Country specific data
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% |