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Baker & McKenzie |
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NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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In the Trenches: Dispatches From the World of Work
Oct 23 2000 12:00 AM PDT
PROFILE |
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Baker & McKenzie knows that size has its advantages (and disadvantages). Baker is the world's second-largest law firm -- behind the UK's Clifford Chance -- with more than 3,000 lawyers and another 1,000 fee earners serving in 61 offices across 35 countries. It offers expertise in such areas as international trade and tax. Although Baker's size helps attract attorneys as well as clients, the firm also has had to fight the image that it is focused more on franchising (some refer to it as McFirm) than quality legal work. Russell Baker and John McKenzie founded the firm in 1949 with a focus on building an international practice; in 1999 Baker became one of the first major practices to appoint a woman as its top partner.
COMPETITION |
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Clifford Chance LLP (dossier)
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (dossier)
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 940.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 14.9%
Employees: 6,900
Revenue per employee: $136,231.88
KEY PEOPLE |
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Christine Lagarde
CEO
Robert S. Spencer
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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1 Prudential Plaza, 130 E. Randolph Dr., Ste. 2500
Chicago, IL 60601
US
Phone: 312-861-8800
Fax: 312-861-2899
Online: Web Site
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