Baker McKenzie
In 1949 a Chicago lawyer opened offices in Caracas and Washington in his first year, ignoring the assumption that law was local. Today Baker McKenzie spans 46 countries. The organizational architecture, not any individual lawyer, is the product.
In 1949, a Chicago lawyer named Russell Baker wanted to build a firm that operated across national borders. Law was intensely local. Regulations differed by country. Clients hired separate firms in every market. Baker ignored all of that and opened offices in Caracas and Washington within his first year. Today, Baker Mackenzie operates in 46 countries with over 13,000 employees and revenue exceeding 3.4 billion, the most geographically distributed law firm on earth. The nearest competitor might cover 25 countries. Baker Mackenzie covers nearly twice that. The firm pioneered the Swiss Verine structure, allowing independent national partnerships to operate under a single global brand.
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