 88 ST. JOHN’S L. REV. 917 (2014); see also Edwin B. Reseser & Martin J. Foley, Are Verein-Style Law Firms Ignoring Fee-Splitting
Ethic Rules?, ABA JOURNAL (Oct. 1, 2013), www.abajournal.com/mobile/article/are_verein-style_law_firms_ignoring_fee-
splitting_ethics_rules.
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