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'''Baker McKenzie''', founded as Baker & McKenzie in 1949, is a multinational law firm. | '''Baker McKenzie''', founded as Baker & McKenzie in 1949, is a [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[law firm]]. {{as of|August 2017}}, it is ranked as the second-largest international law firm in the world by headcount <ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2016/08/22/baker-mckenzie-rebounds-after-down-year/ Wall Street Journal 22 Aug 2016]</ref> with 13,000 employees including 6,076 fee earners and 4,700 lawyers on a full-time equivalent basis in 77 offices across 47 countries.<ref name="facts" /> It is also ranked as the second largest law firm in the world in terms of revenue with US$2.67 billion in annual revenue in FY2017.<ref>http://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/newsroom/2017/08/fy17-financials</ref> It is the largest international law firm in Asia Pacific, Continental Europe and Latin America. In December 2016 and as part of a major visual identity change, Baker & McKenzie re-branded and dropped the '&' from its name to become Baker McKenzie. | ||
The firm’s current global chair is former London managing partner [[Paul Rawlinson]], who is the 15th chair of Baker McKenzie and the first British chair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialpost.com/m/wp/legal-post/blog.html?b=business.financialpost.com/legal-post/paul-rawlinson-named-chair-of-baker-and-mckenzie-and-other-legal-moves-and-grooves-for-june-13&pubdate=2016-06-18|title=Paul Rawlinson named chair of Baker and McKenzie and other legal moves and grooves for June 13|website=www.financialpost.com|access-date=2017-05-26}}</ref> Rawlinson succeeded [[Eduardo C. Leite]] who was chair of Baker McKenzie from 2010 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160606/NEWS04/160609900/baker-mckenzie-chooses-london-partner-as-new-chairman|title=Baker & McKenzie chooses London partner as new chairman|work=Crain's Chicago Business|access-date=2017-05-26}}</ref> | The firm’s current global chair is former London managing partner [[Paul Rawlinson]], who is the 15th chair of Baker McKenzie and the first British chair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialpost.com/m/wp/legal-post/blog.html?b=business.financialpost.com/legal-post/paul-rawlinson-named-chair-of-baker-and-mckenzie-and-other-legal-moves-and-grooves-for-june-13&pubdate=2016-06-18|title=Paul Rawlinson named chair of Baker and McKenzie and other legal moves and grooves for June 13|website=www.financialpost.com|access-date=2017-05-26}}</ref> Rawlinson succeeded [[Eduardo C. Leite]] who was chair of Baker McKenzie from 2010 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160606/NEWS04/160609900/baker-mckenzie-chooses-london-partner-as-new-chairman|title=Baker & McKenzie chooses London partner as new chairman|work=Crain's Chicago Business|access-date=2017-05-26}}</ref> |