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A not-so-equal footing: rankings data highlights Hogan-Shearman contrasts

Ben Wheway
Ben Wheway
ben.wheway@legalease.co.uk
27 February 2023
The Legal 500 DataLegal mergers

An analysis of The Legal 500 rankings underlines some of the key factors driving the Hogan Lovells-Shearman merger talks

From a Legal 500 perspective, Hogan Lovells dwarfs Shearman & Sterling in terms of total rankings, with three times as many spots across the UK, US, EMEA, Asia-Pacific and Latin America – 343 to 113.

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