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Top 20 U.S. versus non-U.S. headquartered firms

This comparison highlights how Top 20 law firms are distributed between U.S. and non-U.S. headquartered firms.

U.S. headquartered firms dominate the upper tier, combining clear positioning with confident, well-executed digital experiences. Their strength often lies in consistency – aligning brand, content, and functionality to create cohesive, high-performing platforms.

At the same time, firms headquartered outside the U.S. demonstrate equally compelling approaches, with a particular emphasis on clarity, usability, and disciplined design systems. These firms show that differentiation does not require scale alone, but a focused and deliberate execution of brand and digital strategy.

What’s clear is that leadership is not defined by location, but by how effectively firms translate their expertise, culture, and client focus into meaningful digital experiences.

U.S. headquarted firms

Country 2026 Rank Firm name Overall % score
USA 1 Hogan Lovells
86.08%
USA 2 Reed Smith 82.08%
USA 3 Akin
81.42%
USA 4 Sheppard
79.75%
USA 5 Troutman Pepper Locke
76.33%
USA 6 Husch Blackwell
76.25%
USA 10 Mayer Brown
74.17%
USA 11 Squire Patton Boggs
73.58%
USA 14 DLA Piper
72.67%
USA 16 Seyfarth Shaw
71.75%

 

Firms headquartered outside the U.S.

Country 2026 Rank Firm name Overall % score
UK 7 Bird & Bird 75.92%
UK 8 Simmons & Simmons 75.75%
UK 9 Pinsent Masons 74.50%
UK 12 Addleshaw Goddard 73.00%
UK 13 Eversheds Sutherland 72.92%
UK 15 Freshfields 72.00%
Canada 17 Gowling WLG 70.58%
UK 18 Linklaters 70.00%
UK 23 A&O Shearman 69.00%
UK 27 Clifford Chance 67.33%

 

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