Six of the top 10 UK law firms are large enough to be included in the FTSE100 index of blue chip companies if they were stock-exchange listed, according to a new study.
Corporate advisory firm Europa Partners said value-per-equity partner in the biggest four firms now averages ?6.8m. Allen & Overy is the largest UK firm with an estimated value of ?2.6bn. Freshfields, Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells and DLA Piper are all valued at more than ?2bn.